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Jeffrey K. Lee, MD, MPH

Biography

Associate Professor

Health Systems Science

Dr. Jeffrey Lee is a practicing physician, gastroenterologist, and cancer epidemiologist. He is an attending physician at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center and a Research Scientist II at Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s Division of Research. Dr. Lee’s clinical focus is general gastroenterology, hepatology, and colorectal cancer prevention, with his research efforts focusing to optimize the screening and prevention efforts for colorectal cancer. As KPSOM, Dr. Lee applies his colorectal cancer prevention and screening research to mentoring KPSOM medical students. Dr. Lee is also the site contact Principal Investigator of an NCI-funded research network, the Cancer Screening Research Network, and study, the Vanguard Trial, which evaluates the effectiveness of multi-cancer detection tests for cancer screening. He is also the site Principal Investigator for a randomized trial evaluating different surveillance strategies for colorectal cancer prevention among older adults with low-risk polyps.

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Education and Training

Degrees
BS, University of California, Berkeley
MD, University of California, San Diego
MPH, Harvard University
Postdoctoral Training
Residency, Internal Medicine, University of California, San Diego
Fellowship, Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco

Professional Positions

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
2014-2017
Physician, Department of Medicine
UCSF Health
2014-2017
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
2018-present
Physician
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
2018-present
Key Clinical Faculty, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
2018-present
Clinical Research Lead, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
2018-present
Outpatient Service Liaison, Gastroenterology
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
2018-present
Research Scientist II, Division of Research
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
2018-present
Chair, Quality in Colonoscopy
World Endoscopy Organization
2019-present
Local Research Chair
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
2023-present
Associate Professor, Health Systems Science
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
2024-present

Honors and Awards

Clinical Vignette Award
American College of Physicians
2008
Kaiser Excellence in Teaching Award
UC San Diego School of Medicine
2010
Kenneth Kaushansky Research Award
UC San Diego School of Medicine
2010
Research Scholar Award
American Gastroenterological Association
2015
Early Career Investigator Abstract Award
American Gastroenterological Association
2019
Clinical Research Award
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
2020
Distinguished Mentorship Award
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
2022
MERIT Award
National Cancer Institute
2023

Scholarly Activities

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Selected peer-reviewed research manuscripts
  • Lee JK, Liles EG, Bent S, Levin TR, Corley DA. Accuracy of fecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 2014; 160:171-181. PMCID: 24658694.
  • Lee JK, Jensen CD, Levin TR, Zauber AG, Schottinger JE, Quinn VP, Udaltsova N, Zhao WK, Fireman BH, Quesenberry CP, Doubeni CA, Corley DA. Long-term risk of colorectal cancer and related deaths after colonoscopy with normal findings. JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(2):153-160. PMID: 30556824.               
  • Lee JK, Merchant SA, Schneider JL, Jensen CD, Fireman BH, Quesenberry CP, Corley DA. Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Risk of Gastric, Colorectal, Liver, and Pancreatic Cancers in a Community-Based Population. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020;115(5):706-715.
  • Lee JK, Merchant SA, Jensen CD, Murphy CC, Udaltsova N, Corley DA. Rising Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Incidence is Not an Artifact of Increased Screening Colonoscopy Use in a Large, Diverse Healthcare System. Gastroenterology. 2021. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34555382.
  • Lee JK, Jensen CD, Levin Doubeni CA, Zauber AG, Chubak J, Kamineni AS, Schottinger JE, Ghai NR, Udaltsova N, Zhao WK, Fireman BH, Quesenberry CP, Orav EJ, Skinner CS, Halm EA, Corley DA. Long-term risk of colorectal cancer and related death after adenoma removal in a large, community-based population. Gastroenterology. 2020;158(4):884-494.
  • Alam A, Ma C, Jiang SF, Jensen CD, Webb KH, Boparai ES, Jue TL, Munroe CA, Gupta S, Fox J, Hamerski CM, Velayos FS, Corley DA, Lee JK. Declining Colectomy Rates for Nonmalignant Colorectal Polyps in a Large, Ethnically Diverse, Community-Based Population. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2022 May 1;13(5):e00477. PMID: 35347095; PMCID: PMC9132519.
  • Lee JK, Lam AY, Jensen CD, Marks AR, Badalov J, Layefsky E, Kao K, Ho NJ, Schottinger JE, Ghai NR, Carlson CM, Halm EA, Green B, Li D, Corley DA, Levin TR. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Fecal Immunochemical Testing, Colonoscopy Services, and Colorectal Neoplasia Detection in a Large United States Community-based Population. Gastroenterology. 2022 May 14:S0016-5085(22)00503-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35580655; PMCID: PMC9107101.
  • Lee JK, Koripella PC, Jensen CD, Merchant SA, Fox JM, Chang SX, Dang CH, Velayos FS, Boparai ES, Evans NS, Leung LJ, Badalov JM, Quesenberry CP, Corley DA, Levin TR. Randomized Trial of Patient Outreach Approaches to De-implement Outdated Colonoscopy Surveillance Intervals. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Jan 6: S1542-3565(24)00008-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.12.027. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38191014.
  • Lee JK, Jensen CD, Udaltsova N, Zheng Y, Levin TR, Chubak J, Kamineni A, Halm EA, Skinner CS, Schottinger JE, Ghai NR, Burnett-Hartman A, Issaka R, Corley DA. Predicting Risk of Colorectal Cancer After Adenoma Removal in a Large, Community-based Setting. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 Feb 14. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002721. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38354214.
  • Lee JK, Roy A, Jensen CD, Chan JT, Zhao WK, Levin TR, Chubak J, Halm EA, Skinner CS, Schottinger JE, Ghai NR, Burnett-Hartman AN, Kamineni A, Udaltsova N, Corley DA. Surveillance Colonoscopy Findings in Older Adults With a History of Colorectal Adenomas. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Apr 1;7(4): e244611. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.4611. PMID: 38564216; PMCID: PMC10988351.
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