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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 Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Recent Scholarly Works


Rural-Urban Disparity in Postacute Care and 1-Year Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke.

Journal article Stroke · July 2026 BACKGROUND: Rural residents have been experiencing higher stroke mortality than urban residents, and the gap has widened. Disparity in postacute care after stroke may increase the rural-urban gaps of mortality and disability. We aimed to examine whether ru ... Full text Link to item Cite

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
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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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