Yeon Joo Lee, MD, MPH
Infectious Diseases Specialist
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Areas of Expertise
My Specialties
- Infections in Transplant Patients and Other Immunocompromised Patients
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About Me
- Assistant Attending Physician
I am a physician with special expertise in the management of infections in patients with weakened immune systems.
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My research interests focus on identifying the factors in these patients that predispose them to developing opportunistic viral infections after cancer treatment. I am also interested in studying the interactions between host, bacteria, virus, and gut microbiota. I am currently involved in various research projects including rapid identification of adenovirus types, investigation of risk factors for adenovirus infections, and gut microbiota in stem cell transplant recipients.
An infectious diseases specialist is a doctor with special training in diseases caused by microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses).
My Specialties
- Infections in Transplant Patients and Other Immunocompromised Patients
Education
- MD, Korea University College of Medicine
- MPH, UCLA School of Public Health
Residencies
- Korea University Medical Center
- Englewood Hospital and Medical Center (New Jersey)
Fellowships
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Board Certifications
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
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Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials Co-Investigated by Dr. Lee
- A Study of Letermovir to Prevent a Recurrence of Cytomegalovirus Infection
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Lee YJ, Glezerman IG, Tamari R, et al. BK polyoma virus nephropathy in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Journal of Onco-Nephrology. 2019;3(3):113-123. doi:10.1177/2399369319858362.
Chan SY, Prockop SE, Boulad F, Papanicolaou GA, Lee YJ. Rapid Virologic Response to Brincidofovir in Children with Disseminated Adenovirus Infection. Infect Chemother. 2021 Sep;53(3):572-577. doi: 10.3947/ic.2020.0204. Epub 2020 Aug 10. PMID: 32869551; PMCID: PMC8511378.
Stern A, Su Y, Lee YJ, Seo S, Shaffer B, Tamari R, Gyurkocza B, Barker J, Bogler Y, Giralt S, Perales MA, Papanicolaou GA. A Single-Center, Open-Label Trial of Isavuconazole Prophylaxis against Invasive Fungal Infection in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2020 Jun;26(6):1195-1202. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.02.009. Epub 2020 Feb 20. PMID: 32088367; PMCID: PMC8210627.
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Robilotti EV, Babady NE, Mead PA, Rolling T, Perez-Johnston R, Bernardes M, Bogler Y, Caldararo M, Figueroa CJ, Glickman MS, Joanow A, Kaltsas A, Lee YJ, Lucca A, Mariano A, Morjaria S, Nawar T, Papanicolaou GA, Predmore J, Redelman-Sidi G, Schmidt E, Seo SK, Sepkowitz K, Shah MK, Wolchok JD, Hohl TM, Taur Y, Kamboj M. Determinants of COVID-19 disease severity in patients with cancer. Nat Med. 2020 Aug;26(8):1218-1223. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0979-0. Epub 2020 Jun 24. PMID: 32581323; PMCID: PMC7785283.
Shah GL, DeWolf S, Lee YJ, Tamari R, Dahi PB, Lavery JA, Ruiz J, Devlin SM, Cho C, Peled JU, Politikos I, Scordo M, Babady NE, Jain T, Vardhana S, Daniyan A, Sauter CS, Barker JN, Giralt SA, Goss C, Maslak P, Hohl TM, Kamboj M, Ramanathan L, van den Brink MR, Papadopoulos E, Papanicolaou G, Perales MA. Favorable outcomes of COVID-19 in recipients of hematopoietic cell transplantation. J Clin Invest. 2020 Dec 1;130(12):6656-6667. doi: 10.1172/JCI141777. PMID: 32897885; PMCID: PMC7685738.
Lee YJ, Fang J, Zavras PD, Prockop SE, Boulad F, Tamari R, Perales MA, Papadopoulos EB, Jakubowski AA, Giralt SA, Papanicolaou GA. Adenovirus Viral Kinetics and Mortality in Ex Vivo T Cell-Depleted Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients With Adenovirus Infection From a Single Center. J Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 1;222(7):1180-1187. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa237. PMID: 32374872; PMCID: PMC7459134.
Bogler Y, Stern A, Su Y, Lee YJ, Seo SK, Shaffer B, Perales MA, Papanicolaou GA, Neofytos D. Efficacy and safety of isavuconazole compared with voriconazole as primary antifungal prophylaxis in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Med Mycol. 2021 Oct 4;59(10):970-979. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myab025. PMID: 34036319; PMCID: PMC8487767.
Lee YJ, Su Y, Cho C, Tamari R, Perales MA, Jakubowski AA, Papanicolaou GA. Human Herpesvirus 6 DNAemia Is Associated With Worse Survival After Ex Vivo T-Cell-Depleted Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. J Infect Dis. 2022 Feb 1;225(3):453-464. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab412. PMID: 34390240; PMCID: PMC8807153.
Caldararo M, Algazaq J, Schmidt E, Joanow A, Mariano A, Predmore J, Politikos I, Cho C, Stein EM, Wen X, Travis WD, Raible K, Cintron M, Babady NE, Papanicolaou G, Lee YJ. Atypical pathogens presenting with pulmonary consolidations detected by cell-free DNA next-generation sequencing in patients with hematologic malignancies. Infect Dis Clin Pract (Baltim Md). 2022 Mar;30(2):e1101. doi: 10.1097/ipc.0000000000001101. PMID: 35586753; PMCID: PMC9109825.
Gali V, Kaltsas A, Cintrón M, Papanicolaou GA, Lee YJ. Concurrent pulmonary Aspergillus and non-Aspergillus mold infections in allogeneic hematopoetic cell transplant recipients. Transpl Immunol. 2023 Feb;76:101745. doi: 10.1016/j.trim.2022.101745. Epub 2022 Nov 12. PMID: 36379375; PMCID: PMC9839572.
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