Alexandra Lee • UCSF Profiles

Alexandra Lee, PhD, MSPH

Title(s)	Assistant Professor, Medicine
School	School of Medicine
Address	3333 California Street, #81P San Francisco CA 94118
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Overview

Interests

diabetes, aging, epidemiology, cardiovascular disease

Research

Research Activities and Funding

Contributions of Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia to Adverse Geriatric Outcomes in NH Residents with Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
NIH K01AG073532Sep 1, 2021 - May 31, 2026
Role: Principal Investigator

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Publications

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Continuous Glucose Monitor Metrics Are Associated with Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia, but Have Low Predictive Value. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2024 May; 26(5):298-306. Gilliam LK, Parker MM, Moffet HH, Lee AK, Karter AJ. PMID: 38277155; PMCID: PMC11058412.

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End Endocrinology The Therapeutics
Translation:Humans
Addressing the unique challenges in studies of long-term medication use and dementia risk. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 10; 71(10):3028-3030. Lee AK, Lee SJ, Dublin S. PMID: 37676467.

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Ger Geriatrics
Translation:Humans
Severe hypoglycemia and falls in older adults with diabetes: The Diabetes & Aging Study. Diabet Epidemiol Manag. 2023 Oct-Dec; 12. Moffet HH, Huang ES, Liu JY, Parker MM, Lipska KJ, Laiteerapong N, Grant RW, Lee AK, Karter AJ. PMID: 37920602; PMCID: PMC10621321.

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Hospice Quality, Race, and Disenrollment in Hospice Enrollees With Dementia. J Palliat Med. 2023 08; 26(8):1100-1108. Hunt LJ, Gan S, Smith AK, Aldridge MD, Boscardin WJ, Harrison KL, James JE, Lee AK, Yaffe K. PMID: 37010377; PMCID: PMC10440673.

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Pal Palliative Care
Translation:Humans
The Epidemiology of Smoking in Older Adults: A National Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 05; 38(7):1697-1704. Hunt LJ, Covinsky KE, Cenzer I, Espejo E, Boscardin WJ, Leutwyler H, Lee AK, Cataldo J. PMID: 36538157; PMCID: PMC10212889.

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Int Internal Medicine
Translation:Humans
New psychotropic medication use among Medicare beneficiaries with dementia after hospital discharge. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 04; 71(4):1134-1144. Growdon ME, Gan S, Yaffe K, Lee AK, Anderson TS, Muench U, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA. PMID: 36514208; PMCID: PMC10089969.

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Ger Geriatrics
Translation:Humans
Fingerstick glucose monitoring by cognitive impairment status in Veterans Affairs nursing home residents with diabetes. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 11; 70(11):3176-3184. Nguyen B, Deardorff WJ, Shi Y, Jing B, Lee AK, Lee SJ. PMID: 35924668; PMCID: PMC9705158.

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Ger Geriatrics
Translation:Humans
A comprehensive prognostic tool for older adults: Predicting death, ADL disability, and walking disability simultaneously. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 10; 70(10):2884-2894. Lee AK, Diaz-Ramirez LG, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK, Lee SJ. PMID: 35792836; PMCID: PMC9588505.

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Ger Geriatrics
Translation:Humans
Do functional status and Medicare claims data improve the predictive accuracy of an electronic health record mortality index? Findings from a national Veterans Affairs cohort. BMC Geriatr. 2022 05 18; 22(1):434. Deardorff WJ, Jing B, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Lee AK, Fung KZ, Lee SJ. PMID: 35585537; PMCID: PMC9118715.

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Ger Geriatrics
Translation:Humans
Comparing Machine Learning to Regression Methods for Mortality Prediction Using Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Clinical Data. Med Care. 2022 06 01; 60(6):470-479. Jing B, Boscardin WJ, Deardorff WJ, Jeon SY, Lee AK, Donovan AL, Lee SJ. PMID: 35352701; PMCID: PMC9106858.

