Mingsum Lee, MD, PhD

Dr. Mingsum Lee is a cardiologist and the chief of service for the Department of Cardiology at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. She serves as area research chair for Los Angeles on the Southern California Permanente Medical Group’s Regional Research Committee.

Dr. Lee’s research and practice focus on cardiovascular diseases. She studies medication adherence, drug safety, variations in care delivery, and factors associated with health care utilization and outcomes. She is interested in quality of care in cardiovascular diseases and the implementation of evidence-based practices. She is the principal investigator of studies that evaluate the safety and effectiveness of cardiac medications in special populations.

She collaborates with research scientists and operational leaders to improve the effectiveness of health care, drawing research and practice closer together by embedding research methods into care improvement efforts.