John Lee

“WVU has an approachable academic program, where faculty and fellows are all welcoming and easy to learn from.  Faculty will treat you like a junior attending and give you autonomy while always being available to lend a hand when needed.”

Hometown:
Myrtle Beach, SC
Graduate Degree:
Biochemistry, Clemson University
Residency:
Internal Medicine, Prisma Health-Midlands, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia
Fellowship:
West Virginia University
Special Honors:
Resident of the Year, 2023 Resident Teaching Award, 2023 Student Teaching Award, 2023 Chief Resident, 2022-2023 Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2022

Why West Virginia University?

An approachable academic program, where faculty and fellows are all welcoming and easy to learn from.  Faculty will treat you like a junior attending and give you autonomy while always being available to lend a hand when needed.  Also, WVU supports your academic interests, whether you are purely clinical, academic, or a hybrid of both.

Research Interests:

Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pulmonary Embolism Response Team

Future Career Plan:

Undecided between academic or private, but planning to practice both pulmonary and critical care medicine

Hobbies/Interests:

Intramural sports, soccer, Orangetheory, weightlifting, running, Netflix, guitar, breweries, foodie

Favorite thing about Morgantown:

Scenic, college town, seasons

If I had to choose one word to describe our fellowship program, it would be:

Competent