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Sunyoung Lee, MD, Oncology, Houston, TX

SunyoungLeeMDPhD

Oncology Houston, TX

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Assistant Professor, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncologist

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  • Office

    1515 Holcombe Blvd
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 713-792-6161

Summary

  • I am a gastrointestinal (GI) medical oncologist and clinical faculty in the Department of GI Medical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. I see patients at the MD Anderson main campus and the West Houston clinic. I am also a scientist interested in genomic and imaging analysis.

Clinical Expertise

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma

Education & Training

  • University at Buffalo
    University at BuffaloFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2016 - 2019
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/NYC Health and Hospitals (Elmhurst)
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/NYC Health and Hospitals (Elmhurst)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
  • St. George's University School of Medicine
    St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 2013
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD, Cancer biophysics and biochemistry
  • Seoul National University
    Seoul National UniversityUndergraduate

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2022 - 2027
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2019 - 2026
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • MS State Medical License
    MS State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top 1% Patient Care Provider MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024
  • Top 1% Patient Care Provider MD Anderson Cancer Center, Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CGCAHPS), 2022
  • Career Enhancement Program Award University of Texas MD Anderson SPORE in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 2020
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Epithelial-mesenchymal transition enhances nano-scale actin filament dynamics of ovarian cancer cells  
    Lee S*, Yang Y*, Fishman D, Banaszak Holl MM, and Hong S, Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Chemomechanical mapping of ligand-receptor binding kinetics on cells  
    Lee S, Mandic J, Van Vliet KJ, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA
  • Extending Bell's model: how force transducer stiffness alters measured unbinding forces and kinetics of molecular complexes  
    Walton EB, Lee S, Van Vliet KJ, Biophysical Journal
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Chemomechanical mapping of living cell surfaces
    Lee S, Van Vliet KJ, Materials Research Society, Boston, MA
  • Mechanical mapping of living cell surfaces
    Lee S, Van Vliet KJ, Materials Research Society, San Francisco, CA
  • Nanoscale imaging and binding kinetics of receptors on living and chemically fixed cell surfaces
    . Lee S, Mandic J, Van Vliet KJ, Materials Research Society, Boston, MA
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Lectures

  • Immune landscape of the tumor microenvironment to predict prognosis and DNA mutations in patients with lung adenocarcinoma. 
    ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 6/2/2019

Research History

  • Research Assistant1. Biophysics of cell migration, adhesion, and metastasis in terms of the actin cytoskeleton and microtubules 2. Chemomechanical mapping of cell surface receptors 3. Leukemia cell rollilng in terms of the real-time dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton2004 - 2009

Other Languages

  • Korean