Dr. Sun Lee, MD, MSc, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition, and Weight Management at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
She earned her MD from Rutgers University – New Jersey Medical School and her MSc in Epidemiology from Boston University School of Public Health. She completed her residency in internal medicine and clinical and research fellowship in endocrinology at Boston Medical Center/ Boston University School of Medicine.
Dr. Lee has extensive clinical and research experience, with a focus on thyroid disorders and iodine nutrition, especially in pregnancy. She has been award NIH K23 grant to study effects of maternal thyroid function and thyroidal disruptor exposure on pregnancy and child developmental outcomes. Dr. Lee's research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, and she has presented her work at national and international conferences.
With her expertise, she was invited to serve on the American Thyroid Association Thyroid and Pregnancy Guidelines Task Force. She is actively involved in professional societies locally and nationally, and serves as the chair of the publication committee at the American Thyroid Association and as the president of the New England Endocrine Alliance. She also serves on the editorial board of Thyroid.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Dr. Lee has been serving as the director of Endocrine Grand Rounds for the section of Endocrine, Diabetes, and Nutrition at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. As the course directors, she organized BU CAMed endocrine grand rounds sessions focusing on disparities of healthcare, with topics including Transgender medicine, Recognizing cognitive biases in medicine, Considering diversity at Boston University School of Medicine, Social determinants of health in bariatric surgery patients, Transgender care and the GenderCare center at Boston Medical Center, Qualitative analysis of social determinants of health and weight regain post weight loss surgery, The effect of health disparities in the management of hypothyroidism in pregnancy and in the assessment of maternal and fetal outcomes, Advancing equity in diabetes prevention and management, Importance of language when discussing disease, weight, and socioeconomic status, Disparities in fracture prevention.
Dr. Lee has also been mentored trainees on research projects focusing on potential impact of health disparities in management of thyroid disease in pregnancy.
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Effects of maternal thyroid function and thyroidal disruptor exposure on pregnancy and child dev…06/01/2020 - 05/31/2025 (PI)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/NIH/DHHS1K23ES028736-01A1
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Hander S, Lee SY. Risk of Progression of Gestational Subclinical Hypothyroidism and Hypothyroxinemia to Overt Hypothyroidism After Pregnancy is Associated with Underlying Thyroid Autoimmunity. Thyroid. 2024 Sep; 34(9):1066-1067. PMID: 39104251; DOI: 10.1089/thy.2024.0435;
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Osinga JAJ, Liu Y, Männistö T, Vafeiadi M, Tao FB, Vaidya B, Vrijkotte TGM, Mosso L, Bassols J, López-Bermejo A, Boucai L, Aminorroaya A, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Hisada A, Yoshinaga J, Broeren MAC, Itoh S, Kishi R, Ashoor G, Chen L, Veltri F, Lu X, Taylor PN, Brown SJ, Chatzi L, Popova PV, Grineva EN, Ghafoor F, Pirzada A, Kianpour M, Oken E, Suvanto E, Hattersley A, Rebagliato M, Riaño-Galán I, Irizar A, Vrijheid M, Delgado-Saborit JM, Fernández-Somoano A, Santa-Marina L, Boelaert K, Brenta G, Dhillon-Smith R, Dosiou C, Eaton JL, Guan H, Lee SY, Maraka S, Morris-Wiseman LF, Nguyen CT, Shan Z, Guxens M, Pop VJM, Walsh JP, Nicolaides KH, D'Alton ME, Visser WE, Carty DM, Delles C, Nelson SM, Alexander EK, Chaker L, Palomaki GE, Peeters RP, Bliddal S, Huang K, Poppe KG, Pearce EN, Derakhshan A, Korevaar TIM. Risk Factors for Thyroid Dysfunction in Pregnancy: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Thyroid. 2024 May; 34(5):646-658.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38546971; PMCID: PMC11971561; DOI: 10.1089/thy.2023.0646;
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Kaplan ZB, Pearce EN, Lee SY, Shin HM, Schmidt RJ. Maternal Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnancy as an Etiologic Factor in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Challenges and Opportunities for Research. Thyroid. 2024 Feb; 34(2):144-157.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38149625; PMCID: PMC10884547; DOI: 10.1089/thy.2023.0391;
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Lee SY, Pearce EN. Wallace TC (ed) Health Professional’s Guide to Dietary Supplements. Iodine. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Chicago. 2024; 322-328. View Publication
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Lee SY, Pearce EN. Davies T.F. (eds) A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology. Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Cancer in Pregnant Women. Springer. New York. 2022; 341-348. View Publication
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Lee SY. Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy May Have Long-Term Effects on Metabolic Parameters. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 07 01; 105(7). PMID: 32285101; PMCID: PMC7216923; DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa198;
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Patel A, Lee SY, Stagnaro-Green A, MacKay D, Wong AW, Pearce EN. Iodine Content of the Best-Selling United States Adult and Prenatal Multivitamin Preparations. Thyroid. 2019 01; 29(1):124-127.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30266075
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Lee SY, Pearce EN. Lammi-Keefe CJ, Couch SC, Kirwan JP (eds) Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy. Iodine Requirements in Pregnancy. Humana Press. New York. 2018; 51-69. View Publication
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Lee SY, McCarthy AM, Stohl H, Ibrahim S, Jeong C, Braverman LE, Ma W, He X, Mestman JH, Schuller KE, Jahreis KA, Pearce EN, Leung AM. Urinary Iodine, Perchlorate, and Thiocyanate Concentrations in U.S. Lactating Women. Thyroid. 2017 Dec; 27(12):1574-1581.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29130403; PMCID: PMC5734160; DOI: 10.1089/thy.2017.0158;
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Lee SY, Askin G, McDonnell ME, Arnold LM, Alexanian SM. HYPOGLYCEMIA RATES AFTER RESTRICTION OF HIGH-DOSE GLARGINE IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS. Endocr Pract. 2016 12; 22(12):1393-1400.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27540877
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Kommareddy S, Lee SY, Braverman LE, Pearce EN. THYROID FUNCTION AND METABOLIC SYNDROME: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN OBESE AND OVERWEIGHT PATIENTS. Endocr Pract. 2015 Nov; 21(11):1204-10.View Related Profiles. PMID: 26214105; DOI: 10.4158/EP15739.OR;
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Lee SY, Leung AM, He X, Braverman LE, Pearce EN. Iodine content in fast foods: comparison between two fast-food chains in the United States. Endocr Pract. 2010 Nov-Dec; 16(6):1071-2.View Related Profiles. PMID: 20634172; DOI: 10.4158/EP10180.CO;
This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown,
or last author.
| Year | Publications |
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| 2010 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 |
2024 American Association of Clinical Endocrinology:
The Rising Star in Endocrinology Award
2021 Rosalind Franklin Society:
The Rosalind Franklin Society Award in Science
2021-2023 National Institute of Health:
Loan Repayment Program Award
2014 American Thyroid Association:
First Place, Trainee Poster Contest in Clinical Research, 84th Annual Meeting
2013 American Thyroid Association:
Trainees' Grant, 83rd Annual Meeting
2013 Endocrine Society:
Early Career Forum Travel Award
I am available to medical student, residents, and fellows for mentoring for projects with topics in endocrine, thyroid disease, iodine nutrition.
Available to Mentor as: (Review Mentor Role Definitions):
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