Susan Lee, MD

Musculoskeletal Radiology
joined MRD in 1997
Education

Medical School: University of California Irvine – Orange, CA

Internship

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center – San Diego, CA

Residency

Diagnostic Radiology: University of California San Diego Medical Center – San Diego, CA

Fellowship

Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship: University of California San Diego Medical Center – San Diego, CA

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology

Publications & Presentations
  • Lee SH, Edwards J, Trudell D, Haghighi P, Resnick D. MR arthographic anatomy of ankle ligaments. Presented at RSNA 1996
  • Lee SH, Hall LA, Stanley C, Saunders H, Mattrey R. Indirect CT LN: Distinguishing features of benign and malignant lymph nodes. Presented at AUR 1995.
  • Lee SH, Petersilge CA, Trudell DJ, Haghighi P, Resnick D. Fluid collection about normal and abnormal anterior cruciate ligaments: Anatomy, MR imaging appearance, and diagnostic implications. Presented at RSNA 1993.
  • Lee SH, von Sonnenberg E, D’Agostino HB. Laboratory analysis of catheters for percutaneous abscess drainage. Presented at Association of University Radiologists AUR 1990.
  • Lee SH, Jacobson J, Trudell D, Haghighi P, Resnick D. MR arthographic anatomy of ankle ligaments. In print.
  • Lee SH, Petersilge CA, Trudell DJ, Haghighi P, Resnick D. Extrasynovial space of the cruciate ligament: Anatomy, M.R. imaging and diagnostic implications. Ajr 1996: 166, 6, 1433-1437.
  • Lee SH, von Sonnenberg E, D’Agostino HB. Laboratory analysis of catheters for percutaneous abscess drainage. Minimally Invasive Therapy, 1994; 3:233-237.
  • Pitas RE, Boyles JK, Lee SH, Foss D, and Mahley RW. (1987) Astrocytes synthesize apolipoprotein E and metabolize apo-E containing lipoproteins. Biochem. Biophys. Acta 917, 148-161.
  • Pitas RE, Boyles JK, Lee SH, Hui D, and Weisgraber KH. (1987) Lipoproteins and their receptors in the central nervous system: Characterization of the lipoproteins in cerebrospinal fluid and identification of apolipoprotein B, E (low density lipoprotein) receptors in the brain. J. Bio. Chem. 262: 14352-14360.
Distinctions & Awards
  • RSNA Introduction to Research Fellowship
  • Ackerly Scholarship, University of California, Irvine
    California College of Medicine
  • Sharp University Scholarship, University of California, Irvine
    California College of Medicine
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Highest Honors
    Department of Biophysics, University of California, Berkeley
  • Summa Cum Laude
    College of Letters and Science
    University of California, Berkeley
  • American Heart Association Student Research Fellowship
  • Honor Society of University of California, Berkeley
Personal Interests

Dr. Susan Lee enjoys being active and finds time for her multitude of hobbies which include ballet, scrapbooking, traveling, and volunteering at her church. Dr. Lee is a devoted wife and mother of two children and enjoys spending her free time with her family.