Cecilia S. Lee MD, MS
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology; Klorfine Family Endowed Chair; Director of Clinical Research, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington; Karalis Johnson Retina Center, Seattle, WashingtonCecilia S. Lee, MD, MS is an Associate Professor and Klorfine Family Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology at University of Washington, Seattle WA. She specialized in medical retina and uveitis and serves as the Director of Clinical Research at the Department of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Lee received NIH/NEI K23 Career Development Award and has several NIH funded grants. She serves as the principal investigator of Eye Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) study. Her research interests include Big Data, ophthalmic imaging, retinal biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease, and clinical epidemiology. Dr. Lee is extensively published.
Dr. Lee is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. She is an active member of the AAO IRIS Analytic Centers and has served on the AAO task force on Diversity and Inclusion. She has served as Secretary, vice-President, President-elect, President, and past President of the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group (OMIG). She currently serves as AAO representative for OMIG. Dr. Lee serves on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Science, the American Academy of Ophthalmology's EyenetandJournal of Alzheimer’s Disease.