Nita Karnik Lee, MD, specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of women with gynecologic malignancies. Her focus is on providing comprehensive and compassionate care to women diagnosed with ovarian, uterine, cervical, vulvar or vaginal cancers. She is skilled in minimally invasive surgical techniques, including robotic surgery for gynecologic cancers and complex benign gynecologic conditions.
Dr. Lee’s research interests include cancer survivorship, cancer disparities, and clinical trials focusing on new therapies for ovarian, uterine and cervical cancers. She is an active member of the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG), a cooperative research group supported by the National Cancer Institute.
Her recent funded research focuses on endometrial cancer survivorship and the importance of healthy lifestyle change after diagnosis. She is also interested in the screening, prevention, and early detection of gynecologic cancers by educating providers and patients.
Tulane University
MD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Internship
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Residency
University of California, San Francisco; Stanford University Hospital
Fellowship
Lessons learned: Telemedicine patterns and clinical application in patients with gynecologic cancers during COVID-19.
Lessons learned: Telemedicine patterns and clinical application in patients with gynecologic cancers during COVID-19. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2022 Jun; 41:100986.
PMID: 35540027
Resilience in the Face of Pandemic: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Psychologic Morbidity and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Women With Ovarian Cancer.
Resilience in the Face of Pandemic: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Psychologic Morbidity and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Women With Ovarian Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 06; 18(6):e948-e957.
PMID: 35201895
Clinicopathologic Evaluation and Molecular Profiling of Recurrent Stage IA Endometrial Endometrioid Carcinoma: A Case-control Study.
Clinicopathologic Evaluation and Molecular Profiling of Recurrent Stage IA Endometrial Endometrioid Carcinoma: A Case-control Study. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2022 Feb 04.
PMID: 35125405
ASO Visual Abstract: Differences in Sociodemographic Disparities in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Advanced Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer.
ASO Visual Abstract: Differences in Sociodemographic Disparities in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Advanced Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 12; 28(Suppl 3):430-431.
PMID: 33978887
Resilience: a mediator of the negative effects of pandemic-related stress on women's mental health in the USA.
Resilience: a mediator of the negative effects of pandemic-related stress on women's mental health in the USA. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2022 02; 25(1):137-146.
PMID: 34651237
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health-Related Socioeconomic Risks During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey of U.S. Women.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health-Related Socioeconomic Risks During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey of U.S. Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 10; 30(10):1375-1385.
PMID: 34529520
A look at the gynecologic oncologist workforce - Are we meeting patient demand?
A look at the gynecologic oncologist workforce - Are we meeting patient demand? Gynecol Oncol. 2021 11; 163(2):229-236.
PMID: 34456058
Provider-Level Barriers to Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Survivors of Childhood and Young Adult Cancers.
Provider-Level Barriers to Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Survivors of Childhood and Young Adult Cancers. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2022 06; 11(3):284-289.
PMID: 34403603
Gaps in patient-physician communication at the time of malignant bowel obstruction from recurrent gynecologic cancer: a qualitative study.
Gaps in patient-physician communication at the time of malignant bowel obstruction from recurrent gynecologic cancer: a qualitative study. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Jan; 30(1):367-376.
PMID: 34287689
"The promise and vulnerability of telemedicine".
"The promise and vulnerability of telemedicine". Gynecol Oncol. 2021 07; 162(1):1-3.
PMID: 34154727