Andrew Go Lee MD

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital

6560 Fannin StreetSuite 450Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-441-8843
Fax+1 713-793-1636

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Summary

Andrew G. Lee, M.D. is the Herb and Jean Lyman Centennial Chair in Ophthalmology and is the Founding Chairman of the Blanton Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas and is Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is adjunct professor of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine; Texas A and M College of Medicine; University of Iowa and the University of Buffalo; and Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas and the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Lee has been an AAO member for over 25 years and has served in numerous leadership roles at the AAO including member of the OKAP Committee, Chair of the AAO Task Force on Aging and later, AAO Committee on Aging. He has received AAO the AAO Achievement Award, Senior Achievement Award, Secretariat Award (2X), and Lifetime Achievement Award and he volunteers with the Minorities in Ophthalmology Mentors (MOM) program. He has been on the AAO Annual Program Meeting Committee and the AAO-NANOS Committee and is the NANOS representative and Treasurer for the Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology (AUPO) Fellowship Compliance Committee (FCC). He is a past President and Current Chairman of the Board of North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society (NANOS) and has board membership experience at the medical organization and lay levels including Board of Trustees, Houston Symphony, Treasurer and Board of Houston Neurological Society (HNS), Treasurer and Board of Houston Ophthalmological Society (HOS). Dr. Lee has been the invited speaker at over 300 national and international medical meetings; has written over 500 peer reviewed publications and 14 full textbooks; and has given 15 named lectures. He lives in Houston, Texas with his wife, two daughters, and two cats.

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Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Neuro-Ophthalmology, 1993 - 1994
Baylor College of Medicine/Cullen Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 1990 - 1993
Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1989
University of VirginiaB.A., Biology, With Distinction, 1981 - 1985

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
TX State Medical License 1994 - 2028
IA State Medical License 2000 - 2020
MD State Medical License 1993 - 1994
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2017
Southeastern Texas’ Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013
Honorary Fellow Ophthalmological Society of Alberta, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Musculoskeletal degeneration in space: translational parallels with spaceflight-associated ocular pathology and surgical implications.
Rohan Phadke, Samer Salman, Ananya Bansal, Rahul Kumar, Phani Paladugu
Life Sciences in Space Research. 2026-09-01
Development of a predictive model for visual outcomes and risk factors of bilateral involvement for non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in Chinese...
Xintong Xu, Mingming Sun, Shanshan Cao, Chunyan Pan, Yuhang Wang
Eye and Vision. 2026-08-14
Correction: Pickleball and Ball Sports-Related Ocular Trauma in the United States.
Jainam Shah, Sachin Pathuri, Anurag Shrivastava, Joshua Ong, Jason Zheng
Eye. 2026-08-01

Journal Articles

Palinopsia revamped: A systematic review of the literature
Gersztenkorn D, Surv Ophthalmol, 1/2/2014
Surgical and endovascular interventions in idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Spitze A, Malik A, Curr Opin Neurol, 1/1/2014
Diffusion weighted imaging in posterior ischemic optic neuropathy
Al-Zubidi N, Stevens S, Fung SH, Can J Ophthalmol, 1/1/2014

Books/Book Chapters

Questions and Answers in Neuro-Ophthalmology: A Case-based Approach
Al Zubidi N, Spitze A, Yalamanchili SWorld Scientific Publishing Co, Singapore2014
Orbital Tumors
Chapter: Neuro-Ophthalmologic evaluation of the orbit
with Gersztenkorn DAEditors: Karcioglu ZA.Springer, New York, NYEdition 2nd,2014
Clinic Review Articles, Neurologic Clinics: Secondary Headache
Chapter: An update on eye pain for the neurologist
Al-Zubidi N, Beaver HA, Brazis PWEditors: Evans RW.Elsevier2014

Abstracts/Posters

Band cupping: report of two cases
Soeken, T, Espino Barros Palau A, Morgan M, 9th Annual Latino Medical Student Association National Conference, Houston, TX, 1/26/2014
IONDT
Lee AG, Neurology Journal Club, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 1/23/2014
Neuro-ophthalmology
Lee AG, Multiple Locations (1997, 2012, 2013, 2010, 2014, 2013, 2014), 1/21/2014

Lectures

Five diagnoses in neuro-ophthalmology that you cannot afford to miss
Houston, TX - 1/21/2014
Table Rock Regional Roundup
American Academy of Ophthalmology (American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), Ridgedale, Missouri - 9/27/2012
Geriatric Ophthalmology: A Competency Based Approach
TMH RI, Houston TX - 1/21/2012

Other

Five symptoms never to ignore
Lee AG
1/24/2013
Perspectives in Neuro-Ophthalmology: Five key diagnoses
Lee AG, Audio-Digest Ophthalmology
1/21/2013
Five imaging mistakes that can cause a supposedly normal neuroimaging study
Lee AG
1/20/2013

Authored Content

What’s Exciting and New at This Year’s AAO Annual Meeting 2023October 2023
Pent up Demand at AAO: Moving from Pandemic to Endemic and Learning to Live with the Virus in the Post-COVID19 EraOctober 2022
2 of the Most Interesting and Important Sessions at AAO 2021November 2021

Press Mentions

AI Advancements Expand Oculomics Capabilities, Fuel Collaborative ProjectsOctober 9th, 2025
Mysterious Migraines After Heart Surgery May Finally Be ExplainedJuly 18th, 2025
Are Eyes Windows to Overall Health?June 11th, 2025