Sei Won Lee, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
College of Medicine, University of Ulsan
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Asan Medical Center

Education and Training

2009.3~2012.8    M.D. Ph.D Pulmonology/Internal Medicine 
College of Medicine, Seoul National University 
Thesis title: ‘The effect of Toll-like receptor 4 deficiency on the development of emphysema among smokers’
(Advisor: Choon-Taek Lee, MD, PhD)
2005.3~2007.2    M.D. M.S. Pulmonology/Internal Medicine 
College of Medicine, Seoul National University 
Thesis title: ‘Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 expression in bronchial epithelial cells and lung tissue’
(Advisor: Hee Soon Chung, MD, PhD)
1995.3~2001.2    M.D. M.B. College of Medicine, Seoul National University                
2006.3~2007.2     Fellowship of pulmonology, Seoul National University Hospital
2002.2~2006.2     Residentship of internal medicine, Seoul National University Hospital
2001.3~2002.2    Internship, Seoul National University Hospital

Personal Experiences

2022.3~        Associate Dean, Education, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine 
2018.3~2022.2    Chair of Education Department, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine
2017.9~        Professor in charge of Pulmonary Laboratory, Asan Medical Center
2017.3~        Associate Professor
Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine
2015.9.2017.7    Visiting Professor, Yale University (CT, USA)
2012.3~ 2017.3    Assistant Professor
Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University College of Medicine
2010.5~2012.2     Assistant Professor, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
2009.5~2010.2     Chief of pulmonary, Armed Forces Capital Hospital
2008.5~2010.4     Military Doctor, Armed Forces Capital Hospital
2007.5~2008.4     Military Doctor, Armed Forces Yangju Hospital

Academic Activity

- Member of American Thoracic Society
- Member of European Respiratory Society 
- Member of American Pacific Society of Respirology
- Member of Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases.
- Steering Committee of Korean Asthma Study Group, Korean Pulmonary Rehab Study Group and Korean Bronchoscopy study group, 
- Executive member of International collaboration committee of KATRD

Research Interests

- Microbiome and its therapeutic implication for chronic respiratory diseases
- Non-pharmacologic treatment of emphysema with bronchoscopic lung volume reduction and pulmonary rehabilitation
- Air-pollution, particulate matter and COPD
- The factors which can explain ‘Susceptible smokers’ 
- Infectious disease in communal setting
 

Selected Peer-review articles 

Huh JY, Hong J, Han DW, Park YJ, Jung J, Lee SW. The Impact of Air Pollutants and Meteorological Factors on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations: A Nationwide Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Feb;19(2):214-226.

Park HJ, Lee HY, Suh CH, Kim HC, Kim HC, Park YJ, Lee SW. The Effect of Particulate Matter Reduction by Indoor Air Filter Use on Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2021 Sep;13(5):719-732. 

Park JH, Koo B, Kim MJ, Lee HJ, Cha HH, Kim JY, Lee SW, Shin Y, Kim SH. Utility of plasma cell-free DNA detection using homobifunctional imidoesters using a microfluidic system for diagnosing active tuberculosis. Infect Dis (Lond). 2022 Jan;54(1):46-52

Kim SH, Jung YJ, Ko MS, Lee SW, Lee JS, Oh YM. Prevalence of asymptomatic bronchiectasis and associations among the health screening population in South Korea ERJ Open Res. 2021 Aug 2;7(3):00188-2021

Hwang HJ, Seo JB, Lee SM, Kim N, Yi J, Lee JS, Lee SW, Oh YM, Lee SD. New Method for Combined Quantitative Assessment of Air-Trapping and Emphysema on Chest Computed Tomography in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Comparison with Parametric Response Mapping. Korean J Radiol. 2021 Jul 1.

Joo H, Moon JY, An TJ, Choi H, Park SY, Yoo H, Kim CY, Jeong I, Kim JH, Koo HK, Rhee CK, Lee SW, Kim SK, Min KH, Kim YH, Jang SH, Kim DK, Shin JW, Yoon HK, Kim DG, Kim HJ, Kim JW. Revised Korean Cough Guidelines, 2020: Recommendations and Summary statements. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2021 May 13.

