• Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
• Director, Division of Sino-nasal Disorders and Allergy
Education & Training
• Yale University in New Haven, CT 2010, Otolaryngology Residency Training
• Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland- Fellowship training in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery
Research Interest Summary
Sinonasal Microbiome, Role of viruses in the propagation and survival of bacterial biofilm in patients with cystic fibrosis, Environmental factors in the development of upper airway inflammation & chronic rhinosinusitis
Research Interests
Dr. Lee’s current research projects involve:
• The effects of antimicrobial therapy and functional endoscopic sinus surgery on the paranasal sinus microbiome composition of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis
• The mechanisms of iron modulation in virally-induced biofilm production in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and cystic fibrosis
• Mapping patients with chronic rhinosinusitis by severity to air quality in Western PA to determine affects of small and large airborne particulates in chronic airway inflammation
• The efficacy of topical antimicrobials in patients with chronic bacterial rhinosinusitis
• Efficacy of clinical trials utilizing monoclonal antibody therapies to target inflammatory pathways in mast cells and eosinophils