Merton Lee

Researcher

Merton Lee is a health researcher and project director on a Centers for Disease Control-funded project to advance pharmacist-led immunization, which uses pharmacist education and outreach to decrease disparities in immunization.

Dr. Lee also contributes to medication-related reviews to support the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight in regulatory oversight of Affordable Care Act prescription drug plans. As a clinical expert, he is also a content editor of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Patient Safety Network and writes for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute PCORI Translation Center.

Previously, Dr. Lee was a fellow at the Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging at University of Maryland, Baltimore. 

Merton Lee
Expertise
Health
Chronic and Infectious Diseases
Equity and Social Determinants of Health
Health Cost, Coverage, and Access
Patient, Family, and Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Measurement and Patient Safety
Services
Research & Evaluation
Technical Assistance

Pharm.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore; Ph.D., English, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Contact Merton Lee

+1.202.403.5000
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