Kim H, Na G, Park S, Ra SW, Kang SY, Kim HC, Kim HC, Lee SW. The impact of life behavior and environment on particulate matter in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Environ Res. 2021 May 1;198:111265. 

Jang YO, Kim OH, Kim SJ, Lee SH, Yun S, Lim SE, Yoo HJ, Shin Y, Lee SW. High-fiber diets attenuate emphysema development via modulation of gut microbiota and metabolism. Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 26;11(1):7008.

Lee SY, Lee JS, Lee SW, Oh YM. Effects of treatment with long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA) and long-acting beta-agonists (LABA) on lung function improvement in patients with bronchiectasis: an observational study. J Thorac Dis. 2021 Jan;13(1):169-177

Choi MG, Lee HY, Song SY, Kim SS, Lee SH, Kim W, Choi CM, Lee SW. The Effect of Simultaneous Pulmonary Rehabilitation during Thoracic Radiotherapy for Malignant Diseases. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2021 Feb 10.

Kang J, Lee JS, Lee SW, Lee JB, Oh YM. Dual versus monotherapy with bronchodilators in GOLD group B COPD patients according to baseline FEV1 level: a patient-level pooled analysis of phase-3 randomized clinical trials. Respir Res. 2021 Feb 12;22(1):55.

Kim SH, Shin HJ, Yoon CM, Lee SW, Sharma L, Dela Cruz CS, Kang MJ. PINK1 Inhibits Multimeric Aggregation and Signaling of MAVS and MAVS-dependent Lung Pathology. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2021 Feb 12.

Jung YJ, Lee SH, Chang JH, Lee HS, Kang EH, Lee SW. The Impact of Changes in the Intake of Fiber and Antioxidants on the Development of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Nutrients. 2021 Feb 10;13(2):580. 

Park S, Ra SW, Kang SY, Kim HC, Lee SW. Effect of particulate matter exposure on patients with COPD and risk reduction through behavioural interventions: the protocol of a prospective panel study. BMJ Open
. 2020 Nov 9;10(11):e039394.

Kim SH, Lee JY, Yoon CM, Shin HJ, Lee SW, Rosas I, Herzog E, Dela Cruz C, Kaminski N, Kang MJ. Mitochondrial antiviral signalling protein is crucial for the development of pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir J 2020 Oct 22;2000652.

Lee JH, Lee HY, Jang Y, Lee JS, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SW. Efficacy of Unsupervised Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2020 Sep 28;15:2297-2305.

Han DW, Lee JS, Oh YM, Lee SD, Kim HJ, Lee SW. The Clinical Course of Asthma after Withdrawal of Inhaled Corticosteroids. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 Oct 10:S2213-2198(20)31106-5

Kim HC, Suzuki M, Lim HF, Lan LTT, Nguyen HL, Wang JS, Lee KY, Lee JS, Oh YM, Lee SD, Choi H, Lee H, Lee SW. Survey of the management of patients with bronchiectasis: a pilot investigation in Asian populations. Korean J Intern Med. 2020 Sep 15.

Hwang HJ, Lee SM, Seo JB, Lee JS, Kim N, Lee SW, Oh YM. Visual and Quantitative Assessments of Regional Xenon-Ventilation Using Dual-Energy CT in Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome: A Comparison with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Korean J Radiol. 2020 Sep;21(9):1104-1113.  

Jang YO, Lee SH, Choi JJ, Kim DH, Choi JM, Kang MJ, Oh YM, Park YJ, Shin Y, Lee SW. Fecal microbial transplantation and a high fiber diet attenuates emphysema development by suppressing inflammation and apoptosis. Exp Mol Med. 2020 Jul 17

Kim HK, Lee H, Kim SH, Choi H, Lee JH, Lee JS, Lee SW, Oh YM. Validation of the Korean Version of the Bronchiectasis Health Questionnaire. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2020 Jul;83(3):228-233

Hwang HJ, Lee SM, Seo JB, Kim JE, Choi HY, Kim N, Lee JS, Lee SW, Oh YM. Quantitative Vertebral Bone Density Seen on Chest CT in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: Association with Mortality in the Korean Obstructive Lung Disease Cohort. Korean J Radiol. 2020 Jul;21(7):880-890.

