Hui Bae Lee MD

Ophthalmology•Indianapolis, IN

Oculo-Plastic & Orbital Reconstructive Surgery

Associate Professor, University of Louisville Assistant Professor, Indiana University

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201 Pennsylvania PkwySte 225Indianapolis, IN 46280
Phone+1 317-573-1000
Fax+1 317-573-0205

Summary

Dr. Lee is an oculoplastic surgeon who specializes in diseases of the eyelids, orbit and lacrimal system. He received his premedical training at the Johns Hopkins University with Honors in 3 years. After completing medical school at The University of Tennessee (where he finished #1 in his class), he completed his ophthalmology residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He then completed an ASOPRS oculofacial plastics and reconstructive fellowship at both The University of Louisville and Indiana University.

He is the only ASOPRS fellowship program director in the state of Indiana and trains residents and fellows. He enjoys helping patients in with both cosmetic and reconstructive needs.

Education & Training

Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2007 - 2009
University of Louisville School of MedicineFellowship, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2007 - 2009
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Ophthalmology, 2004 - 2007
University of TennesseeInternship, Transitional Year, 2003 - 2004
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2003
Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A., Chemistry, 1998

Certifications & Licensure

IN State Medical License 2007 - 2027
KY State Medical License 2007 - 2015
MN State Medical License 2004 - 2007
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryASOPRS

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), 2013
Department of Ophthalmology Book Award Mayo Clinic, 2005, 2007
Faculty Medal for Highest Academic Achievement University of Tennessee, 2003
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) 2002
Academic Achievement Award Dorothy Snyder Scholarship, 2001
Academic Achievement Award Gooch Scholarship, 2000
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Vertical Lid Split Orbitotomy for Management of Orbital Compartment Syndrome-A Clinical Case Series.
Keegan B Mechels, Michael Han, Kathy Dong, Katerina Tori, Lillian Art
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2025-12-02
Tarsoconjunctival Rotational Flap in Second-stage Modified Hughes Reconstruction for Lower Eyelid Full-thickness Defects.
Keegan B Mechels, Ji Kwan Park, Hui Bae Harold Lee
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2025-09-11
A Case of Metallic Bungee Cord Hook Penetrating the Orbital Roof.
Katerina Tori, Keegan B Mechels, Hui Bae Harold Lee
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2025-08-01

