Daniel Lee, MD, MS is an Assistant Professor of Urologic Oncology in the Department of Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lee’s research interest lies at the intersection of communication, population health, and informatics. His previous work focused on identifying gaps in the quality of cancer care for minorities, and especially how alternative payment models such as Accountable Care Organizations can influence or exacerbate existing racial disparities. Dr. Lee is currently working on leveraging population health data to reduce racial disparities in the quality of cancer care through the use of consumer health tools and decision aides.
Dr. Lee received his Master’s degree in Clinical Informatics from Vanderbilt University, focusing on the utilization of mHealth apps and websites to improve health education and patient engagement. He also completed his fellowship in Urologic Oncology at Vanderbilt, specializing in the management of urologic malignancies, such as prostate, bladder, kidney, testis, and penile cancer.