Biography

Dr. Lee studied Biostatistics for a Master’s at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She worked as a Biostatistician at Ajou University Medical Center in South Korea, where she received a Ph.D. in Medical Science, Biomedical Informatics, to expand her analytical expertise beyond traditional biostatistics and data science.

Dr. Lee has extensive experience working with large-scale datasets, conducting randomized clinical trials, population-related studies, and a multicenter network study. She also has participated in numerous research projects using real-world data sources, including the electronic medical record from the health system, health insurance claim data, national survey data, disease registry, and self-questionnaire data. She was involved in the government-awarded grant project of developing a precision medical data integration platform.

Dr. Lee published more than 40 peer-reviewed journals, including JAMA Network Open, BMC Medicine and Stroke, in collaboration with faculty members from various medical specialties. She also works as a statistical editor for Neurospine Journal.

Education

Doctorate
Medical Sciences and Biomedical Informatics - Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
Masters
Biostatistics - Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

  • Brain Age
  • Stroke
  • Dementia

Research Interests

My research aims to use real-world data’s power to improve disease subtyping and develop personalized treatment approaches. Through innovative statistical modeling, machine learning, and network analysis, my research focuses on integrating complex and heterogeneous data, including electronic health records, claims data, genomics data, and patient-reported outcomes from diverse data sources and creating new insights into diseases’ underlying mechanisms. It can only be done with a deep understanding of the complexities and challenges of medical research and the need for interdisciplinary collaboration. My ultimate research goal is to translate research findings into meaningful clinical practice by capturing the complex interplay between different data types.

Publications

Lim YC, Lee E, Song J. Depression or Anxiety According to Management Modalities in Patients With Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms. Stroke. 2022 Dec;53(12):3662-3670. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.040330.

Noh CK*, Lee E*, Park B, Ahn SS. A positive faecal immunochemical test result and its association with the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and psoriatic arthritis: an analysis of one-million national colorectal cancer screening programme results. BMC Med. 2022 Jul 4;20(1):226. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02416-y.

Noh CK*, Lee E*, Lee GH, Kang JK, Lim SG, Park B, Park JB, Shin SJ, Cheong JY, Kim JH, Lee KM. Association of Intensive Endoscopic Screening Burden With Gastric Cancer Detection. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2032542. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.32542.

Lee E*, Karim H, Andreescu C, Mizuno A, Aizenstein H, Lee H, Lee D, Lee K, Cho SM, Kim D, Park RW, Son SJ, Park B. Network modeling of anxiety and psychological characteristics on suicidal behavior: Cross-sectional study. J Affect Disord. 2022 Feb 15;299:545-552. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.050.