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Hochang B. Lee, M.D.

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About Me

Hochang Benjamin (Ben) Lee, M.D. is the John Romano Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Chief of Psychiatry at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, and Regional Chief of Psychiatry for the University of Rochester Medi...
Hochang Benjamin (Ben) Lee, M.D. is the John Romano Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Chief of Psychiatry at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, and Regional Chief of Psychiatry for the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Prior to his chairmanship at University of Rochester, he was the founding director and Chief of Yale's Psychological Medicine Service and Director of Psychological Medicine Research Center at Yale. Previously, he had also been Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Director of Research Development at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

His primary research interests are: 1. Developing innovative models for delivery behavioral health service for medical and surgical patients. 2. Prevention of neuropsychiatric morbidity (e.g. delirium, depression, and dementia) after major surgery among the elders. 3. Asian American mental health issues, especially among the elders.

Dr. Lee is board certified in psychiatry with sub-specialty certification in psychosomatic medicine. His primary clinical interest is in behavioral aspects of dementia care, especially among those elders with multiple medical comorbidities. Dr. Lee completed psychiatry residency and combined neuropsychiatry/psychiatric epidemiology fellowships at Johns Hopkins after earning his MD at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1997.

Dr. Lee is the Editor-In-Chief for Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and the President of International College of Psychosomatic Medicine.

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Psychiatry (SMD)

Chair - Department of Psychiatry (SMD)

John Romano Professorship of Psychiatry - Department of Psychiatry (SMD)

Professor - Department of Neuroscience (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 2000 - 2003

Residency, Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Hospital. 1998 - 2001

Internship, Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. 1997 - 1998

Education

MD | Jefferson Medical College. 1997

Awards

Donald Oken Fellow Award. 2020

Don R. Lipsitt Award. 2019

Visiting Professorship Award (Hospital of UPenn). 2018

The Chairman's Award, Department of Psychiatry. 2015

Visiting Professorship Award (Baystate Hospital). 2014

NIMH/ Advanced Research Institute Scholar. 2008

The Dlin/Fischer Award in Excellence in Clinical Research. 2007

Junior Investigator Award. 2004

The APIRE/GlaxoSmithKline Mental Health Scholar. 2003

The 2002 AAGP Summer Research Institute Scholar. 2002

The American Psychiatric Institute of Research and Education (APIRE)/ Janssen Scholar in Severe Mental Illness. 2000

Publications

Journal Articles

Novel applications of sleep pharmacology as delirium therapeutics.

Oldham MA, Spira AP, Yurcheshen M, Pigeon WR, Palanca BJA, Lee HB

Sleep medicine reviews.. 2025 February 79 :102016. Epub 10/24/2024.

PLAN-Dementia literacy education and navigation for Korean elders with probable dementia and their caregivers: Rationale, methods, and design of a community-based, randomized, controlled, multi-site clinical trial.

Han HR, Perrin N, Kwon SC, Joo J, Yun JY, Min D, Lee HB

Contemporary clinical trials.. 2025 January 148 :107771. Epub 11/30/2024.

30-Month Impact of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder on Acute Care Utilization in Rural Communities.

Maeng D, Russell HA, Conner KR, Malcho J, Cross W, Lee HB

Journal of addiction medicine.. 2025 19 (2):143-149. Epub 10/16/2024.

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.

Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2025 66 (1):1-2. Epub 01/31/2025.

Enhanced Primary Care for Severe Mental Illness Reduces Inpatient Admission and Emergency Room Utilization Rates.

Choi JJ, Maeng DD, Wittink MN, Olivares TE, Brazill K, Lee HB

Population health management.. 2024 December 27 (6):382-389. Epub 10/02/2024.

Sex Differences in Delirium after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Perioperative Neuropsychiatric Conditions: A Secondary Analysis of a Cohort Study.

Oldham MA, Kukla B, Walsh P, Lee HB

Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology.. 2024 November 37 (6):473-481. Epub 04/11/2024.

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration Impact on Health Care Utilization Among Non-Medicaid Patients with Severe Mental Illnesses.

Maeng D, Walsh P, Nasra G, Lee HB

Population health management.. 2024 June 27 (5):345-352. Epub 08/12/2024.

Longer hospitalizations, more complications, and greater readmissions for patients with comorbid psychiatric disorders undergoing pulmonary lobectomy.

