Ernest Y. Lee, MD, PhD

Dr. Ernest Y. Lee is a dermatologist and physician-scientist who cares for patients with a broad range of skin conditions and concerns.

In his research, Lee uses bioinformatics and machine learning (systems and tools that can organize large amounts of health information) to study how dysregulation in the immune system leads to inflammation in the skin. His overarching goal is to discover and design novel treatments for inflammatory skin diseases.

Lee earned his medical degree as well as a doctorate in bioengineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed a residency in dermatology at UCSF. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow in computational immunology at the UCSF Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute.

In addition to providing patient care and pursuing research, Lee takes pride in educating future dermatologists.