Margaret S Lee, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She has earned awards for her teaching, innovation, and merit, including the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine Distinguished Faculty Award, Boston Top Doctors Award, and the 2024 BU Medical Group Excellence in Care Award with induction into the BUMG Clinical Excellence Society. She is a member of multiple professional societies including the Society for Pediatric Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance, American Academy of Dermatology, the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, and Skin of Color Society. Her research focuses on psychosocial health in pediatric dermatology, patient education and empowerment, atopic dermatitis and vascular anomalies (especially in context of patient advocacy). Dr. Lee founded the nonprofit Comfortable In Our Skin, whose mission is to help young people of all appearances and abilities achieve their full potential by fostering peer support and "celebrating unity in diversity." She is passionate about the arts and coaching in medical education and practice. As a medical student she co-founded the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine Creative Arts Society and its literary journal, Whorl. After several years coaching for the BUMC Professionalism Resource Service, she founded the BUMC Coaching Collaborative in 2024.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
My commitment to DEIA is such that, after completing world-class training and gaining several years of experience at Boston Children's Hospital, I returned to Boston Medical Center to provide pediatric dermatology care to its incredibly diverse safety net patient population. I am honored to provide the best care I can to the children of Boston and those who come here from all over the world.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Activities
Education/Teaching
All of my lectures for dermatology and pediatric trainees (and others) focus on the variety of presentations and special concerns of the wide range of skin tones and hair types that exist across the world and are seen at
Boston Medical Center.
2020-2022 “Skin, Society & Psychosocial Health” lecture addressing biological and psychosocial aspects of dermatology & general diversity
2020-2021 Doubled the content of the M2 Dermatology Diagnosis and Therapy (DRx) curriculum atlas with skin of color images
9/2019-6/2021 Basic science course instructor, BU Dermatology International Graduate Training Program
Research
2024- Pediatric Dermatology Psychosocial Screen - shortened version to be validated in English and Spanish
2022-2023 Skin of Color Society/Pfizer, Inc. funded Skin of Color research fellow
2019-present Spanish language inclusion for pediatric atopic dermatitis patient education study
Administration
2022-present BU Dermatology liaison for BUMC Equity, Vitality & Inclusion program
Community service / volunteerism
National
2024- member of Skin of Color Society's Diversity in Action Task Force, whose mission is to promote diversity in the field of dermatology
2014-present Founder & president, Comfortable In Our Skin, Inc, non-profit promoting diversity & inclusion, self-compassion, peer support in young people
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Pediatrics
General Pediatrics
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Boston University Dermatology Skin of Color Research Fellowship: Promoting Leadership in Research and Advocacy for People of Color09/24/2021 - 09/23/2022 (PI)
Pfizer, Inc.
Protocol ASP02172016: Stigma, Anxiety, and Depression in Children and Adolescents with Skin Disorders: A “PAN-PeDRA” Study (The Impact of Pediatric Skin Disorders: The “Big” Study)03/05/2020 - 03/05/2022 (Subcontract PI)
Northwestern University Pediatric Derm Res A
A Randomized Controlled Study of Clinic-Based Atopic Dermatitis Therapeutic Patient Education07/30/2019 - 07/30/2020 (PI)
Pfizer, Inc.
Narrative Medicine Elective at Boston University School of Medicine08/21/2017 - 02/21/2018 (PI)
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
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Mumber HE, Rashid S, Carey G, Navarro A, Oh E, Nasir M, Lee MS. Impact of a Comfortable in our Skin interactive workshop on social media awareness and self-confidence in adolescents. Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 Jul; 39(4):553-556.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35503183
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Zambare WV, Tocci E, Sideridis G, Wilhelm S, Keuthen N, Fogler J, Lee MS. The pediatric dermatology psychosocial screen: Promoting psychosocial coping and early identification of mental illness in pediatric dermatology patients. Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 Mar; 39(2):226-230. PMID: 35178722
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Lee J, Kim HJ, Lee SJ, Lee MS. Effects of Hahella chejuensis-Derived Prodigiosin on UV-Induced ROS Production, Inflammation and Cytotoxicity in HaCaT Human Skin Keratinocytes. J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2021 Mar 28; 31(3):475-482. PMID: 33397835; PMCID: PMC9705880; DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2011.11024;
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Lee MS, Lee JW, Kim SJ, Pham-Nguyen OV, Park J, Park JH, Jung YM, Lee JB, Yoo HS. Comparison Study of the Effects of Cationic Liposomes on Delivery across 3D Skin Tissue and Whitening Effects in Pigmented 3D Skin. Macromol Biosci. 2021 05; 21(5):e2000413. PMID: 33713560
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Dennin MH, Lee MS. Body dysmorphic disorder in pediatric dermatology. Pediatr Dermatol. 2018 Nov; 35(6):868-874. PMID: 29984846
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Liu KX, Prajapati VH, Liang MG, Mulliken JB, Lee MS. A cross-sectional survey of long-term outcomes for patients with diffuse capillary malformation with overgrowth. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 05; 78(5):1023-1025. PMID: 29203436
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Liu KX, Raff AB, Lee MS. Painful Ulcerative Lesions on Bilateral Lower Extremities. JAMA Dermatol. 2017 Feb 01; 153(2):223-224. PMID: 27706472
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LeBovidge JS, Elverson W, Timmons KG, Hawryluk EB, Rea C, Lee M, Schneider LC. Multidisciplinary interventions in the management of atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Aug; 138(2):325-34. PMID: 27497275
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Lio PA, Lee M, LeBovidge J, Timmons KG, Schneider L. Clinical management of atopic dermatitis: practical highlights and updates from the atopic dermatitis practice parameter 2012. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2014 Jul-Aug; 2(4):361-9; quiz 370. PMID: 25017522; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.02.015;
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Lee MS, Liang MG, Mulliken JB. Diffuse capillary malformation with overgrowth: a clinical subtype of vascular anomalies with hypertrophy. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013 Oct; 69(4):589-94. PMID: 23906555; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.05.030;
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Lee MS, Liang MG. Sauers’s Manual of Skin Diseases (Hall BJ, Hall JC, eds.). Ch 30: Vascular Tumors. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Philadelphia, PA. 2010.
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| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
2024 Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine :
Distinguished Faculty of the Month Award
2024 Boston University Medical Group :
Excellence in Care Award & induction into BUMG Clinical Excellence Society
2021-2024 Castle Connolly:
Boston Top Doctors Award
2015 Boston University Dermatology:
Teacher of the Year Award
2014 Boston Children's Hospital:
BCH Medical Staff Organization Faculty Innovation Award
2002 Association for Women in Science:
Educational Foundation Citation of Merit
2001 Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society:
Sigma Xi Award
2000 Boston University Women’s Council :
New England Women’s Club Scholarship
1999 Boston University School of Medicine:
Leah J. Dickstein, MD Award: Association of Women Psychiatrists