Faculty & Staff >> Paul Lee, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Director of Thoracic Surgery
NYHQ Staff Society
NYHQ Cancer Committee
(212) 746-5043
Education:
Institution
Years
Medical Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
1991-1995
Internship
University Health Center of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
1995-1996
Resident
University Health Center of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
1996-2001
Fellowship
Cardiothoracic
New York Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, NY
2001-2003
Thoracic
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
2002
Minimally Invasive Thoracic
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
2003
Board Certification(s):
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Licensure:
New York
Pennsylvania
Academic Appointments:
Assistant Professor Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Affiliations/Professional Societies:
Candidate and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons
Affiliate-in-Training, American College of Cardiology
Chinese American Medical Society
American Cancer Society
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Languages Spoken:
English
Chinese
Current Publications:
Lee PC, Wang ZL, Qian S, Watkins SC, Lizonova A, Kovesdi I, Tzeng E, Simmons RL, Billiar TR, Shears LL. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase protects aortic allografts from the development of transplant arteriosclerosis. Transplantation 2000; 69:1186-1192
Kanno S, Lee PC, Zhang Y, Ho C, Griffith BP, Shears LL, Billiar TR. Attenuation of myocardial ischemia/ reperfusion injury by superinduction of inducible nitric oxide synthase. Circulation 2000; 101:2742-2748
Lee PC, Wang ZL, Mahidhara R, Qian S, Watkins SC, Griffith BP, Shears LL, Billiar TR. Inducible nitric oxide synthase attenuates acute cardiac rejection. Surgical Forum 2000; 51:357-359.
Lee PC, Kibbe MR, Schuchert MJ, Stolz DB, Watkins SC, Griffith BP, Billiar TR, Shears LL. Nitric oxide induces angiogenesis and upregulates a v b 3 integrin expression on endothelial cells. Microvascular Research 2000; 60:269-280
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