Anne CC Lee is the Levinger Family Professor of Pediatrics at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Founding Director of the Brown Global Alliance for Infant and Maternal Health Research (Global AIM). Dr. Lee’s research focuses on perinatal epidemiology and the design, evaluation, and implementation of interventions to reduce mortality and optimize the health of mothers, newborns, and children globally. She has conducted epidemiologic studies and clinical trials in Asia and Africa for two decades, primarily in China, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia. Dr. Lee’s current research program focuses on: 1) perinatal epidemiology, 2) prenatal interventions to prevent adverse birth outcomes and optimize child development, and 3) innovation in tools and technology for maternal-neonatal care.
Dr. Lee studied biomedical engineering and art at Duke University, medicine at Harvard Medical School, and public health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed pediatrics residency training at Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center, and a research fellowship at the Hopkins International Center for Maternal and Newborn Health. Prior to her position at Brown University she was an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Director of Global Newborn Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.