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Overview of Dr. Lee
Dr. Benjamin Lee is a thoracic surgeon in Flushing, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, and New York-Presbyterian Queens. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College and has been in practice 25 years. He is one of 28 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Queens and one of 158 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2007 - 2009
University of California Davis HealthResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2007
New York Medical CollegeClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2003 - Present
NY State Medical License 2007 - 2028
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
NJ State Medical License 2009 - 2017
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2014, 2016
Clinical Trials
- Comparison of Different Types of Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 Oct 12
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Single-port robotic lung resection: A comparison against the standard multiport platform.Jonathan Villena-Vargas, Dan Jones, Rachel Grosser, Jesse Codner, Shaikha Al-Thani
JTCVS Open. 2026-10-01 - Elective Use of Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to Support Complex Surgery Involving the Central Airways.Dan Jones, Oliver S Chow, Rachel Grosser, Abu Nasar, Jonathan Villena-Vargas
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2026-03-10 - 1 citationsRobotic-Assisted Single-Port Subcostal Entry Technique: The Cornell Method.Dan Jones, Jesse A Codner, Benjamin E Lee, Jeffrey L Port, Jonathan Villena-Vargas
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2026-02-05
Press Mentions
Surgical Resection After Neoadjuvant Durvalumab and Radiation Is Feasible and Safe in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results from a Randomized TrialMay 17th, 2022
Professional Memberships
- Member
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