Steve Lee

High Impact

Researcher

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-09

faculty

35 h-index 190 pubs 4,976 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Steve Lee's research focuses on cancer, particularly head and neck cancers, and the underlying molecular mechanisms. He has investigated phenotypic features, biology, and potential therapeutic targets in thyroid carcinoma. His work also includes developing predictive scores for survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma, such as the REASON score, which incorporates epigenetic and clinicopathologic factors. Lee has explored the role of neurotrophin pathway receptors in perineural invasion, metastasis, and pain associated with oral cancer. His research also extends to noninvasive methods for epigenomic profiling, using brush swabs as a surrogate for tissue biopsies, and applying artificial intelligence to analyze epigenomic, transcriptomic, and histologic signatures of tobacco use in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

In addition to cancer research, Lee has contributed to studies in otolaryngology, evaluating the diagnostic and management applications of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT in clinical scenarios. His work has also involved analyzing different surgical techniques for scapholunate reconstruction in cases of dorsal intercalated segment instability. Furthermore, Lee has been involved in molecular monitoring of Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in performance horses through nasal and environmental sample testing.

With a high-impact researcher designation, Lee has accumulated 192 publications and 4,978 citations, with an h-index of 35. He leads a research group and has collaborated with Shiv Srivastava at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on three shared publications. His recent activity indicates ongoing engagement in research.

Metrics

  • h-index: 35
  • Publications: 190
  • Citations: 4,976

Selected Publications

  • 479MO Erlotinib plus bevacizumab in patients with metastatic solid tumors with EGFR amplification: Results from the KOSMOS-II (KOrean Precision Medicine Networking Group Study of MOlecular profiling guided therapy based on genomic alterations in advanced solid tumors, KCSG AL 22-09) (2024)
  • PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES: AN ATYPICAL RISK FACTOR IN CAD (2024)
  • Tumor Cell Stemness and Stromal Cell Features Contribute to Oral Cancer Outcome Disparity in Black Americans (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Number of sinus procedures reduces inpatient mortality for invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Patient Satisfaction with Nonopioid Postoperative Analgesia in Head and Neck Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Artificial intelligence-based epigenomic, transcriptomic and histologic signatures of tobacco use in oral squamous cell carcinoma (2024)
    11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Abstract 3772: Tissue-niche-based and cell-type-selective in-depth proteomics (2024)
  • Data from Evaluation of the 8q24 Prostate Cancer Risk Locus and <i>MYC</i> Expression (2023)
  • PB1309 Switching from Factor VIIa to Emicizumab in Patients with Hemophilia A and Inhibitor (HAI) in Korea (2023)
  • Intraneural ganglion cyst of the peroneal nerve at the lateral knee: A case report and literature review (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Diagnostic and Management Applications of ChatGPT in Structured Otolaryngology Clinical Scenarios (2023)
    59 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • PO-1174 Clinical outcomes of ipsilateral versus bilateral neck irradiation for unilateral tonsillar cancer (2023)
  • Transoral Laser Resection of the Tongue Base in the Workup of Unknown Primary Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (2023)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Supplementary Figure 1 from Evaluation of the 8q24 Prostate Cancer Risk Locus and <i>MYC</i> Expression (2023)
  • Data from Cetuximab-Activated Natural Killer and Dendritic Cells Collaborate to Trigger Tumor Antigen–Specific T-cell Immunity in Head and Neck Cancer Patients (2023)

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