Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellowship, Endocrinology, Metabolism And Nutrition, Duke University School of Medicine 2011 - 2012
  • Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes And Metabolism, Duke University School of Medicine 2009 - 2011
  • Fellowship, Geriatrics, Duke University School of Medicine 2008 - 2009
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2005 - 2008
  • M.D., Emory University School of Medicine 2005
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Medicine 2015 - 2020
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Medicine 2012 - 2015
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Anticonvulsants
  • Bone Density
  • Calcium
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Fracture
  • Fractures, Bone
  • Health Services Research
  • Humans
  • Markov Chains
  • Mass Screening
  • Osteoporosis
  • Risk Factors
  • Veterans
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Metabolomic & Radiographic Markers of Fracture Risk Among Older Adults with Diabetes (K23) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
  • Metabolomics of low-trauma fracture among older women with diabetes awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2017
  • TFWS/GEMSSTAR Professional Development Plan for Richard H. Lee awarded by American Diabetes Association 2014 - 2017
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  External Relationships

  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Verizon Communications
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Reid, Hadley W., Bharathi Selvan, Bryan C. Batch, and Richard H. Lee. “The break in FRAX: Equity concerns in estimating fracture risk in racial and ethnic minorities.” J Am Geriatr Soc 69, no. 9 (September 2021): 2692–95. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17316.
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    • Heckelman, Lauren N., Benjamin R. Wesorick, Louis E. DeFrate, and Richard H. Lee. “Diabetes is associated with a lower minimum moment of inertia among older women: An analysis of 3D reconstructions of clinical CT scans.” J Biomech 128 (August 26, 2021): 110707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110707.
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    • Sagalla, N., C. Colón-Emeric, R. Sloane, K. Lyles, J. Vognsen, and R. Lee. “FRAX without BMD can be used to risk-stratify Veterans who recently sustained a low trauma non-vertebral/non-hip fracture.” Osteoporos Int 32, no. 3 (March 2021): 467–72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-020-05616-5.
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    • Ogunwale, Abayomi N., Cathleen S. Colon-Emeric, Richard Sloane, Robert A. Adler, Kenneth W. Lyles, and Richard H. Lee. “Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors Are Associated with Reduced Fracture Risk among Older Veterans with Dementia.” J Bone Miner Res 35, no. 3 (March 2020): 440–45. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.3916.
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    • Lee, Richard H., Richard Sloane, Carl Pieper, Kenneth W. Lyles, Robert A. Adler, Courtney Van Houtven, Joanne LaFleur, and Cathleen Colón-Emeric. “Glycemic Control and Insulin Treatment Alter Fracture Risk in Older Men With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.” J Bone Miner Res 34, no. 11 (November 2019): 2045–51. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.3826.
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    • Lee, Richard H., Richard Sloane, Carl Pieper, Kenneth W. Lyles, Robert A. Adler, Courtney Van Houtven, Joanne LaFleur, and Cathleen Colón-Emeric. “Clinical Fractures Among Older Men With Diabetes Are Mediated by Diabetic Complications.” J Clin Endocrinol Metab 103, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 281–87. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2017-01593.
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    • Colón-Emeric, Cathleen S., and Richard Lee. “Cardiovascular Medications and Fractures: Dodging Complexity.” Jama Intern Med 177, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 77–78. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7040.
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    • Lee, Richard H., Megan Pearson, Kenneth W. Lyles, Patricia W. Jenkins, and Cathleen Colon-Emeric. “Geographic scope and accessibility of a centralized, electronic consult program for patients with recent fracture.” Rural Remote Health 16, no. 1 (January 2016): 3440.
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    • Lee, Richard H., Carl F. Pieper, and Cathleen Colón-Emeric. “Functional Impairments Mediate Association Between Clinical Fracture Risk and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Older Women.” J Am Geriatr Soc 63, no. 8 (August 2015): 1546–51. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13556.
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    • Lee, Richard H., Kenneth W. Lyles, Megan Pearson, Karen Barnard, and Cathleen Colón-Emeric. “Osteoporosis screening and treatment among veterans with recent fracture after implementation of an electronic consult service.” Calcif Tissue Int 94, no. 6 (June 2014): 659–64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-014-9849-4.
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    • Lee, Richard H., Thomas Weber, and Cathleen Colón-Emeric. “Comparison of cost-effectiveness of vitamin D screening with that of universal supplementation in preventing falls in community-dwelling older adults.” J Am Geriatr Soc 61, no. 5 (May 2013): 707–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12213.
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    • Lee, R. H., and C. Colón-Emeric. “Effectiveness of osteoporosis therapy among frail, older adults: Should we carry out more trials?” Aging Health 8, no. 5 (October 1, 2012): 461–70. https://doi.org/10.2217/ahe.12.55.
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    • Lee, Richard, Kenneth Lyles, Richard Sloane, and Cathleen Colón-Emeric. “The association of newer anticonvulsant medications and bone mineral density.” Endocr Pract, September 14, 2012, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.4158/EP12119.OR.
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    • Lee, Richard, and Thomas J. Weber. “Disorders of phosphorus homeostasis.” Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 17, no. 6 (December 2010): 561–67. https://doi.org/10.1097/MED.0b013e32834041d4.
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    • Lee, Richard H., Kenneth W. Lyles, and Cathleen Colón-Emeric. “A review of the effect of anticonvulsant medications on bone mineral density and fracture risk.” Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 8, no. 1 (February 2010): 34–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjopharm.2010.02.003.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Sagalla, Nicole, Richard Lee, Richard Sloane, Kenneth Lyles, and Cathleen Colón-Emeric. “Factors Associated With Adherence to Osteoporosis Medications Among Male Veterans.” In Jbmr Plus, 5:e10498, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10498.
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    • Sagalla, Nicole, Richard Lee, Kenneth Lyles, Julie Vognsen, and Cathleen Colón-Emeric. “Extent of and reasons for osteoporosis medication non-adherence among veterans and feasibility of a pilot text message reminder intervention.” In Arch Osteoporos, 16:21, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-021-00889-7.
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    • Lee, R. H., and C. Colon-Emeric. “Increased fracture risk among women with diabetes mellitus is mediated by increased falls propensity.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62:S58–S58. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2014.
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    • Lee, R. H., T. Weber, and C. Colon-Emeric. “Cost-effectiveness analysis of screening for vitamin D insufficiency to prevent falls and fractures among community-dwelling older adults.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 60:S16–S16. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2012.
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