Important Announcements

Campus Construction Update

The Menino building lobby entrance is currently closed. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To read our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.
 

 

About

Sun Y. Lee, MD, MSc, is a board-certified endocrinologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and an assistant professor of medicine in the Department of Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. In addition to completing her residency and fellowship at Boston University Medical Center, Dr. Lee also participated in the Clinical Research Training (CREST) program at Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute and obtained a MSc. degree in epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. Her clinical interests include general endocrinology, thyroid disease, iodine metabolism, and maternal thyroid disease in pregnancy. Her research interests include thyroid disease in pregnancy, iodine nutrition in pregnancy, iodine metabolism and thyroid disease, and thyroidal disrupting chemicals. She has multiple peer-reviewed publications in these areas. She was awarded NIH K23 grant in 2019 to study the effects of maternal thyroid dysfunction and exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in pregnancy. She servers on the editorial board of Thyroid and Clinical Thyroidology for the Public, and as an ad-hoc reviewer of multiple journals. She is actively involved in professional societies including the American Thyroid Association and New England Endocrine Alliance.
  • Departments

  • Specialties

    General endocrinology, thyroid disease, iodine metabolism, maternal thyroid disease in pregnancy

  • Pronouns

    She/Her
  • Contact

    617.638.7470
  • Primary Location

    732 Harrison Avenue
    2nd Floor
    Boston, MA 02118
  • Administrative Title

    Assistant Professor, Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine

  • Residency

    Internal Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, 2007-2010
  • Fellowship

    Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Boston University Medical Center, 2012-2014
  • Education

    Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2007
  • Board Certifications

    Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Research Interests

    Thyroid disease and iodine nutrition in pregnancy

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