Pearl Lee
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
EAA Geriatrics Center Floor 1
4260 Plymouth Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]

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Pearl Lee
Clinical Associate Professor
  • About
  • Center Memberships
  • Recent Publications
    • About

    Dr. Lee received her medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis. She completed her internal medicine residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor. She is board-certified in internal medicine and geriatrics. Dr. Lee is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. Her research interests include diabetes, falls and quality of health care.

    Areas of Interest
    Clinical Interests: Improvement of quality of medical care for older adults with multiple medical conditions, particularly those with diabetes mellitus, geriatric conditions and physical function disabilities

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Caswell Diabetes Institute
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      CKD Associates with Cognitive Decline in Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Long-Standing Type 1 Diabetes.
      Khatri M, Ryan CM, Gao X, de Boer IH, Braffett BH, Molitch M, Karger AB, Lorenzi GM, Lee P, Trapani VR, Lachin JM, Jacobson AM. Kidney360, 2023 Aug 1; 4 (8): 1058 - 1071. DOI:10.34067/KID.0000000000000178
      PMID: 37291722
    • Presentation
      Type II Diabetes
      Lee P. 2023 Apr 8;
    • Journal Article
      Framework for virtual education of COVID-19 vaccines for Mandarin-speaking learners: an educational intervention module
      Wang J, Moy BM, Kaufhold RT, Muzaurieta A, Xia Y, Jiang S, Yim A, Chang Miller J, Zhou S, Lee P, Hou L, Lee J, Heung M. MedEdPublish, 2023 Mar 8; 13: 14 - 14. DOI:10.12688/mep.19207.1
    • Journal Article
      Does computerized cognitive training improve diabetes self-management and cognition? A randomized control trial of middle-aged and older veterans with type 2 diabetes.
      Silverman JM, Zhu CW, Schmeidler J, Lee PG, Alexander NB, Guerrero-Berroa E, Beeri MS, West RK, Sano M, Nabozny M, Karran M. Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 2023 Jan; 195: 110149 DOI:10.1016/j.diabres.2022.110149
      PMID: 36427629
    • Journal Article
      Physical Function in Middle-aged and Older Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Long-term Follow-up of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications Study.
      Martin CL, Trapani VR, Backlund J-YC, Lee P, Braffett BH, Bebu I, Lachin JM, Jacobson AM, Gubitosi-Klug R, Herman WH, DCCT/EDIC Research Group . Diabetes Care, 2022 Sep 1; 45 (9): 2037 - 2045. DOI:10.2337/dc21-2119
      PMID: 35880807
    • Presentation
      The Color of Health Care: Ask the Doctor (Webinar)
      2022 Mar 29;
    • Additional Scholarship
      National Poll on Healthy Aging: Mobile Health App Use Among Older Adults
      Malani P, Kullgren J, Solway E, Lee P, Aikens J, Richardson C, Singer D, Kirch M, Smith E. 2022 Feb 9; DOI:10.7302/4019
    • Additional Scholarship
      "Getting the healthcare you need"" - RESET study
      Lee PG. 2022