Suzee Lee, MD, is a professor of neurology and a behavioral neurologist at the Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center within the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. She serves as the director of the Dementia Imaging Genetics Lab and the Visiting Scholars Program. In these roles, she advances research on neurodegenerative diseases and mentors emerging leaders in the field.
Dr. Lee’s research focuses on developing advanced neuroimaging techniques to enhance the diagnosis and monitoring of preclinical and early-stage genetic neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal dementia and related tau-spectrum disorders. Her work explores the impact of genetic variants on neurodegenerative syndromes, integrating neuroimaging and biofluid biomarkers to build models of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disease progression. Her research aims to uncover paths toward earlier diagnosis and tailored treatment strategies for patients affected by these conditions.
Dr. Lee received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and American literature and language from Harvard College and her medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. She completed her internship at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and her neurology residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She later completed a fellowship in behavioral neurology under the guidance of Dr. Bruce Miller at the UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center, where she continues to care for patients with cognitive impairment and dementia in her clinic.