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Hea Health Services
Translation:Humans
Intensification of Diabetes Medications at Hospital Discharge and Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults in the Veterans Administration Health System. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 10 01; 4(10):e2128998. Anderson TS, Lee AK, Jing B, Lee S, Herzig SJ, Boscardin WJ, Fung K, Rizzo A, Steinman MA. PMID: 34673963; PMCID: PMC8531994.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans
Predicting Life Expectancy to Target Cancer Screening Using Electronic Health Record Clinical Data. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 02; 37(3):499-506. Lee AK, Jing B, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Lee SJ. PMID: 34327653; PMCID: PMC8858374.

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Int Internal Medicine
Translation:Humans
Biomarkers of Kidney Tubule Health, CKD Progression, and Acute Kidney Injury in SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial) Participants. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 09; 78(3):361-368.e1. Bullen AL, Katz R, Jotwani V, Garimella PS, Lee AK, Estrella MM, Shlipak MG, Ix JH. PMID: 33857535; PMCID: PMC8384678.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 22 Fields:
Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Association of Urine Biomarkers of Kidney Tubule Injury and Dysfunction With Frailty Index and Cognitive Function in Persons With CKD in SPRINT. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 10; 78(4):530-540.e1. Miller LM, Rifkin D, Lee AK, Kurella Tamura M, Pajewski NM, Weiner DE, Al-Rousan T, Shlipak M, Ix JH. PMID: 33647393; PMCID: PMC8390569.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
FGF23, Frailty, and Falls in SPRINT. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 02; 69(2):467-473. Jovanovich A, Ginsberg C, You Z, Katz R, Ambrosius WT, Berlowitz D, Cheung AK, Cho M, Lee AK, Punzi H, Rehman S, Roumie C, Supiano MA, Wright CB, Shlipak M, Ix JH, Chonchol M. PMID: 33289072; PMCID: PMC8031468.

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Ger Geriatrics
Translation:Humans
Severe Hypoglycemia, Cardiac Structure and Function, and Risk of Cardiovascular Events Among Older Adults With Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2021 01; 44(1):248-254. Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Daya N, Lee AK, Tang O, Ndumele CE, Windham BG, Shah AM, Selvin E. PMID: 33199469; PMCID: PMC7783928.

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End Endocrinology
Translation:Humans
Associations of 1,5-Anhydroglucitol and 2-Hour Glucose with Major Clinical Outcomes in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. J Appl Lab Med. 2020 11 01; 5(6):1296-1306. Warren B, Lee AK, Ballantyne CM, Hoogeveen RC, Pankow JS, Grams ME, Köttgen A, Selvin E. PMID: 32529222; PMCID: PMC7648735.

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Cli Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Translation:Humans
Fingerstick Glucose Monitoring in Veterans Affairs Nursing Home Residents with Diabetes Mellitus. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 02; 69(2):424-431. Jeon SY, Shi Y, Lee AK, Hunt L, Lipska K, Boscardin J, Lee S. PMID: 33064879; PMCID: PMC8139138.

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Ger Geriatrics
Translation:Humans
Improving the American Diabetes Association Framework for individualizing treatment in older adults: evaluating life expectancy. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2020 09; 8(1). Lee AK, Steinman MA, Lee SJ. PMID: 32988850; PMCID: PMC7523213.

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Severe Hypoglycemia and Risk of Falls in Type 2 Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Diabetes Care. 2020 09; 43(9):2060-2065. Lee AK, Juraschek SP, Windham BG, Lee CJ, Sharrett AR, Coresh J, Selvin E. PMID: 32611607; PMCID: PMC7440903.

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End Endocrinology
Translation:Humans
The Risks of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality Following Weight Change in Adults with Diabetes: Results from ADVANCE. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 01 01; 105(1). Lee AK, Woodward M, Wang D, Ohkuma T, Warren B, Sharrett AR, Williams B, Marre M, Hamet P, Harrap S, Mcevoy JW, Chalmers J, Selvin E. PMID: 31588504; PMCID: PMC6936964.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 12 Fields:
End Endocrinology Met Metabolism
Translation:Humans
Cancer Survivorship and Subclinical Myocardial Damage. Am J Epidemiol. 2019 12 31; 188(12):2188-2195. Florido R, Lee AK, McEvoy JW, Hoogeveen RC, Koton S, Vitolins MZ, Shenoy C, Russell SD, Blumenthal RS, Ndumele CE, Ballantyne CM, Joshu CE, Platz EA, Selvin E. PMID: 30927355; PMCID: PMC7212406.

