Naomi Lee

Naomi Lee is a Senior Executive Editor at The Lancet. She heads the research section of the journal, leading the development and implementation of the research strategy for The Lancet, and advising on the research content of the other journals in The Lancet family of journals. Naomi handles peer review and commissioning across a broad range of subjects including her specialist areas of surgery, digital medicine/AI, and medical technology. She is also a vice chair for the ITU/WHO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health. Naomi joined The Lancet in 2014 and was previously an Executive Editor where alongside editorial work she led on digital transformation of The Lancet group, delivering a responsive website. Previously she studied medicine at Cambridge University and King’s College London, before training in surgery, specialising in urology and working for almost 10 years in the United Kingdom. She has completed fellowships in Argentina, and Mexico. She has also studied data science at University College London.