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Mikyung Lee, MD
Infectious Disease
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About Me
Dr. Lee sees hospitalized patients as both a consultant and primary physician. Her interests include general infectious disease and HIV-positive patients.
She is also interested in medical education and is the program director for the infectious disease fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
About Me
Dr. Lee sees hospitalized patients as both a consultant and primary physician. Her interests include general infectious disease and HIV-positive patients.
She is also interested in medical education and is the program director for the infectious disease fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
About Me
Dr. Lee sees hospitalized patients as both a consultant and primary physician. Her interests include general infectious disease and HIV-positive patients.
She is also interested in medical education and is the program director for the infectious disease fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
Education
MD, University of Wisconsin Hospital
Internship, Internal Medicine
Georgetown University Hospital
Residency, Internal Medicine
Georgetown University
Fellowship, Research
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Fellowship, Infectious Diseases
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Certifications
Infectious Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine
Insurance Information
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Publications
Recent Artifacts
- Lack of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Neutralization by Antibodies to Seasonal Coronaviruses: Making Sense of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
- Lemierre's syndrome associated with hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: A case report and genomic characterization of the isolate
- Cerebral Fungal Abscess in an Immunocompetent Patient
- Aging with HIV in the ART era
- Cytomegalovirus Polyradiculopathy in the Modern Age of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Therapies
- Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Anti-Retroviral Therapy
- Disseminated cryptococcosis presenting as perforated appendicitis and initially misdiagnosed as histoplasmosis
- Septic arthritis
- Pulmonary cryptosporidiosis and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: A case report and review
- Heart transplantation in a patient with heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus ventricular assist device mediastinitis and bacteremia
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.
Dr. Lee did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2022 and/or 2023: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.