Kim AT, Ding L, Lee HB, Ashbrook MJ, Ashrafi A, Wightman SC, Atay SM, David EA, Harano T, Kim AW

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.. 2024 April 167 (4):1502-1511.e11. Epub 05/26/2023.

Automated Screening to Enhance Proactive Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Services in Acute Medicine Units: Evaluation of Service Outcomes.

Oldham MA, Maeng DD, Heaney B, Walsh P, Gleber C, Nasra G, Hopkin JL, Lee HB

The primary care companion for CNS disorders.. 2024 March 1926 (2)Epub 03/19/2024.

Using Discrete Form Data in the Electronic Medical Record to Predict the Likelihood of Psychiatric Consultation.

Oldham MA, Heaney B, Gleber C, Lee HB, Maeng DD

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2024 65 (1):25-32. Epub 10/17/2023.

Corrigendum to "The Dual Roles of the JACLP: Leading the Field of C-L Psychiatry and Serving the Members of Our Academy" [Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 64 (2023) 1-2].

Lee HB, Cerimele JM, Pao M, Oldham MA

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2024 65 (1):122. Epub 10/20/2023.

Compassion in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Call for Advocacy for Patients with Severe Mental Illness.

Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2024 65 (1):1-3. Epub 01/22/2024.

High prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in a surgical aortic valve replacement cohort: an observational study.

Oldham MA, Pigeon WR, Yurcheshen M, Hisamoto K, Knight PA, Lee HB

Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society.. 2024 5 (1):zpae034. Epub 05/30/2024.

Toward Globalization of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry as a Clinical Model.

Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2024 65 (4):325-326. Epub 07/22/2024.

Association between psychosocial factors and left ventricular assist device implant outcomes: A systematic review.

Choi JJ, Bhasin S, Levstik J, Walsh P, Oldham MA, Lee HB

General hospital psychiatry.. 2024 90 :132-140. Epub 08/20/2024.

Evaluating the Proactive C-L Model: Insights and Unanswered Questions From the UK HOME Study.

Oldham MA, Triplett P, Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2024 65 (5):411-416. Epub 09/24/2024.

Charting the Next Chapter for the Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.

Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2024 65 (6):517-518. Epub 11/28/2024.

Impact of mandatory COVID-19 shelter-in-place order on controlled substance use among rural versus urban communities in the United States.

Maeng D, Li Y, Lawrence M, Keane S, Cross W, Conner KR, Lee HB

The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association.. 2023 January 39 (1):21-29. Epub 06/16/2022.

The Dual Roles of the JACLP: Leading the Field of C-L Psychiatry and Serving the Members of Our Academy.

Lee HB, Cerimele JM, Pao M, Oldham MA

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2023 64 (1):1-2. Epub 01/09/2023.

The impact of anti-Asian racism on routine activities and mental health among Korean American older adults and their caregivers.

Han HR, Min D, Yun JY, Joo JH, Lee HB, Kwon S

Frontiers in public health.. 2023 11 :958657. Epub 02/22/2023.

Preventing Physician Suicide-A Role for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry?

McFarland DC, Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2023 64 (6):489-491. Epub 10/26/2023.

Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration and Care Utilization: Implications for Patient Outcome and Healthcare Resource Use.

Maeng DD, Poleshuck E, Rosenberg T, Kulak A, Mahoney T, Nasra G, Lee HB, Li Y

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2022 August 37 (11):2691-2697. Epub 02/07/2022.

Our Inaugural Year for JACLP and What Lies Ahead in 2022.

Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2022 63 (1):1-2. Epub 1900 01 01.

The Biopsychosocial Model and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: Legacy of George Engel and John Romano.

Lee HB, Oldham M

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2022 63 (3):187-188. Epub 04/08/2022.

Cognitive Change After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Case Series and Systematic Review.

Choi JJ, Oldham MA, Pancharovski T, Rubano A, Walsh P, Alexis JD, Gosev I, Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2022 63 (6):599-606. Epub 09/16/2022.

Have Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrists Abandoned Delirium Research?

Trzepacz PT, Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2022 63 (6):519-520. Epub 11/09/2022.

Psychosomatic medicine and consultation-liaison psychiatry around the world: finding unity in the biopsychosocial model.

Lee HB

General psychiatry.. 2022 35 (6):e100913. Epub 11/25/2022.

