Dr. Kristen Lee | New York Female Gastroenterologist

Dr. Lee graduated from Johns Hopkins University, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering with honors. She then attended Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, where she received her medical degree with academic distinction. Dr. Lee completed her post-graduate training at Mount Sinai Medical Center, including her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in gastroenterology. As part of her fellowship, she also perused research in the specialized areas of ethnic disparities in colon cancer screening and inflammatory bowel disease.

Her peers voted Dr. Lee among the prestigious group of New York Super Doctors. Dr. Lee has also received numerous academic and clinical awards, including The Janet Glasgow-Rubin Memorial Award at Weill Cornell Medical College given to female students who graduate in the top 10% of their class. She also received a research-training award from the National Institutes of Health and was a grant recipient for an aging research program.

She is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). Gastrologist in NYC Dr. Kristen Lee also holds membership with the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). Dr. Lee has been recognized by the world’s leading gastroenterologists, extensively published in medical literature, and has presented various abstracts and other oral presentations in her field.

In a traditionally male-physician-dominated field, Dr. Kristen Lee is one of only a few double board-certified female gastroenterologists (GI) in our community with extensive practice experience and published original research providing quality care to both men and women. According to published data, less than 15% of the nation’s practicing gastroenterologists are women. Dr. Kristen hopes to be a role model for future female gastroenterologists because many women in New York City prefer an office visit with a female gastroenterologist and colonoscopist. As the best-in-class GI specialist Dr. Kristen Lee collaborates with the caring team of female physicians at Manhattan Gastroenterology, offering insights into symptoms and, in some cases, treatments unique to women.

Dr. Lee’s passion for patient care and clinical skills have earned her many awards and has earned her one of the finest reputations in NYC. Dr. Lee is affiliated with NY Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She looks forward to meeting you.