{"id":7633,"date":"2023-06-30T17:12:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T21:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=7633"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:05:56","slug":"karen-lee-md","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/karen-lee-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Lee, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Medical School<\/strong>: Medical College of Wisconsin<br \/>\n<strong>Internship<\/strong>: UNC &#8211; Chapel Hill (Internal Medicine)<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"www-somHeader\"> <strong>Why Ophthalmology?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<p>\u201cAs a PGY1, the strengths of UNC ophthalmology translational research lie in its interdisciplinary approach to important clinical questions. Our faculty are renowned experts in their field with extensive publications and clinical and surgical experience. 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