Pilot testing of a dementia literacy intervention for Korean American elders with dementia and their caregivers.

Han HR, Choi S, Wang J, Lee HB

Journal of clinical and translational research.. 2021 December 287 (6):712-716. Epub 10/30/2021.

Depression predicts cognitive and functional decline one month after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (Neuropsychiatric Outcomes After Heart Surgery study).

Oldham MA, Lin IH, Hawkins KA, Li FY, Yuh DD, Lee HB

International journal of geriatric psychiatry.. 2021 March 36 (3):452-460. Epub 10/13/2020.

Baseline sleep as a predictor of delirium after surgical aortic valve replacement: A feasibility study.

Oldham MA, Pigeon WR, Chapman B, Yurcheshen M, Knight PA, Lee HB

General hospital psychiatry.. 2021 71 :43-46. Epub 04/22/2021.

Proactive Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: American Psychiatric Association Resource Document.

Oldham MA, Desan PH, Lee HB, Bourgeois JA, Shah SB, Hurley PJ, Sockalingam S,

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2021 62 (2):169-185. Epub 01/29/2021.

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: A New Chapter.

Lee HB

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2021 62 (1):1-2. Epub 11/30/2020.

Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Quality of Life Outcomes in Adult Survivors of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy: A Scoping Review of the Literature.

Khan IR, Saulle M, Oldham MA, Weber MT, Schifitto G, Lee HB

Critical care medicine.. 2020 October 48 (10):e959-e970. Epub 1900 01 01.

Taking the Long View in an Inpatient Medical Unit: A Person-Centered, Integrated Team Approach for Patients With Severe Mental Illnesses.

Wittink MN, Cross W, Goodman J, Jackson H, Lee HB, Olivares T, Maeng DD, Caine ED

Psychiatric services : a journal of the American Psychiatric Association.. 2020 September 171 (9):885-892. Epub 05/04/2020.

Integration of a proactive, multidisciplinary mental health team on hospital medicine improves provider and nursing satisfaction.

Oldham MA, Walsh P, Maeng DD, Zagursky J, Stewart K, Hawkins SM, Lee HB

Journal of psychosomatic research.. 2020 July 134 :110112. Epub 04/15/2020.

Trends in mental health clinical research: Characterizing the ClinicalTrials.gov registry from 2007-2018.

Wortzel JR, Turner BE, Weeks BT, Fragassi C, Ramos V, Truong T, Li D, Sahak O, Lee HB

PloS one.. 2020 15 (6):e0233996. Epub 06/05/2020.

Haloperidol and Ziprasidone for Treatment of Delirium in Critical Illness.

Oldham MA, Neufeld KJ, Lee HB

The New England journal of medicine.. 2019 May 2380 (18):1778-1779. Epub 1900 01 01.

Depression Predicts Delirium After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Independent of Cognitive Impairment and Cerebrovascular Disease: An Analysis of the Neuropsychiatric Outcomes After Heart Surgery Study.

Oldham MA, Hawkins KA, Lin IH, Deng Y, Hao Q, Scoutt LM, Yuh DD, Lee HB

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2019 May 27 (5):476-486. Epub 12/25/2018.

A systematic review of proactive psychiatric consultation on hospital length of stay.

Oldham MA, Chahal K, Lee HB

General hospital psychiatry.. 2019 60 :120-126. Epub 08/02/2019.

Cognitive Outcomes After Heart Valve Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Oldham MA, Vachon J, Yuh D, Lee HB

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2018 December 66 (12):2327-2334. Epub 10/11/2018.

Associations between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphisms and suicide in patients with cancer.

Park S, Lee HB, Lee JK, Park YM, Lee T, Park Y, Ahn MH, Hong JP

Psychiatric genetics. 2018 August 28 (4):71-72. Epub 1900 01 01.

Text Messaging to Reduce Alcohol Relapse in Prelisting Liver Transplant Candidates: A Pilot Feasibility Study.

DeMartini KS, Schilsky ML, Palmer A, Fehon DC, Zimbrean P, O'Malley SS, Lee HB, Toll BA

Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research.. 2018 April 42 (4):761-769. Epub 03/02/2018.

Predictors of suicidal ideation in Korean American older adults: analysis of the Memory and Aging Study of Koreans (MASK).

