Dong Heun Lee, MD

Clinical Professor

Dr. Dong Heun Lee is an infectious disease doctor who specializes in managing infections related to solid organ transplant surgeries as well as blood cancers. He also provides primary care for patients living with HIV, including those who have undergone organ transplantation.

In research, Lee has investigated how to improve organ transplants for patients living with HIV. He is interested in boosting the safety of transplantation by reducing the occurrence of disease transmission from organ donors to recipients.

Lee earned his medical degree at Hanyang University in South Korea. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in infectious diseases at Drexel University. Prior to joining UCSF, he worked as an infectious disease specialist at Drexel, caring for transplant patients and directing the school's infectious diseases fellowship program.
Education
2020 - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California, San Francisco
Certificate, 2013 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University
Fellowship, 2009 - Infectious Diseases, Drexel University
Residency, 2007 - Internal Medicine, Drexel University
MD, 2000 - , Hanyang University
Publications

  1. Lee DH, Abidi MZ, Fisher C, Hughart AL, Toda M, Williams S, Berry GJ, Graves R, Handarova D, Ho CS, Kittleson M, Levi ME, Livelli T, Marboe CC, Annamabhotla P, Miller RA, Sharma T, Sellers MT, Taimur S, Te HS, Trindade AJ, Wood RP, Zaffiri L, Pouch SM, Danziger-Isakov L. Coccidioidomycosis Transmission Through Solid Organ Transplantation (2013-2022): A Report of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network ad hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee. Volume 27 of Issue 1. 2024. PMID: 39603983


  2. Te HS, Lee DH, Woolley AE, Abidi MZ, Fisher C, Sellers MT, Taimur S, Livelli T, Watkins T, Handarova D, Berry GJ, Graves R, Ho CS, Hughart AL, Kittleson M, Marboe CC, Miller RA, Sharma TS, Trindade AJ, Wood RP, Zaffiri LN, Pouch SM, Danziger-Isakov L. Hepatitis B transmission/reactivation associated with Hepatitis B core antibody and Hepatitis C nucleic acid testing positive organs: A report from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Disease Transmission Advisory Committee. Volume 26 Suppl 1 of Issue Suppl 1. 2024. PMID: 38881210


  3. Fung M, La Hoz RM, Durand CM, Lee DH, Sears D, Hohe C, Chin-Hong P, Roberts JP. Successful Living Donor Liver Transplant from Donor with False-Positive HIV Test in Recipient without HIV. 2024. PMID: 38705516


  4. Moore K, Lautenbach E, Blumberg EA, Han J, Lee DH, Clauss H, Hasz R, Bilker WB, Molnar E, Alimenti D, West S, Tolomeo P, Anesi JA. Impact of deceased organ donor marijuana use on donor culture positivity and solid organ transplant recipient outcomes. Volume 24 of Issue 8. 2024. PMID: 38403188


  5. Booker SE, Jett C, Fox C, Anesi JA, Berry GJ, Dunn KE, Fisher CE, Goldman JD, Ho CS, Kittleson M, Lee DH, Levine DJ, Marboe CC, Marklin G, Martinez C, Razonable RR, Sellers MT, Taimur S, Te HS, Trindade AJ, Wood RP, Woolley AE, Zaffiri L, Klassen DK, Michaels MG, Pouch SM, Danziger-Isakov L, La Hoz RM. OPTN required SARS-CoV-2 lower respiratory testing for lung donors: Striking the balance. Volume 25 of Issue 3. 2023. PMID: 36864666


  6. Goldman JD, Pouch SM, Woolley AE, Booker SE, Jett CT, Fox C, Berry GJ, Dunn KE, Ho CS, Kittleson M, Lee DH, Levine DJ, Marboe CC, Marklin G, Razonable RR, Taimur S, Te HS, Anesi JA, Fisher CE, Sellers MT, Trindade AJ, Wood RP, Zaffiri L, Levi ME, Klassen D, Michaels MG, La Hoz RM, Danziger-Isakov L. Transplant of organs from donors with positive SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing: A report from the organ procurement and transplantation network ad hoc disease transmission advisory committee. Volume 25 of Issue 1. 2023. PMID: 36694448


  7. Franco-Paredes C, Garcia-Creighton E, Henao-Martínez A, Kallgren DL, Banjade R, Dyer JA, Nelson T, Zaesim A, Peluso MJ, Jain V, Lee DH, Minces LR, Wirshup M, Sierra Hoffman M, Katsolis J, Brust K, Giron J, Smiarowski L, Hoosepian-Mer PA, Stryjewska B. Novel approaches in the treatment of Hansen's disease (Leprosy): a case series of multidrug therapy of monthly rifampin, moxifloxacin, and minocycline (RMM) in the United States. 2022. PMID: 36387060


  8. Lee DH, Chou EY, Moore K, Melly S, Zhao Y, Chen H, Buehler JW. Patient characteristics and neighborhood attributes associated with hepatitis C screening and positivity in Philadelphia. Volume 30. 2022. PMID: 36245804


