Catherine Lee

Catherine Lee is an Academic Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Washington School of Medicine and an Associate Professor in the Clinical Research Division at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, specializing in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cellular therapies for hematologic diseases.

Her educational background includes:

• M.D. from New York University School of Medicine
• Residency in Internal Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital
• Fellowship in Pain and Palliative Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Fellowship in Blood and Marrow Transplantation at Stanford University

Board certified in Internal Medicine, Oncology, and Hematology, Dr. Lee designs clinical trials for chronic GVHD, implements interventions to improve transplant access, and optimizes post-transplant care. Her research includes CAR-T cell therapy trials, post-transplant AML relapse prevention, and novel conditioning regimens for MDS/AML. She serves as local principal investigator for multiple clinical trials while providing standard-of-care and experimental cellular therapies.

Scientific awards: None listed in provided materials.

Dr. Lee actively leads clinical trials as principal investigator but no formal student advisees are documented. Her work bridges Fred Hutch Cancer Center's Clinical Research Division and University of Washington's academic medicine program, focusing on translational applications in hematologic malignancies and transplant outcomes.