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MICHELLE LEE MD   |   NEW YORK DOCTOR WRITER

I'm a Cornell-trained doctor & writer with articles on health & community issues published in Washington Post, New York Magazine, NBC, Stat News, Zagat, Eater, Salon, & more. I've published & shared my experiences as a first-year medicine doctor on NYC's COVID-19 frontlineincluding on PBS

I was awarded Cornell Medical School's Pioneer in Diversity Award for my advocacy work featured in Associated Press, Now This News & PBS (clips below), where I speak about immigrant AAPI community issues & healthcare worker mental health during COVID.  I encouraged COVID vaccination & raised awareness of barriers faced by elderly & immigrant communities on East Side Stories.  After the fatal 2021 Atlanta shootings, I organized USA's First White Coat Rally for the AAPI community, where I spoke to >1,000 people at NYC's largest peaceful AAPI rally alongside NY Senator Chuck Schumer & Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang.

I've led diversity lectures/discussions at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Mercer School of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital & FIGS, a public US company.  I'm also quoted/featured in Time, NPR, Gothamist, Associated Press, Now This News, New York Presbyterian Health MattersNBC, ABC, Voice of AmericaKTLA, and more.  I'm currently a podcast host for "Moving Ahead in Medicine" on MedCentral geared towards early and mid-career physicians navigating clinical practice and professional growth.

Contact me for writing collabs or speaking engagements on:

Medicine, Writing, Health, Science, Narrative Medicine, Community Advocacy, Mental Health, COVID-19, Diversity, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community, Education, Journalism, Social Justice, Food & Culture, NYC

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BIO: Welcome
BIO: Pro Gallery
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SELECTED PUBLISHED NEWS ARTICLES

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BIO: Articles
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Reflections From a First-Year Doctor in NYC COVID  

COLUMBIA SYNAPSIS HEALTH HUMANITIES Personal Narrative Medicine Article, NYC

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COVID Persists, Ktown Adapts

NEW YORK MAGAZINE

Ten Ktown Restaurants, NYC

Interviews & Article

Six Things You Can Do Today to Help the AAPI Community

NBC News

Dr. Russell Jeung, cofounder of StopAAPIHate.org 

Interview & Article

COVID Doc Interviews Family Feeding Healthcare Workers

ZAGAT STORIES 

Thai Sliders, NYC

Interviews & Article

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Manhattan's Sizzling Korean Barbecue Houses

EATER

Cote, Jongro, K-Town, NYC

Interviews & Article

Light at the End of COVID Tunnel for NYC Restaurants?

SALON & CIVIL EATS

NYC Council Member Keith Powers, Andrew Rigie NYC Hospitality, Antwoin Guiterrez, Simon Kim, Kevin Heald, NYC

Interviews & Article

From Pandemic to Protests: How Food Businesses Are Responding

BON APPÉTIT

Cho Dang Gol, NYC

Interview & Article

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Bystander Intervention Training Can Save A Life

MEDPAGE TODAY / KEVINMD 

Op-ed Article & Podcast, NYC

Enough is Enough

LIFE & THYME

Eric Sze, 886, NYC

Interview & Article

Asian American Restauranteurs Reflect on Rising Anti-Asian Hate

INFATUATION

Simon Kim, Hooni Kim, Eric Sze, Eunji Lee, Maiko Kyogoku, NYC

Interviews & Article

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Chef Fresh Pivots in COVID

DIRTY SPOON

RADIO HOUR 103.7 FM 

Interview, Article & Radio Feature

Honest Food: From Med School Dropout to Michelin Star Chef

KOREAM MAGAZINE

Hooni Kim, Danji/Hanjan, NYC

Interview & Article

Not Your Cookie Cutter Bakery

KOREAM MAGAZINE

Macaron Parlour, NYC

Interview & Article

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SELECTED MEDICAL WRITING & EDITING

BIO: Recent Work
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Medical Writer of 70-page spine health book

Distribuetd by Belvoir Media Group

March 2018

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Former Editor-in-Chief of Cornell Medical School's Journal of Humanities in Medicine (100 pages)

May 2016

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Medical Editor of 80-page foot & ankle health book

Distributed by Belvoir Media Group

February 2019

BIO: Books
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PBS HEALTHCARE PANEL: EYE OF THE STORM - CONVERSATION WITH HEALTHCARE WORKERS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. PBS.

April 28, 2022

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FIGS ROUNDS: EXPERIENCES OF A FIRST-YEAR NYC DOCTOR DURING COVID. 
FIGS, a public US company.

May 26, 2022

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CONVERSATION ON AAPI HERITAGE IN HEALTHCARE
FIGS, a public US company.

May 13, 2022

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UNDERSTANDING CURRENT ANTI-ASIAN HATE CRISIS WITH ACTIONS ITEMS.
New York Presbyterian Hospital Graduate Medical Education, Manhattan.

May 27, 2021

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AAPI DIVERSITY SPEAKER
Stony Brook University Hospital in New York

May 2021

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AAPI DIVERSITY SPEAKER
Mercer University School of Medicine in Georgia after nearby fatal Atlanta shootings

April 9, 2021

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AAPI HERITAGE MONTH: DISCUSSION WITH FIGS. Clubhouse. Discussion Host of FIGS, a public US company.

May 24, 2021

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HOW BYSTANDER INTERVENTION CAN SAVE A LIFE, KevinMD

July 17, 2021

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AAPI DIVERSITY CONVERSATION 
New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Radiology Department, Manhattan

April 20211

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