Dr Kyu Hyun Lee

Special clinical interest in non-invasive cardiac imaging including echocardiography (transthoracic, transoesophageal, exercise and pharmacological stress), coronary calcium score, and cardiac CT angiogram.

About Dr Kyu Hyun Lee

Dr Kyu Hyun Lee holds a Bachelor of Science with Honors and a medical degree from the University of Auckland. He graduated in 2012 and began his career training in Auckland’s leading tertiary hospitals including Auckland City Hospital, North Shore Hospital, and Middlemore Hospital. In 2021, he qualified as an internal medicine physician and subsequently pursued advanced post-fellowship training in adult cardiology, becoming dual-trained as a cardiologist in 2024.

Dr Lee further developed his expertise during a cardiac imaging fellowship at Auckland City Hospital. He specialised in advanced echocardiographic techniques such as transoesophageal and stress echocardiography, as well as cardiac CT imaging. He is a RANZCR-accredited Level A Cardiac CT reporter.

Committed to evidence-based patient care, Dr Lee brings extensive experience in research, scholarly publications, and presentations at major Australasian cardiology conferences.

Dr Lee speaks English and Korean.

Professional memberships

• FRACP
• CSANZ
• ESC
• EACVI

Publications

• Lee K, Harrison W, Chow KL, Lee M, Kerr A. Cardiogenic Shock Prior to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Outcomes and Predictors of Mortality. (ANZACS-QI 73). Heart Lung Circ. 2024. 33(4):450-459.
• Lee K. Outcomes and predictors of mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome with Cardiogenic Shock in New Zealand: ANZACS-QI study. [Oral presentation CSANZ NZ ASM 2023]
• Lee K, Wong B, El-Jack S, Armstrong G, Newcombe R, Ma L, Ramos J. Hospitalisation during lockdown – patients’ beds-eye view. NZMJ. 2022; 135: 77-81
• Wong B, Lee K, El-Jack S. Very Elderly Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes treated with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Heart Lung Circ. 2021; Sep 30(9): 1337-1342