Hwang JJ, Oh YM, Rhee CK, Yoo KH, Park YB, Yoon HI, Lim SY, Lee JH, Kim EK, Kim TH, Lee SW, Lee SD, Lee JS; KOLD Group. Hyperuricemia Is Not Predictive of Long-Term Outcome in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. J Korean Med Sci. 2020 Mar 2;35(8):e58.

Lee H, Choi H, Sim YS, Park S, Kim WJ, Yoo KH, Lee SJ, Kim TH, Yang B, Jeong I, Um SJ, Kim DK, Lee JH, Kwon BS, Cho YJ, Park HY, Lee CH, Rhee CK, Lee SH, Na JO, Jang AS, Jung JY, Ra SW, Lee JH, Kim SH, Kim C, Kim Y, Lee CY, Kim HK, Lee JS, Lee SW, Oh YM; KMBARC. KMBARC registry: protocol for a multicentre observational cohort study on non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in Korea. BMJ Open. 2020 Jan 19;10(1):e034090.

Yang B, Choi H, Lim JH, Park HY, Kang D, Cho J, Lee JS, Lee SW, Oh YM, Moon JY, Kim SH, Kim TH, Sohn JW, Yoon HJ, Lee H. The disease burden of bronchiectasis in comparison with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a national database study in Korea. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Dec;7(23):770. doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.11.55.

Moon KM, Choi CM, Ji W, Lee JS, Lee SW, Jo KW, Song JW, Lee JC. Clinical Characteristics of and Risk Factors for Fever after Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: A Retrospective Study Involving 6336 Patients. J Clin Med. 2020 Jan 6;9(1).

Choi HS, Park YB, Yoon HK, Lim SY, Kim TH, Park JH, Lee WY, Park SJ, Lee SW, Kim WJ, Kim KU, Shin KC, Kim DJ, Kim TE, Yoo KH, Shim JJ, Hwang YI. Validation of Previous Spirometric Reference Equations and New Equations. J Korean Med Sci. 2019 Dec 9;34(47):e304.

Lee SW, Kang YA, Jin CE, Kim HC, Noh GS, Lee HJ, Park JH, Koo YS, Shin Y, Kim SH. Gene-based diagnosis of tuberculosis with a new-generation pathogen enrichment technique. Eur Respir J. 2019 Dec 5.

Chang Y, Kim HC, Jo KW, Lee JS, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SW. Analysis of high predicted pulmonary function: possibility of overestimation in small elderly examinees. Korean J Intern Med. 2020 Jan;35(1):142-149. 

Hwang HJ, Lee SM, Seo JB, Lee JS, Kim N, Kim C, Oh SY, Lee SW. Assessment Of Changes In Regional Xenon-Ventilation, Perfusion, And Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatch Using Dual-Energy Computed Tomography After Pharmacological Treatment In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Visual And Quantitative Analysis. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2019 Sep 25;14:2195-2203.

Park TS, Kang J, Lee JS, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SW. Adherence to roflumilast under dose-escalation strategy in Korean patients with COPD. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2019 Apr 16;14:871-879.

Hyun DG, Oh YM, Lee SW, Lee SD, Lee JS. Clinical Phenotypes, Comorbidities, and Exacerbations according to Serum 25-OH Vitamin D and Plasma Fibrinogen Levels in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. J Korean Med Sci. 2019 Jul 29;34(29):e195. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e195.

Lee SW, Shin SY, Park TS, Choi YY, Park JC, Park J, Oh SY, Kim N, Lee SH, Lee JS, Seo JB, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SM. Clinical Utility of Quantitative CT Analysis for Fissure Completeness in Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction: Comparison between CT and Chartis™. Korean J Radiol. 2019 Jul;20(7):1216-1225. 

Jang YO, Jin CE, Choi EH, Shin JH, Kweon J, Koo B, Lim SB, Lee SW, Shin Y. A homobifunctional imidoester-based microfluidic system for simultaneous DNA and protein isolation from solid or liquid biopsy samples. Lab Chip. 2019 Jun 25;19(13):2256-2264.