Journal Articles

A Case of Orbital Histoplasmosis
Krakauer M, Prendes MA, Wilkes B, Lee HB, Fraig M, Nunery WR, Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 9/2/2014
Nylon Foil (Supramid) Orbital Implants in Pediatric Orbital Fracture Repair
Timoney PJ, Krakauer M, Wilkes BN, Lee HBH, Nunery WR, Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 5/1/2014
Improving Outcomes by Combining Septoplasty with Primary External Dacryocystorhinostomy
Chan DM, Golubev I, Shipchandler TZ, Nunery WR, Lee HBH, Am J Otolaryngol, 5/1/2014
Single-stage Repair of Paralytic Ectropion Using a Novel Modification of the Tarsoconjunctival Flap
Sufyan AS, Lee HB, Shah H, Nunery WR, Kokoska MS, Shipchandler TZ, JAMA Facial Plast Surg, 3/1/2014
Osterior Conjunctival Plication to Correct Secondary Ptosis after Eyelid Retraction Repair in Graves Disease
Shah HA, Patel HR, Shipchandler TZ, Sufyan AS, Nunery WR, Lee HBH, Am J Otolaryngol, 9/1/2013
Use of Fracture Size and Soft Tissue Herniation on Computed Tomography to Predict Diplopia in Isolated Orbital Floor Fractures
Shah HA, Shipchandler TZ, Sufyan AS, Nunery WR, Lee HBH, Am J Otolaryngol, 3/22/2013
Eyelid Laceration Secondary to Caesarean Section Delivery
Timoney PJ, Stansfield B, Whitehead R, Lee HBH, Nunery WR, Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 7/1/2012
Neurotrophic Corneal Ulcer After Retrobulbar Injection of Chlorpromazine
Hauck MJ, Lee HBH, Timoney PJ, Shoshani Y, Nunery WR, Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 5/1/2012
The Transcutaneous Medial Canthal Tendon Incision to the Medial Orbit
Timoney PJ, Lee HBH, Nunery WR, Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 3/1/2012
Orbital Manifestations of Noonans Syndrome
Nunery WR, Lee HBH, Sokol JA, Randolph J, Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 11/1/2011
The Assessment of Orbital Apical Temperature Change With Local Cool Compress Application
Lee, HBH, Nunery, WR, Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 11/1/2011
Modified Frontalis Suspension Technique With Review of Large Series
Sokol JA, Thornton IL, Lee HB, Nunery WR, Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 1/1/2011
Pigmented Epithelioid Melanocytoid Tumor of the Ocular Adnexa
Sokol JA, Clark JD, Lee HB, Nunery WR, J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus, 1/1/2010
Orbital Adherence Syndrome Secondary to Titanium Implant
Lee HB, Nunery WR, Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 1/1/2009
Neglected Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Schizophrenic Patient
Shah H, Lee HB, Nunery WR, Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 1/1/2008
Primary Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma in Children
Lee HB, Garrity JA, Cameron JD, Strianese D, Bonavolonta G, Patrinely JR, Surv Ophthalmol, 1/1/2008
Inflammation as a Risk Factor in Retinal Vein Occlusion
Lee HB, Pulido JS, McCannel CA, Buettner H, Can J Ophthalmol, 1/1/2007
NK/T Lymphoma with Ocular and Adnexal Involvement
Woog JJ, Kim YD, Yeatts YP, Kim S, Esmaeli B, Kikkawa D, Lee HB, Korn BS, Punja K, Habermann TM, Colgan JP, Salomao D, Cameron JD, Ophthalmology, 1/1/2006
Ocular Manifestations of Molluscum Contagiosum
Schornack MM, Siemsen DW, Bradley EA, Lee HB, Clin Exp Optom, 1/1/2006
Intravascular B Cell Lymphoma with Choroidal Involvement: A Case Report
Lee HB, Pulido JS, Buettner H, Salomao D, Zent CS, Link TP, Arch Ophthalmol, 1/1/2006
A Lateral Canthal Web: A Surgical Complication of Blepharoplasty and Its Surgical Correction
Lee HB, Bradley EA, Am J Ophthalmol, 1/1/2006
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Books/Book Chapters

Ophthalmic Surgery: Principles and Practice
Chapter: Enucleation and Evisceration
Nunery WR, Lee HB, Timoney PJEdition 4th,2011
Surgery of the Eyelid, Orbit, and Lacrimal System
Chapter: Reconstruction of the Upper Eyelid
Lee HBEditors: Yen, Michael T.Oxford University Press, New YorkEdition 2nd,2010
Manual of Oculoplastic Surgery
Chapter: Orbital Fractures, Surgical Technique
Lee, HB, Nunery,WREditors: Levine, M.Churchill Livingstone, New York2008
ProVision: Preferred Responses in Ophthalmology: Series 4
Chapter: Oculoplastics/Orbit Section
Lee HBEditors: Rockwood EJ.American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, CA2007
Otolaryngology Clinics of North America
Chapter: Evaluation and Management of Graves' Orbitopathy
Lee HB, Rodgers IR, Woog JJ2006
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Lectures

