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James A. Lee, MD

Address:	Herbert Irving Pavilion 161 Fort Washington Avenue 8th Floor New York, NY 10032
Phone:	212.305.0444
Fax:	212.305.0445

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Positions and Appointments

2009 - Present	Co-Director, New York Thyroid Center Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
2009 - Present	Section Chief, Endocrine/Thyroid Surgery NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2006 – Present	Director, Adrenal Center Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
2006 – Present	Assistant Professor of Surgery NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2006 – Present	Attending Surgeon NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

The Pancreas Center Specialty

Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Diseases
Specialized in Neuroendocrine Tumors

Education and Training

2005 – 2006	Fellowship Endocrine Surgery University of California, San Francisco, CA
1999 – 2005	Internship, Residency General Surgery NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
1995 – 1999	Medical Degree Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
1991 – 1995	B.A. English Literature Yale University, New Haven, CT

Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Professional Experience

2006 – 2008	Director, COACH Education Project NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2004 – 2005	Administrative Chief Resident Surgery
2002 – 2003	Research Fellow Adult Stem Cell NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

Professional Honors

2007	Webby Bronze Award — Educational Video Category
2007	Development Grant, Department of Surgery Columbia University Medical Cente
2007 & 2006	Finalist, Glenda Garvey Teaching Academy Fellowship
2005	Blakemore Award for Best Resident Research at New York-Presbyterian Hospital
2005	Arnold P. Gold Foundation Grant
2005	Wound Healing Education Grant
2005	Chairman's Grant, Department of Surgery Columbia University Medical Center
2004	Finalist, American College of Surgeons' Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching
2002 – 2004	New York Presbyterian Hospital Startup Grant
2001	Arnold P. Gold Foundation Teacher of the Year Award
1999 & 2000	Arnold P. Gold Foundation Excellence in Humanism & Teaching Honoree

Recent Committee Memberships and Professional Societies

American College of Surgeons
Association of Academic Surgeons
New York Surgical Society

Selected Publications

Kim HJ, Lee JA, Chabot JA. Elevated CA19-9 Levels In Recurrent Type IV Choledochal Cyst with Benign Pathology: a Case Report and Review of Current Literature. Submitted for publication in Archives of Surgery.

Lee JA, Widmann WD, Hardy MA. George Washington Crile, MD. Current Surgery Volume 62, Issue 4, July-August 2005, Pages 415-418.

Li-Xing M, Park JC, Terry MJ, Mason JM, Burrell WA, Liu FJ, Kimball BY, Mooji SM, Lee JA, Breitbart AS. Lentiviral Gene Therapy with PDGF-B Sustains Accelerated Healing of Diabetic Wounds Over Time. Ann Plast Surg. 2005 Jul;55(1):81-6; discussion 86.

Lee JA, Conejero JA, Parrett BM, Wear-Maggitti KD, Grant RT, Mason JM, Breitbart AS: Accelerating Lentiviral transfection with the PDGF-B gene improves diabetic wound healing. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 116(2): 532-8, 2005.

Lee JA, Wear-Maggitti KD, Conejero JA, Schmidt AM, Grant RT, Mason JM, Breitbart AS: Topical Application of sRAGE Improves the Quality and Vascularization of Granulation Tissue in Diabetic Wounds. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 52(5):519-521, 2004.

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