LaFee oversees a team of public information officers managing external media relations for the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, UC San Diego Health system and overall academic health sciences (research).

Scott LaFee is currently the director of communications and media relations for UC San Diego Health, UC San Diego Health Sciences, and the UC San Diego School of Medicine. He was previously a science writer and editor at the San Diego Union-Tribune, nominated five times for the Pulitzer Prize. He has been a contributor to New Scientist, People, and Businessweek.