Dr. Kyung Ann Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Rheumatology at Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Korea. She is a board-certified rheumatologist with extensive clinical experience in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Her primary research interests include Sjögren’s disease, systemic sclerosis, and connective tissue disease–associated interstitial lung disease, with a particular focus on imaging biomarkers, and translational immunology. Dr. Lee leads multiple cohort-based and investigator-initiated studies integrating advanced imaging, biomarker discovery, and clinical outcomes. She is actively involved in national and international rheumatology collaborations and contributes to academic education and research initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region.