Christine Lee, M.D., M.S.

Program Director: Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases

Clinical studies on the development, diagnosis and medical treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults; clinical studies of diabetes in older adults

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Responsibilities & Activities

My portfolio includes both clinical observational studies and clinical trials to study (1) the development, diagnosis and medical treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults and (2) the etiology, natural history, diagnosis, and medical treatment of diabetes in older adults (over 65 years). I am also the project scientist for the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS), an over 15 year follow-up study of a diverse cohort of adults with pre-diabetes randomly assigned to lifestyle intervention or metformin, compared to placebo to understand the long-term effects of these interventions on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, microvascular outcomes, and age-related outcomes.

Research Programs

Clinical Research in Type 2 Diabetes
Studies in humans aimed at the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes and the mechanistic aspects of its etiology.

Diabetes: Treatment, Prevention, & Complications
Basic and clinical studies aimed at addressing the prevention, treatment, and pathophysiology of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Pathophysiology of Diabetes & Metabolic Disease
Basic and clinical research that addresses the pathophysiology of metabolic diseases, including type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Committees & Working Groups

NIH Geroscience Interest Group, Member
NIDDK Clinical Studies Working Group, Member
DEM Clinical Working Group, Member
NIDDK Obesity Research Working Group, Member

Select Experience

Staff Physician, Research Service, VA Portland Health Care System, 2013-2016

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Oregon Health & Science University, 2009-2016

Affiliate Clinical Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research- Northwest, 2013-2015

Fellow, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington, 2006-2009

Resident, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 2003-2006

M.S., Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2007-2008

M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 1999-2003