Park HJ, Kim SH, Kim HC, Lee BY, Lee SW, Lee JS, Lee SD, Seo JB, Oh YM. Utility of Computed Tomography in a Differential Diagnosis for the Patients with an Initial Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2019 Jul;82(3):234-241.

Choi H, Yang B, Nam H, Kyoung DS, Sim YS, Park HY, Lee JS, Lee SW, Oh YM, Ra SW, Kim SH, Sohn JW, Yoon HJ, Lee H. Population-based prevalence of bronchiectasis and associated comorbidities in South Korea. Eur Respir J. 2019 Aug 29;54(2). pii: 1900194

Kang J, Cho YS, Choi DK, Lee JS, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SW. Bronchial Thermoplasty in Patients with Severe Uncontrolled Asthma: First Korean Cases. J Korean Med Sci. 2019 Apr 22;34(15):e120. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e120.

Kwon BS, Lee JH, Koh Y, Kim WS, Song JW, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SW, Lee JS, Lim CM, Choi CM, Huh JW, Hong SB, Shim TS, Jo KW. The natural history of non-cavitary nodular bronchiectatic Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease. Respir Med. 2019 Apr;150:45-50. 

Lee SH, Lee JH, Yoon HI, Park HY, Kim TH, Yoo KH, Oh YM, Jung KS, Lee SD, Lee SW. Change in inhaled corticosteroid treatment and COPD exacerbations: an analysis of real-world data from the KOLD/KOCOSS cohorts. Respir Res. 2019 Mar 28;20(1):62.

Kim TH, Oh DK, Oh YM, Lee SW, Do Lee S, Lee JS. Fibrinogen as a potential biomarker for clinical phenotype in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Sep;10(9):5260-5268.

Kim OH, Kwon BS, Han M, Koh Y, Kim WS, Song JW, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SW, Lee JS, Lim CM, Choi CM, Huh JW, Hong SB, Shim TS, Jo KW. Association between duration of aminoglycoside treatment and outcome of cavitary Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Sep 15.

Lee SW, Sharma L, Kang YA, Kim SH, Chandrasekharan S, Losier A, Brady V, Bermejo S, Andrews N, Yoon CM, Liu W, Lee JY, Kang MJ, Dela Cruz CS. Impact of Cigarette Smoke Exposure on Lung Fibroblastic Response after Influenza Pneumonia. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2018 Aug 15

Kwon BS, Kim MN, Sung H, Koh Y, Kim WS, Song JW, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SW, Lee JS, Lim CM, Choi CM, Huh JW, Hong SB, Park S, Shim TS, Chong YP, Jo KW. In vitro minimal inhibitory concentrations of rifampin and ethambutol, and treatment outcome in Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Sep 24;62(10)

Sharma L, Amick AK, Vasudevan S, Lee SW, Marion CR, Liu W, Brady V, Losier A, Bermejo SD, Britto CJ, Lee CG, Elias JA, Dela Cruz CS. Regulation and Role of Chitotriosidase during Lung Infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Immunol. 2018 Jul 15;201(2):615-626.

Oh DK, Baek S, Lee SW, Lee JS, Lee SD, Oh YM. Comparison of the fixed ratio and the Z-score of FEV1/FVC in the elderly population: a long-term mortality analysis from the Third National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2018 Mar 14;13:903-915. 

Park J, Kim EK, Kim MA, Kim TH, Chang JH, Ryu YJ, Lee SW, Oh YM, Yong SJ, Choi WI, Yoo KH, Lee JH. Increased Risk of Exacerbation in Asthma Predominant Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2018 Mar 7

Oh DK, Lee SW. The Variations of MER Receptor Tyrosine Kinase and the Development of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. J Korean Med Sci. 2018 Feb 12;33(7):e57. 

Hwang YI, Park YB, Yoon HK, Lim SY, Kim TH, Park JH, Lee WY, Park SJ, Lee SW, Kim WJ, Kim KU, Shin KC, Kim DJ, Kim HJ, Kim TE, Yoo KH, Shim JJ. Development of Prediction Equation of Diffusing Capacity of Lung for Koreans. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2018 Jan;81(1):42-48. 

