Paul Chinfai Lee MD MPH

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

System Director of Thoracic Surgery Northwell Health Professor of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

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270-05 76th AvenueOncology BuildingNew Hyde Park, NY 11040
Phone+1 718-470-7499
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Education & Training

Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthMPH, Executive MPH in healthcare management, 2013 - 2015
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2001 - 2003
Memorial Sloan-Kettering2002
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 1995 - 2001
University of PittsburghSurgery, 1998 - 1999

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2001 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1996 - 2003
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR (Complete), Allscripts, 2013, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2013, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Esophageal reconstruction using a hypopharyngeal anastomosis - a single center experience with review of the literature.
Lauren Bougioukas, Lucio M Pereira, Matthew J Weiss, Lawrence R Glassman, David Zeltsman
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2025-08-26
A Rare Case of Primary Pulmonary Meningioma.
Calista Sha, Leo Li, Fernanda Mitchell, Frank Breuer, Riona Park
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025-04-15
16 citations
EGFR-Targeted Therapies: A Literature Review.
Calista Sha, Paul C Lee
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024-10-25

Journal Articles

Choriocarcinoma: an unusual case of hemoptysis.
John BK, Luo JJ, Lee PC, Fleming RA, J Resp Diseases;(29)10:376-81
Use of Amplatzer device for endobronchial closure of bronchopleural fistulas.
Gulkarov I, Paul S, Altorki NK, Lee PC, Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg; 9: 901-902
Predictors of long-term survival after resection of esophageal carcinoma with nonregional nodal metastases.
Lee PC, Port JL, Paul S, Stiles BM, Altorki NK, Ann Thorac Surg;88(1):186-92; discussion 192-3

Books/Book Chapters

Nitric oxide: Biology and pathobiology.
Chapter: Nitric oxide synthase gene transfer
Page 503 - 524Kibbe MR*, Lee PC*, Billiar TR, Tzeng E, * Shared co-authorshipEditors: Ignarro LJ.Academic PressEdition 1st,
Esophageal Cancer: Principles and Practice.
Chapter: Surgery techniques: en bloc esophagectomy
Page 591 - 598Lee PC, Altorki NKEditors: Jobe BA, Thomas CR, Hunter JG.Demos Medical Publishing
General Thoracic Surgery.
Chapter: Extended resection for esophageal carcinoma
Page 1759 - 1770Port JL, Lee PC, Altorki NKEditors: Shields TW, Locicero J III, Reed CE, Feins RH.Lippincott Williams & WilkinsEdition 7th,

Abstracts/Posters

Multifocal neoplasia in T1 esophageal carcinoma: Implications for endoscopic treatment.
Altorki NK, Port JL, Lee PC, Liss Y, Meherally D, Jin D, Korst RJ, The 87th Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Washington, DC
The Utility of Postoperative Surveillance CT scans in Patients with Completely Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.
Korst RJ, Port JL, Lee PC and Altorki NK, The New York Chapter of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Fall Scientific Meeting
Residual N2 Disease Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy For Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Does Not Preclude Long-term Survival.
Port JL, Korst RJ, Lee PC, Levin MA, Altorki NK, The 40th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Antonio, TX.

Lectures

Management of non-small cell lung cancer.
Visiting Nurse Service of New York dinner and lecture program. Flushing, New York
Advances in diagnosis and treatment of lung and esophageal cancer.
Fifth New York Hospital Queens Thoracic Oncology Symposium. Flushing, New York
Role of esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
Fifth New York Hospital Queens Thoracic Oncology Symposium. Flushing, New York