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Catherine J. Lee, MD

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Catherine J. Lee, MD

Physician, Fred Hutch
Associate Professor, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch
Associate Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine

Specialty:

Medical Oncology

Hematology

South Lake Union Clinic

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“Our methods of transplantation for helping to cure patients of their blood disorders have improved remarkably, and we can offer lifesaving treatment to many more people than we could before. ”

— Dr. Lee

What motivates or inspires you about your work?

Patients can have side effects after treatment that affect their quality of life as a complication of blood and marrow and cellular transplantations. My goal is to help prevent and alleviate these often-debilitating effects, including chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). I’m focused on understanding these effects, helping to intervene and preventing other long-term consequences of transplantation. I also want to improve health care for patients.

What do you hope it's like for a patient to work with you?

I hope my patients view me as a really dedicated doctor who is interested in understanding their concerns and who is willing to work with them to develop the best treatment plan that also has their priorities in mind.

I value my relationships with patients and providing personalized care, where we have a strong connection and are making decisions together.

Provider Background

Area of Clinical Practice
Adult blood and marrow transplantation, cellular therapy

I am a medical oncologist and hematologist who sees patients at the South Lake Union Clinic.

I specialize in autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplants for the treatment of malignant and benign hematologic diseases in adults. I provide both standard-of-care cellular therapy treatments and those being tested in clinical trials. My research portfolio includes designing clinical trials for chronic GVHD, implementing interventions to improve access to high-quality transplant care, and optimizing the health of post-transplant/cellular therapy patients. I have been the local principal investigator for clinical trials surrounding CAR-T cell therapy, post-transplant maintenance strategies to prevent AML relapse, and novel conditioning regimens for MDS/AML.

Diseases Treated

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia

Myelodysplastic syndrome

Languages

English

Education, Experience and Certifications

Undergraduate Degree
Johns Hopkins University

Medical Degree
New York University School of Medicine

Residency
Lenox Hill Hospital, Internal Medicine

Fellowship
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Pain and Palliative Care; University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Hematology Oncology; Fred Hutch Visiting Fellow, Bone and Marrow Transplantation; Stanford School of Medicine, Bone and Marrow Transplantation

Board Certification
Hematology, American Board of Internal Medicine; Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Other
MCSI, University of Utah

Awards

Seattle Met's 2019 Top Doctors award
Dr. Maloney has been recognized as a Top Doctor in Seattle Met's annual survey multiple years in a row.

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