Lee SW, Lee SM, Shin SY, Park TS, Oh SY, Kim N, Hong Y, Lee JS, Oh YM, Lee SD, Seo JB. Improvement in Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatch after Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction: Quantitative Image Analysis. Radiology. 2017 Oct;285(1):250-260.

Kim HJ, Kim YS, Kim KH, Choi JP, Kim YK, Yun S, Sharma L, Dela Cruz CS, Lee JS, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SW. The microbiome of the lung and its extracellular vesicles in nonsmokers, healthy smokers and COPD patients. Exp Mol Med. 2017 Apr 14;49(4):e316.

Rhee CK, Park HY, Park JW, Lee JH, Kim TH, Lee SW, Jung JY, Kim S, Hwang YI, Jung KS. Efficacy and safety of indacaterol/glycopyrronium fixed-dose combination in mild-to-moderate COPD patients symptomatic on tiotropium in Korea: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2017 Feb 22;18(1):80.

Kim YS, Kim JY, Cho R, Shin DM, Lee SW, Oh YM. Adipose stem cell-derived nanovesicles inhibit emphysema primarily via an FGF2-dependent pathway. Exp Mol Med. 2017 Jan 13;49(1):e284.

Huh JY, Lee D, Ahn J, Shim JH, Lim YS, Park GC, Song GW, Kim KH, Jung DH, Moon DB, Hwang S, Lee SG, Lee SW, Song JW, Oh YM, Shim TS, Jo KW. Impact of emergency adult living donor liver transplantation on the survival of patients with antituberculosis therapy-induced acute liver failure. Liver Transpl. 2017 Jun;23(6):845-846.

Lee SM, Seo JB, Hwang HJ, Kim N, Oh SY, Lee JS, Lee SW, Oh YM, Kim TH. Assessment of regional emphysema, air-trapping and Xenon-ventilation using dual-energy computed tomography in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Eur Radiol. 2017 Jul;27(7):2818-2827.
 
Kim TH, Lee JS, Lee SW, Oh YM. Pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016 Nov 9;11:2785-2796

Kim YS, Kokturk N, Kim JY, Lee SW, Lim J, Choi SJ, Oh W, Oh YM. Gene Profiles in a Smoke-Induced COPD Mouse Lung Model Following Treatment with Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Mol Cells. 2016 Oct;39(10):728-733.

Koo HK, Jeong I, Lee SW, Park J, Kim JH, Park SY, Park HY, Rhee CK, Kim YH, Jung JY, Kim SK, Kim YH, Choi EY, Moon JY, Shin JW, Kim JW, Min KH, Kim SW, Yoo KH, Kim JH, Jang SH, Yoon HK, Kim HJ, Jung KS, Kim DK. Prevalence of chronic cough and possible causes in the general population based on the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Sep;95(37):e4595.

Yang JY, Han M, Koh Y, Kim WS, Song JW, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SW, Lee JS, Lim CM, Choi CM, Huh JW, Hong SB, Shim TS, Jo KW. Effects of Corticosteroids on Critically Ill Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure: A Propensity Analysis of Mortality. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Dec 1;63(11):1449-1455. Epub 2016 Sep 8.

Kim KH, Park TS, Kim YS, Lee JS, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SW. Resolvin D1 prevents smoking-induced emphysema and promotes lung tissue regeneration. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016 May 27;11:1119-28.

Lee JS, Hong YK, Park TS, Lee SW, Oh YM, Lee SD. Efficacy and Safety of Roflumilast in Korean Patients with COPD. Yonsei Med J. 2016 Jul;57(4):928-35.

Lim J, Kim Y, Heo J, Kim KH, Lee S, Lee SW, Kim K, Kim IG, Shin DM. Priming with ceramide-1 phosphate promotes the therapeutic effect of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells on pulmonary artery hypertension. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016 Apr 22;473(1):35-41.