Na PJ, Kim KB, Lee-Tauler SY, Han HR, Kim MT, Lee HB

International journal of geriatric psychiatry.. 2017 December 32 (12):1272-1279. Epub 10/25/2016.

Intraoperative Infusion of Dexmedetomidine for Prevention of Postoperative Delirium and Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients Undergoing Major Elective Noncardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Deiner S, Luo X, Lin HM, Sessler DI, Saager L, Sieber FE, Lee HB, Sano M, Jankowski C, Bergese SD, Candiotti K, Flaherty JH, Arora H, Shander A, Rock P

JAMA surgery.. 2017 August 16152 (8):e171505. Epub 08/16/2017.

Detection and Management of Preexisting Cognitive Impairment in the Critical Care Unit.

Oldham MA, Piddoubny W, Peterson R, Lee HB

Critical care clinics.. 2017 July 33 (3):441-459. Epub 04/20/2017.

Impact of Delirium After Hip Fracture Surgery on One-Year Mortality in Patients With or Without Dementia: A Case of Effect Modification.

Lee HB, Oldham MA, Sieber FE, Oh ES

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2017 March 25 (3):308-315. Epub 10/19/2016.

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Literacy Among Korean American Women: A Community Health Worker-Led Intervention.

Han HR, Song Y, Kim M, Hedlin HK, Kim K, Ben Lee H, Roter D

American journal of public health.. 2017 January 107 (1):159-165. Epub 11/17/2016.

Mood Symptoms and Restless Legs Syndrome Without Periodic Limb Movements During Sleep: Is it a Clinical Subtype?

Lee HB, Song ML, Koo BB, Cho YW

The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences.. 2017 29 (1):52-59. Epub 07/15/2016.

The effect of insurance type on trauma patient access to psychiatric care under the Affordable Care Act.

Wiznia DH, Maisano J, Kim CY, Zaki T, Lee HB, Leslie MP

General hospital psychiatry.. 2017 45 :19-24. Epub 12/18/2016.

Role of depression in diabetes management in an ethnic minority population: a case of Korean Americans with type 2 diabetes.

Kim MT, Kim KB, Ko J, Jang Y, Levine D, Lee HB

BMJ open diabetes research & care.. 2017 5 (1):e000337. Epub 03/24/2017.

Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Modulators: Implications for the Management of Depression and Anxiety in Cystic Fibrosis.

Talwalkar JS, Koff JL, Lee HB, Britto CJ, Mulenos AM, Georgiopoulos AM

Psychosomatics.. 2017 58 (4):343-354. Epub 04/05/2017.

Restless Legs Syndrome and Depression: Effect Mediation by Disturbed Sleep and Periodic Limb Movements.

Koo BB, Blackwell T, Lee HB, Stone KL, Louis ED, Redline S

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2016 November 24 (11):1105-1116. Epub 04/27/2016.

Increased suicide risk and clinical correlates of suicide among patients with Parkinson's disease.

Lee T, Lee HB, Ahn MH, Kim J, Kim MS, Chung SJ, Hong JP

Parkinsonism & related disorders.. 2016 November 32 :102-107. Epub 09/06/2016.

What Does Depression Mean for Korean American Elderly?: A Qualitative Follow-Up Study.

Lee-Tauler SY, Lee-Kwan SH, Han H, Lee HB, Gallo JJ, Joo JH

Psychiatry investigation.. 2016 September 13 (5):558-565. Epub 09/30/2016.

White matter hyperintensities on brain magnetic resonance imaging: comparison of early-onset and late-onset restless legs syndrome.

Cho YW, Kim KT, Lee YS, Moon HJ, Chang H, Ku J, Lee HB

Sleep medicine.. 2016 September 25 :4-7. Epub 09/02/2016.

Sex Differences in Hip Fracture Surgery: Preoperative Risk Factors for Delirium and Postoperative Outcomes.

Oh ES, Sieber FE, Leoutsakos JM, Inouye SK, Lee HB

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2016 August 64 (8):1616-21. Epub 07/07/2016.

Community Health Workers Versus Nurses as Counselors or Case Managers in a Self-Help Diabetes Management Program.

Kim KB, Kim MT, Lee HB, Nguyen T, Bone LR, Levine D

American journal of public health.. 2016 June 106 (6):1052-8. Epub 03/17/2016.

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