Dr. David Lee
Neonatologist, Associate Professor
MB, BS, FRCPC
Office: D4-200
Phone: 519.685.8500 ext.65925
Fax: 519.646.6123
After studying physiology at Oxford, Dr. David Lee completed his medical degree at the University of London, England. Following an internship year, Dr. Lee pursued paediatric training with rotations through Whipps Cross Hospital, Middlesex Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children. He obtained his MRCP in 1981 and sought further training in Neonatology in Winnipeg, MB. He was awarded a MRC Research Fellowship in 1986 which was completed at the Lawson Research Institute, London, Ontario and became a faculty member in the Department of Paediatrics in 1989.
He is an Associate Professor at Western University and Director of the Developmental Follow-up Clinic at the Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, where he is also an active Consultant staff in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Research
Over the past many years Dr. Lee has contributed to the dissemination of Neonatal/Perinatal knowledge in China.
Dr. Lee’s early research highlighted the maturation pattern of apneas in preterm newborn.
Currently, he is a collaborator in the Canadian Neonatal Network (CNN) database. Participation in the MRC-funded multicentre Canadian NICU studies has resulted in major findings that are likely to have lasting influence on the practice of neonatology in this country and far beyond.
Continuing collaboration in the CNN has led to a major clinical study which has demonstrated that evidence-based practice implementation and change (EPIC) can lead to quality improvement in neonatal outcomes. At present, Dr. Lee is introducing the second phase of EPIC, evidence-based practice for improving quality (EPIQ) to the staff at St. Joseph’s Health Care, London.
Results from this has provided the impetus for continuous quality improvement in the practice of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and has resulted in a major 5-year CIHR funded collaboration of 27 neonatal units across Canada in the Maternal-Infant Care Team Grant.
