Scholars@Duke
Kristen Ann Lee

Kristen Ann Lee

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition
kristen.lee@duke.edu
101D Bryan Res Bldg, Box 3209, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Successful Treatment of Severe Ectopic ACTH-Dependent Cushing Syndrome Complicated by Hypocalcemia With Osilodrostat.

Journal Article JCEM Case Rep · February 2025 Cushing syndrome due to ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion (EAS) is rare and may progress rapidly, making treatment very challenging. We report a 27-year-old woman with metastatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET) who presented with sudden onset ... Full text Link to item Cite

Newer Outpatient Diabetes Therapies and Technologies.

Journal Article Med Clin North Am · September 2024 New diabetes drugs such as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide/GLP-1 RAs have emerged to show hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) reduction, weight loss, and cardiovascular benefits. Similarly, sodium-gluco ... Full text Link to item Cite

Metabolomic and genetic architecture of gestational diabetes subtypes.

Journal Article Diabetologia · May 2024 AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Physiological gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) subtypes that may confer different risks for adverse pregnancy outcomes have been defined. The aim of this study was to characterise the metabolome and genetic architecture of GDM subtypes ... Full text Link to item Cite

Maternal Nativity and Preterm Birth.

Journal Article JAMA Pediatr · January 1, 2024 IMPORTANCE: Preterm birth is a major contributor to neonatal morbidity and mortality, and considerable differences exist in rates of preterm birth among maternal racial and ethnic groups. Emerging evidence suggests pregnant individuals born outside the US ... Full text Link to item Cite

Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy: A Lens Into Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Prevention.

Journal Article Hypertension · June 2023 Hypertension is a major, modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the United States. Over the past decade, the prevalence of chronic hypertension (CHTN) during pregnancy has nearly doubled with persistent race- and place-based disparities ... Full text Link to item Cite

Heart-Kidney Transplantation in a Transgender Woman.

Journal Article JACC Case Rep · December 7, 2022 We describe the care of a transgender woman with heart failure who underwent heart-kidney transplantation. Perioperative management of hormone therapy, considerations for future gender-affirming surgeries, and psychosocial aspects of care are discussed. In ... Full text Link to item Cite

Stress, mindfulness, and systemic lupus erythematosus: An overview and directions for future research.

Journal Article Lupus · November 2022 Although the pathogenesis of autoimmunity is not fully understood, it is thought to involve genetic, hormonal, immunologic, and environmental factors. Stress has been evaluated as a potential trigger for autoimmunity and disease flares in patients with sys ... Full text Link to item Cite

Age at Diagnosis of Hypertension by Race and Ethnicity in the US From 2011 to 2020.

Journal Article JAMA Cardiol · September 1, 2022 This cross-sectional study assesses differences in the age at which adults in the US are diagnosed with hypertension based on race and ethnicity. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Performance and acceptability of self-collected human papillomavirus testing among women living with HIV.

Journal Article Int J Infect Dis · October 2020 OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity, reliability, and acceptability of self-collected human papillomavirus (HPV) tests in women living with HIV (WLHIV) in the United States. METHODS: WLHIV ≥30 years of age underwent self-collected (clinic and home) and clini ... Full text Link to item Cite

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis and myositis overlap.

Journal Article BMJ Case Rep · July 30, 2018 A 58-year-old man with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis and myositis overlap complicated by interstitial lung disease presented with several months of progressive dyspnoea and weakness. CT chest revealed extensive pneumomediastinum that was not present ... Full text Link to item Cite

Associations of Drug Use, Violence, and Depressive Symptoms with Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Women with Alcohol Misuse.

Journal Article Womens Health Issues · 2018 BACKGROUND: Alcohol misuse is associated with increased human immunodeficiency virus sexual risk behaviors by women. Drug use, intimate partner violence (IPV), and depressive symptoms frequently co-occur, are well-recognized alcohol misuse comorbidities, a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Asian Americans on Campus Racialized Space and White Power

Book · July 24, 2015 This new book captures the voices and experiences of Asian Americans navigating the currents of race, gender, and sexuality as factors in how youth construct relationships and identities. ... Cite

Love Is (Color)blind

Journal Article Sociology of Race and Ethnicity · April 2015 The literature on racism at the university level is extensive, but few studies have examined the unique position of Asian American undergraduates. Studies of racial discrimination toward Asian Americans remain largely quantitative in nature and fe ... Full text Cite