Janet Lee, MD
Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Selma and Herman Seldin Distinguished Professor in Medicine, Professor of Pathology and Immunology
- Email: ljanet@nospam.wustl.edu
Appointments
- Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Selma and Herman Seldin Distinguished Professor in Medicine
- Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Research Interests
Pulmonary host defense and molecular pathogenesis of acute lung injury. Visit Dr. Lee’s investigator lab page here.
Education and Training
- 1995 Medical Doctorate, Georgetown University, Washington DC
- 1995-1998 Internal Medicine Internship and Residency, University of Alabama, Birmingham
- 1998-2001 Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
- 1999-2004 Postdoctoral Fellowship, VA Pulmonary Research Laboratories, University of Washington, Seattle
- 2004-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
- 2005-2011 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
- 2011 Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
- 2011 Member, Pittsburgh Heart, Lung, Blood and Vascular Medicine, Institute, University of Pittsburgh
- 2013 Associate Professor, Secondary Appointment, Department of Environmental Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
- 2014-2020 Director, Translational Research Track, Master of Science in Clinical Research program, Institute for Clinical Research Education, University of Pittsburgh
- 2016-2022 Director, Pulmonary Translational Research Core, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
- 2016-2022 Professor of Medicine. Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
- 2017-2021 Professor, Secondary Appointment, Department of Environmental Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
- 2018-2022 Director, Acute Lung Injury Center of Excellence, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
- 2023-Present Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
- 2023-Present Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
- 2023-Present Director, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Honors and Awards
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Georgetown University 1994
- Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation for Scholastic Achievement, AMWA 1995
- cum laude, Georgetown University School of Medicine 1995
- Outstanding Senior Resident, William E. Dismukes Award of Excellence, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1998
- Recipient, American Lung Association Research Grant (declined upon receipt of AHA grant) 2004
- Recipient, NIH Loan Repayment Program 2004
- Vascular Medicine Institute Scholar Award, University of Pittsburgh 2013
- Elected Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) 2013
- The Robert E. Forster Lecture, University of Pennsylvania 2014
- PACCM Outstanding Mentor Award, University of Pittsburgh 2015
- Chartered Member, Innate Immunity and Inflammation NIH Standing Study Section 2015-2019
- Co-Chair and Course Director, Pittsburgh-Munich International Lung Conference 2016
- American Medical Association Women Physicians Section Inspirational Physicians Honoree 2017
- Chair, ATS Membership Committee 2018-2019
- The John Butler Endowed Lectureship, University of Washington 2019
- Co-Chair, Annual Respiratory Disease Young Investigators’ Forum, National Jewish Heath 2019, 2020
- UPMC Endowed Chair in Acute Lung Injury 2019-2022
- American Thoracic Society Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishment 2020
- Elected Member, Association of American Physicians (AAP) 2020
- Co-Chair and Co-organizer, Pittsburgh International Lung Conference 2022
- Program Chair-Elect, ATS AII Assembly Program Committee 2022
- ATS PI-TB Assembly Pneumonia Advisory Group 2022
- Chartered Member, NHLBI Heart, Lung, Blood Program Project Review Committee 2022-2026
- Member, FDA Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee 2022-2026
Publications