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Epi Epidemiology
Translation:Humans
Markers of kidney tubule function and risk of cardiovascular disease events and mortality in the SPRINT trial. Eur Heart J. 2019 11 01; 40(42):3486-3493. Garimella PS, Lee AK, Ambrosius WT, Bhatt U, Cheung AK, Chonchol M, Craven T, Hawfield AT, Jotwani V, Killeen A, Punzi H, Sarnak MJ, Wall BM, Ix JH, Shlipak MG. PMID: 31257404; PMCID: PMC6837159.

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Car Cardiology
Translation:Humans CTClinical Trials
Distinct Dimensions of Kidney Health and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, and Mortality. Hypertension. 2019 10; 74(4):872-879. Lee AK, Katz R, Jotwani V, Garimella PS, Ambrosius WT, Cheung AK, Gren LH, Neyra JA, Punzi H, Raphael KL, Shlipak MG, Ix JH. PMID: 31378102; PMCID: PMC6739187.

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Vas Vascular Diseases
Translation:Humans
Number and Characteristics of US Adults Meeting Prediabetes Criteria for Diabetes Prevention Programs: NHANES 2007-2016. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 08; 34(8):1400-1402. Lee AK, Warren B, Liu C, Foti K, Selvin E. PMID: 30859505; PMCID: PMC6667572.

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Int Internal Medicine
Translation:Humans
The SPRINT trial suggests that markers of tubule cell function in the urine associate with risk of subsequent acute kidney injury while injury markers elevate after the injury. Kidney Int. 2019 08; 96(2):470-479. Bullen AL, Katz R, Lee AK, Anderson CAM, Cheung AK, Garimella PS, Jotwani V, Haley WE, Ishani A, Lash JP, Neyra JA, Punzi H, Rastogi A, Riessen E, Malhotra R, Parikh CR, Rocco MV, Wall BM, Bhatt UY, Shlipak MG, Ix JH, Estrella MM. PMID: 31262489; PMCID: PMC6650383.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Relation of Isolated Systolic Hypertension and Pulse Pressure to High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin-T and N-Terminal pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Older Adults (from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study). Am J Cardiol. 2019 07 15; 124(2):245-252. Madan N, Lee AK, Matsushita K, Hoogeveen RC, Ballantyne CM, Selvin E, McEvoy JW. PMID: 31088661; PMCID: PMC6581585.

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Car Cardiology
Translation:Humans
Urinary Biomarkers of Tubular Damage Are Associated with Mortality but Not Cardiovascular Risk among Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial Participants with Chronic Kidney Disease. Am J Nephrol. 2019; 49(5):346-355. Jotwani VK, Lee AK, Estrella MM, Katz R, Garimella PS, Malhotra R, Rifkin DE, Ambrosius W, Freedman BI, Cheung AK, Raphael KL, Drawz P, Neyra JA, Oparil S, Punzi H, Shlipak MG, Ix JH, for the SPRINT Research Group. PMID: 30939472; PMCID: PMC6491265.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Association between white matter hyperintensities, cortical volumes, and late-onset epilepsy. Neurology. 2019 02 26; 92(9):e988-e995. Johnson EL, Krauss GL, Lee AK, Schneider ALC, Kucharska-Newton AM, Huang J, Jack CR, Gottesman RF. PMID: 30804067; PMCID: PMC6404466.

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Neu Neurology
Translation:Humans
Association Between Midlife Risk Factors and Late-Onset Epilepsy: Results From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. JAMA Neurol. 2018 11 01; 75(11):1375-1382. Johnson EL, Krauss GL, Lee AK, Schneider ALC, Dearborn JL, Kucharska-Newton AM, Huang J, Alonso A, Gottesman RF. PMID: 30039175; PMCID: PMC6248112.

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Neu Neurology
Translation:Humans
Diagnostic Performance of 1,5-Anhydroglucitol Compared to 2-H Glucose in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Clin Chem. 2018 10; 64(10):1536-1537. Warren B, Lee AK, Ballantyne CM, Hoogeveen RC, Pankow JS, Grams M, Köttgen A, Selvin E. PMID: 30087139; PMCID: PMC6178819.