Eyelid Manifestations in Facial Nerve Palsy
Richmond, Indiana - 9/7/2014
Orbital Fractures
Indianapolis, Indiana - 8/4/2014
Spring 2014 Fellow¹s Fracture Course
Deer Valley, Utah - 6/18/2014
Nasoorbitoethmoid Fractures
Deer Valley, Utah - 6/18/2014
Eyelid Surgical Techniques in Facial Nerve Palsy
Irvine, California - 3/26/2014
Coinstructor: Facial Fracture Repair: Better Outcomes and Improved Technique
Chicago, Illinois - 11/17/2013
Eyelid Lesions
Indianapolis, Indiana - 9/3/2013
Deviated Nasal Septum as a Contributing Factor for External Dacryocystorhinostomy Failure
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 5/5/2013
Posterior Conjunctival Plication to Correct Secondary Ptosis after Eyelid Retraction Repair in Graves Disease
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 5/5/2013
How Does It Feel?-An Insider's Perspective on Living With Anophthalmia
Chicago, Illinois - 11/11/2012
Discussion Chair: Lessons From the Masters: What I Am Doing Differently Today
Chicago, Illinois - 11/10/2012
Cytokine Profiles in Clinical Subtypes of Ophthalmic Graves' Disease
Chicago, Ilinois - 11/8/2012
Microphthamos with Orbital Cyst
Orlando, Florida - 11/20/2011
The Incidence of Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Requiring Dacryocystorhinostomy in Orbital Fracture Patients
Orlando, Florida - 11/20/2011
Implant Selection in Enucleation and Evisceration Surgery, a Survey of ASOPRS Members
Orlando, Florida - 11/20/2011
Orbital Decompression as an Effective Therapy in Inflammatory Ophthalmic Graves' Disease as Evidenced by Clinical Activity Scores
Orlando, Florida - 11/20/2011
Periorbital Necrotizing Fasciitis after Laceration Repair with Dermabond
Orlando, Florida - 11/20/2011
Diagnostic Usefulness of Computed Tomography Imaging in Orbital Floor and Medial Wall Fractures
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 5/1/2011
Sclerosing Orbital Pseudotumor following Orbital Reconstruction with Porous Polyethylene
Chicago, Illinois - 10/13/2010
Repair of Superior Orbital Fissure Injury Associated with Fungal Contaminated Vegetative Wooden Foreign Body
Chicago, Illinois - 10/13/2010
Eyelid Skin Incision Modalities: A Survey Evaluating Current Technique amongst ASOPRS Fellows
Chicago, Illinois - 10/13/2010
Squamous Cell Carcinoma in an Anophthalmic Socket
San Francisco, California - 10/24/2009
Orbital Manifestations of Noonans' Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature
San Francisco, California - 10/21/2009
Supramid Orbital Implants in Orbital Fracture Repair
San Francisco, California - 10/21/2009
Modified Frontalis Suspension Technique with Review of Large Series
San Francisco, California - 10/21/2009
Infection Rates in Elective Orbital Surgery
San Francisco, California - 10/21/2009
Radiographic Evidence of Anatomical Variation in Infraorbital Canal Location
San Francisco, California - 10/21/2009
Radiographic Evidence of Prominent Retro-orbicularis oculi Fat and Suborbicularis Oculi Fat in Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy
San Francisco, California - 10/21/2009
Intraoperative Muscle Recession Technique for Strabismus Correction in Graves' Ophthalmopathy
San Francisco, California - 10/21/2009
Limiting Contracture In Post Operative Myectomy Patients. Correction in Graves' Ophthalmopathy
San Francisco, California - 10/21/2009
Primary Enucleation in the Setting of Trauma
Atlanta, Georgia - 11/11/2008
Coinstructor: Orbital Fracture Repair - Plating Workshop
Atlanta, Georgia - 11/9/2008
Moderator: Implant Choice
Atlanta, Georgia - 11/8/2008
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor: Case Presentation and Review of Literature
New York City, New York - 9/26/2008
Orbital Adherence Syndrome after Repair of Orbital Floor Fracture with Titanium Mesh Implant
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 4/28/2008
Principal Instructor: Orbital Anatomy and Dissection Course
Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana - 4/14/2008
Coinstructor: Workshop in Flap Techniques in Oculoplastic Surgery
Multiple locations, 2004, 2005, 2006 - 11/12/2007
Medical Advisory Board: Ethical Issues with Exenterations
Chicago, Illinois - 10/20/2007
Upper Eyelid Lash Ptosis Without Entropion Causing Corneal Decompensation
San Diego, California - 4/22/2007
Pediatric Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas
Snowbird, Utah - 2/10/2007
Inflammation and Retinal Vein Occlusions
San Francisco, California - 3/17/2006
NK/T Lymphoma with Ocular and Adnexal Involvement
New Orleans, Louisiana - 10/23/2004
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