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Jie-Lena Sun

Biostatistician, Senior
Duke Clinical Research Institute
DUMC # 3850, Location # 5716, Durham, NC 27715
200 Morris St., Durham, NC 27701

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Recent Publications


Race- and Ethnicity-Specific Hospital Arrival and Emergency Medicine Service Activation Times by US State for Ischemic Stroke.

Journal Article J Am Heart Assoc · January 6, 2026 BACKGROUND: Delayed hospital arrival after 4.5 hours of stroke onset excludes patients from intravenous thrombolytic therapy. In the United States, prehospital triage is regulated by each state. Understanding race- and ethnicity-specific prehospital delays ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mobile Stroke Unit Management in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Eligible for Intravenous Thrombolysis.

Journal Article JAMA Neurol · December 1, 2024 IMPORTANCE: Clinical trials have suggested that prehospital management in a mobile stroke unit (MSU) improves functional outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke who are potentially eligible for intravenous thrombolysis, but there is a paucity of re ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hospital Heart Failure Medical Therapy Score and Associated Clinical Outcomes and Costs.

Journal Article JAMA Cardiol · November 1, 2024 IMPORTANCE: A composite score for guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for patients with heart failure (HF) is associated with increased survival. Whether hospital performance according to a GDMT score is associated with a broader array of clinical ou ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Economics and Quality of Life in OAT

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1999 - 2006

Dialysis Facility Management

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2005

Effect of renal insufficiency on cardiovascular outcomes

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2004

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