Lee SW, Kim HK, Baek S, Jung JY, Kim YS, Lee JS, Lee SD, Mannino DM, Oh YM. Development of a spirometry T-score in the general population. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016 Feb 23;11:369-79.

Lee J, Lee CT, Lee JH, Cho YJ, Park JS, Oh YM, Lee SD, Yoon HI; KOLD Study Group. Graphic analysis of flow-volume curves: a pilot study. BMC Pulm Med. 2016 Jan 22;16:18.

Rhee CK, Jung JY, Lee SW, Kim JH, Park SY, Yoo KH, Park DA, Koo HK, Kim YH, Jeong I, Kim JH, Kim DK, Kim SK, Kim YH, Park J, Choi EY, Jung KS, Kim HJ. The Korean Cough Guideline: Recommendation and Summary Statement. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2016 Jan;79(1):14-21.

Park HY, Lee H, Koh WJ, Kim S, Jeong I, Koo HK, Kim TH, Kim JW, Kim WJ, Oh YM, Sin DD, Lim SY, Lee SD; KOLD Study Group. Association of blood eosinophils and plasma periostin with FEV1 response after 3-month inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting beta2-agonist treatment in stable COPD patients. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2015 Dec 22;11:23-30.

Hwang HJ, Seo JB, Lee SM, Kim N, Oh SY, Lee JS, Lee SW, Oh YM. Assessment of Regional Xenon Ventilation, Perfusion, and Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatch Using Dual-Energy Computed Tomography in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients. Invest Radiol. 2016 May;51(5):306-15.

Lee JS, Seo JB, Lee SM, Park TS, Lee SW, Oh YM, Lee JH, Kim EK, Kim TH, Park JH, Sheen SS, Lim SY, Jung I, Lee SD. Pharmacological treatment response according to the severity of symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Thorac Dis. 2015 Oct;7(10):1765-73.

Ahn JH, Jo KW, Song JW, Shim TS, Lee SW, Lee JS, Kim DY, Lee JH, Lee JH, Choi Y, Lee KH. Prognostic role of FEV1 for survival in bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2015 Dec;29(12):1133-9
 
Yang JY, Oh SY, Song JW, Shim TS, Lee SW, Lee JS, Kim DY, Lee JH, Lee JH, Lee KH, Jo KW. Restrictive chronic lung function decline after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Eur Respir J. 2016 Jan;47(1):336-9.

Park TS, Hong Y, Lee JS, Oh SY, Lee SM, Kim N, Seo JB, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SW. Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction by endobronchial valve in advanced emphysema: the first Asian report. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2015 Jul 29;10:1501-11.

Kim YS, Kim JY, Shin DM, Huh JW, Lee SW, Oh YM.Tracking intravenous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in a model of elastase-induced emphysema. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2014 Sep;77(3):116-23.

Kim WJ, Lim MN, Hong Y, Silverman EK, Lee JH, Jung BH, Ra SW, Choi HS, Jung YJ, Park YB, Park MJ, Lee SW, Lee JS, Oh YM, Lee SD. Association of lung function genes with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Lung. 2014 Aug;192(4):473-80

Park JH, Kim SJ, Lee AR, Lee JK, Kim J, Lim HJ, Cho YJ, Park JS, Yoon HI, Lee JH, Lee CT, Lee SW. Diagnostic yield of bronchial washing fluid analysis for hemoptysis in patients with bronchiectasis. Yonsei Med J. 2014 May;55(3):739-45. 

Lee SW, Oh SY, Lee JB, Choi CM, Kim HJ. Tuberculin Skin Test Distribution following a Change in BCG Vaccination Policy. PLoS One. 2014 Jan 23;9(1):e86419.

Lee GJ, Lee SW, Oh YM, Lee JS, Lee SD, Shin CS, Lee TS. A Pilot Study Comparing Two Oxygen Delivery Methods for Patients' Comfort and Administration of Oxygen. Respir Care. 2014 Aug;59(8):1191-8.

Kim J, Rhee CK, Yoo KH, Kim YS, Lee SW, Park YB, Lee JH, Oh Y, Lee SD, Kim Y, Kim K, Yoon H. The health care burden of high grade chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Korea: analysis of the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service data. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2013;8:561-8.

