Jennifer M Lee, M.D.

Positions:

  • Associate Program Director, Fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
  • Physician Specialist, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
  • Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles

Specialty:

  • Hematology and Medical Oncology

Background:

Dr. Jennifer Lee is a hematologist and oncologist with an interest in general oncology and hematology, quality improvement, and health disparities. Dr. Lee received her undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and medical degree from the Carver College of Medicine at University of Iowa. She completed internal medicine residency in San Francisco at California Pacific Medical Center. Afterwards, she completed her fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Harbor-UCLA.

Dr. Lee serves as the medical oncology representative for Commission on Cancer, Peer Review Committee, and Medication Safety Committee at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Additionally, she is the clinic director for the hematology oncology subspecialty clinic and oversees clinic operations and safety. She actively mentors medical students, residents, and fellows in investigating the presentations and clinical outcomes of the unique patient population at Harbor-UCLA.

Research Interests:

  • Quality Improvement
  • Clinical Outcomes and Health Disparities

Education:

  • MD, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA. 2008-2012
  • Residency in Internal Medicine, California Pacific Medical Center. San Francisco, CA. 2012-2015
  • Fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology, Harbor- UCLA. Torrance, CA. 2015-2018

Committees:

  • Peer Review, Department of Medicine
  • Medication Safety, Harbor-UCLA
  • Cancer Coordinating Committee, Harbor-UCLA

Recent and/or Significant Publications and Projects:

  • Breast Cancer Time to Treatment. Presented at Harbor-UCLA’s Commission on Cancer meeting, November 2019
  • Epistola, R., Do, T., Vankina, R., Wu, D., Yeh, J., Fleischman, M. W., & Lee, J. M. (2020). Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) as an Uncommon Extraintestinal Complication of Crohn’s Disease: Case Vignette and Systematic Literature Review. Case reports in hematology, 2020, 4785759. Published 2020 Mar 26. doi:10.1155/2020/4785759. PMID: 32274225
  • Othman T, Abdelkarim A, Huynh K, Uche A, Lee J. Inherited Moderate Factor X Deficiency Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade. Case Rep Hematol. 2019;2019:9657516. Published 2019 Sep 25. PMID: 31662920

Interests:

  • Hiking
  • Camping
  • Rock climbing