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Che Chemistry
Translation:Humans PHPublic Health
Severe hypoglycaemia, mild cognitive impairment, dementia and brain volumes in older adults with type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort study. Diabetologia. 2018 09; 61(9):1956-1965. Lee AK, Rawlings AM, Lee CJ, Gross AL, Huang ES, Sharrett AR, Coresh J, Selvin E. PMID: 29961106; PMCID: PMC6152822.

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End Endocrinology
Translation:Humans
Identifying Trends in Undiagnosed Diabetes in U.S. Adults. Ann Intern Med. 2018 06 19; 168(12):900-901. Selvin E, Wang D, Lee AK, Coresh J, Bergenstal RM. PMID: 29913500.

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Int Internal Medicine
Translation:Humans
Diabetes and Trajectories of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate: A Prospective Cohort Analysis of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Diabetes Care. 2018 08; 41(8):1646-1653. Warren B, Rebholz CM, Sang Y, Lee AK, Coresh J, Selvin E, Grams ME. PMID: 29858211; PMCID: PMC6054502.

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End Endocrinology
Translation:Humans
The Association of Severe Hypoglycemia With Incident Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2018 01; 41(1):104-111. Lee AK, Warren B, Lee CJ, McEvoy JW, Matsushita K, Huang ES, Sharrett AR, Coresh J, Selvin E. PMID: 29127240; PMCID: PMC5741158.

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End Endocrinology
Translation:Humans
Identifying Trends in Undiagnosed Diabetes in U.S. Adults by Using a Confirmatory Definition: A Cross-sectional Study. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Dec 05; 167(11):769-776. Selvin E, Wang D, Lee AK, Bergenstal RM, Coresh J. PMID: 29059691; PMCID: PMC5744859.

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Int Internal Medicine
Translation:Humans
Risk Factors for Severe Hypoglycemia in Black and White Adults With Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Diabetes Care. 2017 12; 40(12):1661-1667. Lee AK, Lee CJ, Huang ES, Sharrett AR, Coresh J, Selvin E. PMID: 28928117; PMCID: PMC5711330.

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End Endocrinology
Translation:Humans
Increases in Biomarkers of Hyperglycemia With Age in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Diabetes Care. 2017 08; 40(8):e96-e97. Warren B, Rawlings AM, Lee AK, Grams M, Coresh J, Selvin E. PMID: 28507023; PMCID: PMC5521969.

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End Endocrinology
Translation:Humans
Severe Hypoglycemia and Elevated High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T in Older Adults With Diabetes: The ARIC Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 09 20; 68(12):1370-1. Lee AK, McEvoy JW, Hoogeveen RC, Ballantyne CM, Selvin E. PMID: 27634129; PMCID: PMC5084452.

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Car Cardiology
Translation:Humans
Sugars and adiposity: the long-term effects of consuming added and naturally occurring sugars in foods and in beverages. Obes Sci Pract. 2015 10; 1(1):41-49. Lee AK, Chowdhury R, Welsh JA. PMID: 27774248; PMCID: PMC5057365.

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Automated Telephone Self-Management Support for Diabetes in a Low-Income Health Plan: A Health Care Utilization and Cost Analysis. Popul Health Manag. 2015 Dec; 18(6):412-20. Quan J, Lee AK, Handley MA, Ratanawongsa N, Sarkar U, Tseng S, Schillinger D. PMID: 26102298; PMCID: PMC4688461.

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Hea Health Services Pub Public Health
Translation:Humans
Sodium content in packaged foods by census division in the United States, 2009. Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 Apr 02; 12:E43. Lee AK, Schieb LJ, Yuan K, Maalouf J, Gillespie C, Cogswell ME. PMID: 25837256; PMCID: PMC4383444.

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Pub Public Health
Translation:Humans PHPublic Health
Consumption of less than 10% of total energy from added sugars is associated with increasing HDL in females during adolescence: a longitudinal analysis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2014 Feb 26; 3(1):e000615. Lee AK, Binongo JN, Chowdhury R, Stein AD, Gazmararian JA, Vos MB, Welsh JA. PMID: 24572253; PMCID: PMC3959678.

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Car Cardiology Vas Vascular Diseases
Translation:Humans Cells