Dr. Anne Lee

Biography

Anne CC Lee is the Levinger Family Professor of Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the Founding Director of the Brown Global Alliance for Infant and Maternal Health Research (Global AIM). Her research is centered on perinatal epidemiology, focusing on the design, evaluation, and implementation of interventions to reduce mortality and optimize health for mothers, newborns, and children globally. Dr. Lee has conducted epidemiologic studies and clinical trials in Asia and Africa for decades, primarily in countries such as China, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia. Her current research program emphasizes perinatal epidemiology, prenatal interventions to prevent adverse birth outcomes, and the innovation of tools and technology for maternal-neonatal care. She holds degrees in biomedical engineering from Duke University, medicine from Harvard Medical School, and public health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her pediatrics residency training at Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center and a research fellowship at the Hopkins International Center for Maternal Newborn Health. Before her position at Brown University, she served as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and as the Director of Global Newborn Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

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