How computer modeling has helped the response to the Covid-19 pandemic
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Virtual Dean’s Grand Rounds
Bruce Y. Lee
Professor of Health Policy and Management, CUNY SPH; Executive Director, Center for Advanced Technology and Communication in Health (CATCH)
Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA is a systems modeler, computational and digital health expert, writer, and health journalist. He has over two decades of experience in industry and academia developing mathematical and computational models to assist a wide range of decision makers in health and public health. Currently, he is a Professor of Health Policy and Management at CUNY SPH, the Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Technology and Communication in Health (CATCH) housed at CUNY SPH, and the Executive Director of PHICOR (Public Health Computational and Operations Research). Dr. Lee is also founder and CEO of Symsilico.
Dr. Lee has authored over 245 scientific publications (including over 105 first author and over 85 last author) nearly all of which have focused systems science and developing and using systems methods.
Dr. Lee has written extensively for the general media. He is a Senior Contributor for Forbes, covering a wide range of health-related topics and having written over 1,200 articles. His writing has also appeared in many media outlets including Time, The Guardian, and MIT Technology Review. His work and expertise have appeared in leading media outlets such as the New York Times, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, CBS News, U.S. News and World Report, Bloomberg News, and National Public Radio (NPR). Dr. Lee received his B.A. from Harvard University, M.D. from Harvard Medical School, and M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. His Twitter handle is @bruce_y_lee
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The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) is committed to teaching, research and service that creates a healthier New York City and helps promote equitable, efficient and evidence-based solutions to pressing health problems facing cities around the world.
