Nancy Y. Lee

Nancy Y. Lee
Born	Taiwan
Education	Barnard College University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Medical career
Profession	Physician
Field	Radiation oncology
Institutions	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Nancy Y. Lee is a Taiwanese-born American physician and the vice-chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology in Memorial Sloan Kettering's Department of Medicine. ^[1]

Biography

Lee was born in Taiwan and received her bachelor's degree from Barnard College, where she majored in chemistry. ^[2] She earned her medical degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and completed her residency in Radiation Oncology at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. ^[3]

Lee has two sons and her husband is an academic ENT surgeon. ^[2]

Career

Lee specializes in using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to treat thyroid and head and neck cancers. ^{[2] [4]} She served as the principal investigator for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) in a national trial to refine the use of IMRT for treating nasopharyngeal cancer. ^[5] She is also a member of the RTOG's Head and Neck Cancer Working Group. ^[6]

Lee was a co-author of the Cancer Immunotherapy Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer put forward by the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer. ^[7] She sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Radiation Oncology. ^[8] She is also the series editor of the Practical Guides in Radiation Oncology. ^[9] In 2017 the American Society for Radiation Oncology designated her as a fellow. ^[10]

Significant publications

• Beckham, TH; Romesser, PB; Groen, AH; Sabol, C; Shaha, AR; Sabra, M; Brinkman, T; Spielsinger, D; McBride, S; Tsai, CJ; Riaz, N; Tuttle, RM; Fagin, JA; Sherman, EJ; Wong, RJ; Lee, NY (2018). "Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy With or Without Concurrent Chemotherapy in Nonanaplastic Thyroid Cancer with Unresectable or Gross Residual Disease". Thyroid. 28 (9): 1180–1189. doi:10.1089/thy.2018.0214. PMC   6154443 . PMID   30105947.
• Romesser, PB; Cahlon, O; Scher, ED; Hug, EB; Sine, K; DeSelm, C; Fox, JL; Mah, D; Garg, MK; Han-Chih Chang, J; Lee, NY (2016). "Proton Beam Reirradiation for Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer: Multi-institutional Report on Feasibility and Early Outcomes". Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 95 (1): 386–395. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.02.036. PMC   4997784 . PMID   27084656..
• Lee, NY; Zhang, Q; Pfister, DG; Kim, J; Garden, AS; Mechalakos, J; Hu, K; Le, QT; Colevas, AD; Glisson, BS; Chan, AT; Ang, KK (2012). "Addition of bevacizumab to standard chemoradiation for locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (RTOG 0615): a phase 2 multi-institutional trial". Lancet Oncol. 13 (2): 172–80. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70303-5. PMC   4985181 . PMID   22178121.
• Riaz, N; Hong, JC; Sherman, EJ; Morris, L; Fury, M; Ganly, I; Wang, TJ; Shi, W; Wolden, SL; Jackson, A; Wong, RJ; Zhang, Z; Rao, SD; Lee, NY (2014). "A nomogram to predict loco-regional control after re-irradiation for head and neck cancer". Radiother Oncol. 111 (3): 382–7. doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2014.06.003. PMC   5125394 . PMID   24993329..
• de Arruda, FF; Puri, DR; Zhung, J; Narayana, A; Wolden, S; Hunt, M; Stambuk, H; Pfister, D; Kraus, D; Shaha, A; Shah, J; Lee, NY (2006). "Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for the treatment of oropharyngeal carcinoma: the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center experience". Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 64 (2): 363–73. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.03.006. PMID   15925451..

References

1. "Expert Highlights Avelumab Trial and Future of Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer". OncLive. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
2. "Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 2009 Annual Report". guidestar.org. p. 25. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
3. "Dr. Nancy Lee - Radiation Oncology - New York, NY". www.castleconnolly.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
4. Kolatch, Jonathan (April 27, 2015). "A better way to diagnose and treat cancer". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
5. RTOG. "RTOG | Clinical Trials | Study Number 0225". Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Retrieved October 4, 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. RTOG. "Head and Neck Cancer". Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Retrieved October 4, 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. "Cancer Immunotherapy Guidelines - Head and Neck - Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)". www.sitcancer.org. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
8. "Journal of Radiation Oncology (Editorial Board)". springer.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. Practical Guides in Radiation Oncology. springer.com. ISSN   2522-5715.
10. "American Society for Radiation Oncology members receive fellows designation". healio.com. August 3, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2018.

External links

• Lee's profile at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center