  9. Moore K, Lautenbach E, Blumberg EA, Han J, Lee DH, Clauss H, Hasz R, Bilker WB, Molnar E, Alimenti D, West S, Tolomeo P, Anesi JA. Impact of deceased organ donor injection drug use on donor culture positivity and recipient outcomes. Volume 24 of Issue 6. 2022. PMID: 35986571


  10. Desai AN, Ruidera D, Steinbrink JM, Granwehr B, Lee DH. Misinformation and Disinformation: The Potential Disadvantages of Social Media in Infectious Disease and How to Combat Them. Volume 74 of Issue Suppl_3. 2022. PMID: 35568471


  11. Anesi JA, Blumberg EA, Han JH, Lee DH, Clauss H, Hasz R, Molnar E, Alimenti D, Motzer AR, West S, Bilker WB, Tolomeo P, Lautenbach E, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Impact of donor multidrug-resistant organisms on solid organ transplant recipient outcomes. Volume 24 of Issue 1. 2022. PMID: 34968006


  12. Anesi JA, Lautenbach E, Han J, Lee DH, Clauss H, Climaco A, Hasz R, Bilker WB, Molnar E, Alimenti D, West S, Tolomeo P, Blumberg EA. Antibiotic Utilization in Deceased Organ Donors. Volume 73 of Issue 7. 2021. PMID: 34015084


  13. Marcelin JR, Cortés-Penfield N, Del Rio C, Desai A, Echenique I, Granwehr B, Lawal F, Kuriakose K, Lee DH, Malinis M, Ruidera D, Siddiqui J, Spec A, Swartz TH. How the Field of Infectious Diseases Can Leverage Digital Strategy and Social Media Use During a Pandemic. Volume 8 of Issue 2. 2021. PMID: 33634204


  14. Mejia CD, Malat GE, Boyle SM, Ranganna K, Lee DH. Experience with a six-month regimen of Pneumocystis pneumonia prophylaxis in 122 HIV-positive kidney transplant recipients. Volume 23 of Issue 3. 2020. PMID: 33217136


  15. Jacobson JM, Jadlowsky JK, Lacey SF, Fraietta JA, Plesa G, Chono H, Lee DH, Kulikovskaya I, Bartoszek C, Chen F, Tian L, Dimitri A, Levine BL, Veloso EA, Hwang WT, June CH. Autologous CD4 T Lymphocytes Modified with a Tat-Dependent, Virus-Specific Endoribonuclease Gene in HIV-Infected Individuals. Volume 29 of Issue 2. 2020. PMID: 33186691


  16. Seaman SM, Van Pilsum Rasmussen SE, Nguyen AQ, Halpern SE, You S, Waldram MM, Anjum SK, Bowring MG, Muzaale AD, Ostrander DB, Brown D, Massie AB, Tobian AAR, Henderson ML, Fletcher FE, Smith B, Chao A, Gorupati N, Prakash K, Aslam S, Lee DH, Kirchner V, Pruett TL, Haidar G, Hughes K, Malinis M, Trinh S, Segev DL, Sugarman J, Durand CM. Brief Report: Willingness to Accept HIV-Infected and Increased Infectious Risk Donor Organs Among Transplant Candidates Living With HIV. Volume 85 of Issue 1. 2020. PMID: 32427721


  18. Bandali A, Bias TE, Lee DH, Malat G. Duration of Perioperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Patients. Volume 30 of Issue 3. 2020. PMID: 32597322


  19. Anesi JA, Han JH, Lautenbach E, Lee DH, Clauss H, Climaco A, Bilker WB, Hasz R, Molnar E, Alimenti D, West S, Tolomeo P, Blumberg EA, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Impact of deceased donor multidrug-resistant bacterial organisms on organ utilization. Volume 20 of Issue 9. 2020. PMID: 32090413


  20. Melia MT, Paez A, Reid G, Chirch LM, Luther VP, Blackburn BG, Perez F, Abdoler E, Kaul DR, Rehm S, Harik N, Barsoumian A, Person AK, Yun H, Beckham JD, Boruchoff S, Cariello PF, Cutrell JB, Graber CJ, Lee DH, Maziarz E, Paras ML, Razonable RR, Ressner R, Chen A, Chow B, Escota G, Herc E, Johnson A, Maves RC, Nnedu O, Clauss H, Kulkarni P, Pottinger PS, Serpa JA, Bhowmick T, Bittner M, Wooten D, Casanas B, Shnekendorf R, Blumberg EA. The Struggling Infectious Diseases Fellow: Remediation Challenges and Opportunities. Volume 7 of Issue 3. 2020. PMID: 32166097


  21. Boyle SM, Fehr K, Deering C, Raza A, Harhay MN, Malat G, Ranganna K, Lee DH. Barriers to kidney transplant evaluation in HIV-positive patients with advanced kidney disease: A single-center study. Volume 22 of Issue 2. 2020. PMID: 31994821