Rhee CK, Yoon HK, Yoo KH, Kim YS, Lee SW, Park YB, Lee JH, Kim Y, Kim K, Kim J, Oh YM, Lee SD. Medical Utilization and Cost in Patients with Overlap Syndrome of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma. OPD. 2013 Oct 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Kim J, Kim K, Kim Y, Yoo KH, Lee CK, Yoon HK, Kim YS, Park YB, Lee JH, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SW. The association between inhaled long-acting bronchodilators and less in-hospital care in newly-diagnosed COPD patients. Respir Med. 2014 Jan;108(1):153-61

Kim J, Lee JH, Kim Y, Kim K, Oh YM, Yoo KH, Rhee CK, Yoon HK, Kim YS, Park YB, Lee SW, Lee SD. Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease: a national cross-sectional cohort study. BMC Pulm Med. 2013 Aug 9;13(1):51.

Lee JS, Kim SO, Seo JB, Lee JH, Kim EK, Kim TH, Kim WJ, Lee JH, Lee SM, Lee S, Lim SY, Shin TR, Yoon HI, Lee SW, Huh JW, Oh YM, Lee SD. Longitudinal lung volume changes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Lung. 2013 Aug;191(4):405-12.

Lee JE, Choe KW, Lee SW. Clinical and Radiological Characteristics of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Associated Pneumonia in Young Male Adults. Yonsei Med J. 2013 Jul 1;54(4):927-34

Lee SW, Leem CS, Kim TJ, Lee KW, Chung JH, Jheon S, Lee JH, Lee CT. The long-term course of ground-glass opacities detected on thin-section computed tomography. Respir Med. 2013 Jun;107(6):904-10.

Rhee CK, Yoo KH, Lee JH, Park MJ, Kim WJ, Park YB, Hwang YI, Kim YS, Jung JY, Moon JY, Rhee YK, Park HK, Lim JH, Park HY, Lee SW, Kim YH, Lee SH, Yoon HK, Kim JW, Kim JS, Kim YK, Oh YM, Lee SD, Kim HJ. Clinical characteristics of patients with tuberculosis-destroyed lung. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Jan;17(1):67-75. 

Lee SW, Kim DR, Kim TJ, Paik JH, Chung JH, Jheon S, Huh JW, Lee JH, Lee CT. The association of down-regulated toll-like receptor 4 expression with airflow limitation and emphysema in smokers. Respir Res. 2012 Nov 21;13(1):106.

Lee SW, Lee SH, Yim JJ. Serial interferon-gamma release assays after chemoprophylaxis in a tuberculosis outbreak cohort. Infection. 2012 Aug;40(4):431-5. 

Lee JE, Rhee CK, Lim JH, Lee SM, Shim YS, Lee CT, Lee SW. Fraction of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Patients with Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia. Chest. 2012 May;141(5):1267-72.

Ryu JH, Lee SW, Lee JH, Lee EH, Do SH, Kim CS. Randomized double-blind study of remifentanil and dexmedetomidine for flexible bronchoscopy. Br J Anaesth. 2012 Mar;108(3):503-11.

Kim DR, Park MY, Lim HJ, Park JS, Cho YJ, Lee SW, Yoon HI, Lee JH, Kim YS, Lee CT. Combination therapy of conditionally replicating adenovirus and histone deacetylase inhibitors. Int J Mol Med. 2012 Feb;29(2):218-24. 

Park JS, Chung JH, Jheon S, Choi DJ, Yoon HI, Lee JH, Lee CT, Lee SW. EBUS-TBNA in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary artery sarcoma and thromboembolism. Eur Respir J. 2011 Dec;38(6):1480-2.

Lee SW, Oh DK, Lee SH, Kang HY, Lee CT, Yim JJ. Time Interval to Conversion of Interferon-{gamma} Release Assay after Exposure to Tuberculosis. Eur Respir J. 2011 Jun;37(6):1447-52.

Lee JE, Kim HJ, Lee SW. The clinical utility of tuberculin skin test and interferon-γ release assay in the diagnosis.