Joon S. Lee, MD, is the Executive Vice President for Woodruff Health Sciences, Emory University and Chief Executive Officer of Emory Healthcare, a leading academic health system, comprising 11 hospitals, more than 500 provider locations and nearly 30,000 employees, and over 3,800 physicians practicing in more than 70 specialties. Before joining Emory in July 2023, Dr. Lee had a distinguished 29-year career at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where he excelled as an interventional cardiologist, clinical researcher, academic leader, and physician executive. Dr. Lee's expertise in the healthcare industry is rooted in his pioneering work in cardiology, particularly in stem cell therapy for heart disease and advanced catheter-based treatments like Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, or TAVR. His roles at UPMC culminated in his position as Executive Vice President and President of UPMC Physician Services, underscoring his expansive leadership capabilities. Dr. Lee received a BA degree from Dartmouth College and MD degree from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed his clinical and research training at Massachusetts General Hospital including internal medicine, chief resident, cardiology and interventional cardiology.