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Clara N. Lee

Medicine · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2001

Publications

143

Citations

2,552

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

26

Publishing since 2001

Research summary
AI-generated

Clara N. Lee's research focuses on how breast cancer and reconstructive surgery patients make treatment decisions, and how to improve communication between patients and surgeons. Her work examines shared decision-making, informed consent materials, patient-reported outcomes, and disparities in access to and preferences for breast reconstruction, particularly among African American and sexual minority women. This work sits at the intersection of surgical oncology, health communication, and patient-centered care research.

Shared decision-making in surgeryBreast reconstruction and cancer carePatient-provider communicationHealth literacy and informed consent designDisparities in cancer treatment preferences

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with a notable spike in 2020, followed by a generally steady pace of roughly 9-13 papers per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.8/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 23 publications23202021: 8 publications212022: 10 publications222023: 13 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 12 publications252026: 10 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • UNC Libraries×21
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology×18
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery×5
  • Annals of Surgery×3
  • JAMA Surgery×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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