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Dr. Shoo Lee
ASSOCIATE
MEMBER
Dr. Shoo Lee is Paediatrician-in-Chief, Director of the
Maternal-Infant Research Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital, and an
Associate Member of the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute. Dr. Lee’s
acceptance of the top neonatology post at Mount Sinai was hailed as a
major step forward for paediatric care in Ontario.
Dr. Lee received his medical degree from the University of
Singapore, completed paediatric training at the Janeway Children’s
Hospital in Newfoundland and neonatal fellowship training at Children’s
Hospital Boston, and received his PhD in Health Policy
(Economics) from Harvard University.
He established the Canadian Neonatal NetworkTM, which
includes 27 hospitals and 16 universities, and the International
Neonatal Collaboration to foster collaborative research, and leads the
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Team in Maternal-Infant
Care. Dr. Lee is involved in international collaborations that include
200 hospitals across Canada, the United States, Latin America, Europe
and Asia.
His research focuses on improving quality of care, patient
outcomes and health-care services delivery.
Dr. Lee has received many awards for his work, including the
Knowledge Translation Award from the CIHR, the Aventis Pasteur Research
Award and the Distinguished Neonatologist Award from the Canadian
Paediatric Society, and the Premier Member of Honour Award from the
Sociedad Iberoamericana de Neonatologia.
Under Dr. Lee’s leadership, a follow-up clinic for neonatal
intensive care “graduates” opened at Mount Sinai Hospital so that
vulnerable infants can remain under the care of the specialists who
guided their treatment from the moment of their birth.
Dr. Lee is also a Professor of Paediatrics, Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, and Head of the Division of Neonatology at the University
of Toronto.
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Samuel
Lunenfeld
Research Institute
Mount Sinai Hospital
Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex
60 Murray St, Box 42
Toronto ON M5T 3L9
Tel.:
416-586-8379
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At a
Glance
- Dr. Lee is Paediatrician-in-Chief and Director of the
Maternal-Infant Research Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital.
- Dr. Lee is internationally respected for his expertise in neonatal
care and in pioneering initiatives that are improving paediatric
care.
- His research focuses on improving quality of care, patient outcomes
and health-care services delivery with a specific focus on neonatal
care.
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Major Research
Activities
- Director, Maternal-Infant Care Research Centre
- Director, CIHR Team in Maternal-Infant Care
- Director, Canadian Neonatal Network
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Recent
Publications
- Lee SK, Canadian Neonatal Network EPIQ Study Group. Improving the
quality of care in neonates - a cluster randomized controlled trial.
CMAJ 2009. DOI 10.1503/cmaj.081727
- Janssen P, Saxell L, Page L, Klein M, Liston R, Lee S. Home versus
Hospital Birth with Registered Midwives and Physicians: Outcomes from
Five Years in British Columbia. CMAJ 2009.
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.081869
- Amuchou S, Nalini S, McMillan DD, Sauve R, Lee SK, Canadian
Neonatal Network. A multicenter study on the clinical outcomes of
chorioamnionitis in preterm infants. Am J Obstet Gynecol
2008;200:372.e1-372.e6
- Lee SK, Armson T et al. Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies - Consensus
Statement on Prevention of Low Birth Weight. Int J Tech
Assessment 2007;23:505-514
- Lee SK, Lee DCS, Andrews WL, Baboolal R, Pendray M, Stewart SD and
The Canadian Neonatal Network. Higher mortality among infants admitted
to neonatal intensive care units at nights. J Pediatr
2003;143:592-597
- Lee SK, McMillan DD, Ohlsson A, Boulton J, Lee DSC, Ting S, Liston
R and The Canadian Neonatal Network. Benefit of preterm birth at
tertiary care centers is related to gestational age. Am J Obstet
Gynecol 2003;188:617-622
- Lee SK, Zupancic JAF, Sale J, Pendray M, Whyte R, Brabyn D, Walker
R, Whyte H and The Canadian Neonatal Network. Cost-effectiveness and
choice of infant transport systems. Medical Care
2002;40:705-716
- Lee SK, Normand C, McMillan DD, Ohlsson A, Vincer M, Lyons C for
The Canadian Neonatal Network. Evidence for changing guidelines for
routine screening for retinopathy of prematurity. Arch Pediatr
Adolesc Med 2001;155:387-395
- Lee SK, McMillan DD, Ohlsson A, Pendray M, Synnes A, Whyte R, Chien
LY, Sale J and The Canadian NICU Network. Variations in Practice and
Outcomes in the Canadian NICU Network: 1996-1997. Pediatrics
2000;106:1070-1079
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