Overview of Dr. Lee
Dr. James Lee is a general surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and Stamford Health. He received his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice 18 years. Dr. Lee accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 318 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 110 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in General Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Office
161 Fort Washington Avenue
Floor 8, Suite 819
New York, NY 10032- Is this information wrong?
Clinical Expertise
- Endocrine surgery, General / Gastrointestinal surgery, Surgical oncology (non-breast), Thyroidectomy, Adrenalectomy, Thyroid surgery, Pheochromocytoma, Adrenal surgery, Graves' disease, Substernal Goiter, Parathyroid Neoplasms, Parathyroidectomy, Parathryoid surgery, Toxic nodular goiter, Hyperparathyroidism, Primary hyperparathyroidism, Primary hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy, Thyroid disease, Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid tumor
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1999 - 2005
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1999
- Yale UniversityBA, English Literature, 1991 - 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2005 - Present
- FL State Medical License 2020 - Present
- NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- CT State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Telly Bronze Award- Educational Video Category 2007
- Finalist Glenda Garvey Teaching Academy Fellowship, 2007
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 80 citationsDiagnostic Performance of 4D CT and Sestamibi SPECT/CT in Localizing Parathyroid Adenomas in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.Randy Yeh, Yu-Kwang Donovan Tay, Gaia Tabacco, Laurent Dercle, Jennifer H Kuo
Radiology. 2019-03-05 - 7 citationsA stepwise analysis of the diagnostic algorithm for the prediction of malignancy in thyroid nodulesBernice L Huang, John A. Chabot, James A. Lee, Jennifer H. Kuo
Surgery. 2020-01-01 - 51 citationsAmerican Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for Adrenalectomy: Executive Summary.Linwah Yip, Quan-Yang Duh, Heather Wachtel, Camilo Jimenez, Cord Sturgeon
JAMA Surgery. 2022-10-01
Journal Articles
- Expanding the indications for laparoscopic retroperitoneal adrenalectomy: experience with 81 resectionsEpelboym I, Digesu CS, Johnston MG, Chabot JA, Inabnet WB, Allendorf JD, Lee J, J Surg Res, 1/1/2014
- Predictors of Renal Function in Primary HyperparathyroidismWalker MD, Nickolas T, Kepley A, Lee JA, Zhang C, McMahon DJ, Silverberg SJ, JCEM, 1/1/2014
- Neoadjuvant therapy and vascular resection during pancreaticoduodenectomy: shifting the survival curve for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancerEpelboym I, DiNorcia J, Winner M, Lee MK, Lee JA, Schrope B, Chabot JA, Allendorf J, World J Surg, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Preoperative Biochemical Profile Predicts Gland Size and Multifocality in Primary Hyperparathyroidism. (Poster Presentation)Bubis, L, Kuo JH, Parrack KP, Chabot JA, Lee JA, Endocrine Society, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
- Recurrence rates with and without prophylactic neck dissection in papillary thyroid cancer: A multi-institutional analysis. (Poster Presentation)Fingeret A, Alghamdi A, Kleinman D, Allendorf JD, Hassett E, Henry J, Lee JA, Zarnegar R, Fahey TJ, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
- Low vitamin D levels in primary hyperparathyroidism affect cortical bone density and porosity but not estimated bone stiffness. (Poster Presentation)Walker MD, Nishiyam K, Cong E, Lee JA, Kepley A, Zhang C, McMahon DJ, Guo XE, Silverberg SJ, ASBMR, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Grand Rounds: Paradigms of Medical Education- From on the Job Training to Pre-training.Columbia University, New York, NY - 1/1/2014
- Grand Rounds: An Update on Endocrine Surgery.Monmouth Hospital, Monmouth, NJ - 1/1/2013
- Chair: Post-graduate Course in Endocrine Surgery.Washington, DC - 1/1/2013
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Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, New York
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York, New York
- Stamford HealthStamford, Connecticut
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMOEmpire BCBS PPO
Healthfirst New York
HIP of New York - Select PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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