  22. Durand CM, Werbel W, Doby B, Brown D, Desai NM, Malinis M, Price J, Chin-Hong P, Mehta S, Friedman-Moraco R, Turgeon NA, Gilbert A, Morris MI, Stosor V, Elias N, Aslam S, Santos CAQ, Hand JM, Husson J, Pruett TL, Agarwal A, Adebiyi O, Pereira M, Small CB, Apewokin S, Heun Lee D, Haidar G, Blumberg E, Mehta SA, Huprikar S, Florman SS, Redd AD, Tobian AAR, Segev DL. Clarifying the HOPE Act landscape: The challenge of donors with false-positive HIV results. 2019. PMID: 31675457


  23. Lee DH, Malat G, Boyle SM, Talluri S, Bias TE, Harhay MN, Ranganna K, Doyle A. Safety and Efficacy of Universal Postoperative Decolonization for Kidney Transplant Recipients. Volume 18 of Issue 2. 2019. PMID: 31266440


  24. Anesi JA, Blumberg EA, Han JH, Lee DH, Clauss H, Climaco A, Hasz R, Molnar E, Alimenti D, West S, Bilker WB, Tolomeo P, Lautenbach E, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Risk factors for multidrug-resistant organisms among deceased organ donors. Volume 19 of Issue 9. 2019. PMID: 31162785


  25. Lee DH, Zuckerman RA, AST Infectious Diseases Community of Practice. Herpes simplex virus infections in solid organ transplantation: Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice. Volume 33 of Issue 9. 2019. PMID: 30859647


  26. Ingilizova M, Epstein S, Heun Lee D, Patel N, Patel Babariya S, Morgenstern R, Popnikolov N, Coppock D. A rare case of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex with colitis in a renal transplant recipient. Volume 21 of Issue 1. 2018. PMID: 30298542


  27. Malat GE, Boyle SM, Jindal RM, Guy S, Xiao G, Harhay MN, Lee DH, Ranganna KM, Anil Kumar MS, Doyle AM. Kidney Transplantation in HIV-Positive Patients: A Single-Center, 16-Year Experience. Volume 73 of Issue 1. 2018. PMID: 29705074


  28. Lee DH, Boyle SM, Malat GE, Kern C, Milrod C, DeBellis S, Harhay MN, Ranganna K, Guy S, Talluri S, Bias T, Doyle A. Barriers to listing for HIV-infected patients being evaluated for kidney transplantation. Volume 19 of Issue 6. 2017. PMID: 28921783


  29. Boyle SM, Malat G, Harhay MN, Lee DH, Pang L, Talluri S, Sharma A, Bias TE, Ranganna K, Doyle AM. Association of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate with primary allograft survival in HIV-positive kidney transplant recipients. Volume 19 of Issue 4. 2017. PMID: 28520146


  30. Bias TE, Malat GE, Lee DH, Sharma A, Doyle AM. Clinical outcomes associated with carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) in abdominal solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Volume 50 of Issue 1. 2017. PMID: 28714754


  31. Boyle SM, Lee DH, Wyatt CM. HIV in the dialysis population: Current issues and future directions. Volume 30 of Issue 5. 2017. PMID: 28608994


  32. Sawinski D, Lee DH, Doyle AM, Blumberg EA. Successful Posttransplant Treatment of Hepatitis C With Ledipasvir-Sofosbuvir in HIV+ Kidney Transplant Recipients. Volume 101 of Issue 5. 2017. PMID: 27467534


  33. Rogala BG, Malat GE, Lee DH, Harhay MN, Doyle AM, Bias TE. Identification of Risk Factors Associated With Clostridium difficile Infection in Liver Transplantation Recipients: A Single-Center Analysis. Volume 48 of Issue 8. 2016. PMID: 27788814


  34. Lee DH, Malat GE, Bias TE, Harhay MN, Ranganna K, Doyle AM. Serum creatinine elevation after switch to dolutegravir in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive kidney transplant recipient. Volume 18 of Issue 4. 2016. PMID: 27159656


  35. Lee DH, Boyle SM, Malat G, Sharma A, Bias T, Doyle AM. Low rates of vaccination in listed kidney transplant candidates. Volume 18 of Issue 1. 2016. PMID: 26461052


  36. Lee DH, Gracely EJ, Aleem SY, Kutalek SP, Vielemeyer O. Differences of Mortality Rates between Pocket and Nonpocket Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections. Volume 38 of Issue 12. 2015. PMID: 26351247


  37. Richterman A, Sawinski D, Reese PP, Lee DH, Clauss H, Hasz RD, Thomasson A, Goldberg DS, Abt PL, Forde KA, Bloom RD, Doll SL, Brady KA, Blumberg EA. An Assessment of HIV-Infected Patients Dying in Care for Deceased Organ Donation in a United States Urban Center. Volume 15 of Issue 8. 2015. PMID: 25976241


  38. Lee DH, Vielemeyer O. Preexposure chemoprophylaxis for HIV prevention. Volume 364 of Issue 14. 2011. PMID: 21470026


  40. Mulero R, Lee DH, Kutzler MA, Jacobson JM, Kim MJ. Ultra-fast low concentration detection of Candida pathogens utilizing high resolution micropore chips. Volume 9 of Issue 3. 2009. PMID: 22573974