PaulaLeeMD(She/Her)

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Aiea, HI

Gynecologic Oncology, Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A Burns School of Medicine

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Office
98-1005 Moanalau Rd Suite 3030
Pali Momi Cancer Center
Aiea, HI 96701
Phone+1 808-671-0090

Fax+1 808-623-9872
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Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, 2004 - 2007
Duke University HospitalResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000 - 2004
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

HI State Medical License 2021 - 2026
GU State Medical License Active through 2025
NC State Medical License 2000 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gynecologic Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

BIBF 1120 in Bevacizumab Resistant, Persistent, or Recurrent Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2
Home Based Exercise Program for Elderly Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence and Thermal Injury During TLH Start of enrollment: 2009 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
H.O.P.E: Helping Ovarian Cancer Patients Cope Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Telemedicine and gynecologic oncology: caring for patients remotely during a global pandemic.
Janice Wong, Rafael Gonzalez, Benjamin Albright, Taylor Hayes, Anthony Swartz, Laura J Havrilesky, Paula S Lee, Rebecca A Previs> ;AJOG Global Reports. 2022 Nov 1
3 citations
Transfusion Requirements with Hybrid Management of Placenta Accreta Spectrum Incorporating Targeted Embolization and a Selective Use of Delayed Hysterectomy.
Luke A Gatta, Jeremy M Weber, Jennifer B Gilner, Paula S Lee, Chad A Grotegut, Katherine A Herbert, Mustafa Bashir, Carl F Pieper, James Ronald, Waleska Pabon-Ramos, A...> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2022 Oct 1
1 citations
Standardization of caregiver and nursing perioperative care on gynecologic oncology wards in a resource-limited setting.
Janice Wong, Pius Mulamira, Jessica Arizu, Mariam Nabwire, Dorothy Mugabi, Sarah Nabulime, Dorine Driwaru, Esther Nankya, Ritah Batumba, Augustin Hagara, Anthony Okoth...> ;Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2022 Feb 1
4 citations
Placental uterine artery embolization followed by delayed hysterectomy for placenta percreta: A case series.
Luke A. Gatta, Paula S. Lee, Jennifer Gilner, Jeremy M. Weber, LaMani Adkins, Julia R. Salinaro, Ashraf S. Habib, Waleska M. Pabon-Ramos, Kyle C. Strickland, James Ron...> ;Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2021 Jul 16
3 citations
Management of high, moderate, and low penetrance ovarian cancer susceptibility mutations: an assessment of current risk reduction practices.
Catherine H. Watson, Lindsay Soo, Brittany A. Davidson, Laura J. Havrilesky, Paula S. Lee, Leah McNally, Rebecca A. Previs, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Andrew Berchuck, No...> ;International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2020 Oct 1
5 citations
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy and optimal interval tumor reductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer.
Kristin Bixel, Monica Hagan Vetter, Brittany A. Davidson, Andrew Berchuck, David E. Cohn, Larry J. Copeland, J.M. Fowler, Laura J. Havrilesky, Paula S. Lee, David M. O...> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2020 Mar 1
16 citations
Patient preferences for attributes of primary surgical debulking versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of newly diagnosed ovarian cancer
Laura J. Havrilesky, Jui-Chen Yang, Paula S. Lee, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Jessie Ehrisman, Brittany A. Davidson, Andrew Berchuck, Kathleen M. Darcy, G. Larry Maxwell, ...> ;Cancer. 2019 Aug 27
22 citations
Associations between lymphovascular space invasion, nodal recurrence, and survival in patients with surgical stage I endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma
Ashley Veade, Jonathan Foote, Jessie Ehrisman, Gloria Broadwater, Brittany A. Davidson, Paula S. Lee, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Andrew Berchuck, Laura J. Havrilesky> ;World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2019 May 10
11 citations
A pilot study of lower extremity lymphedema, lower extremity function, and quality of life in women after minimally invasive endometrial cancer staging surgery.
Catherine H. Watson, Micael Lopez-Acevedo, Gloria Broadwater, Amy H. Kim, J.A. Ehrisman, Brittany A. Davidson, Paula S. Lee, Fidel A. Valea, Andrew Berchuck, Laura J. ...> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2019 May 1
9 citations
Hysterectomy with sentinel lymph node biopsy in the setting of pre-operative diagnosis of endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia: A cost-effectiveness analysis.
Stephanie Lim, Haley A. Moss, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Paula S. Lee, Laura J. Havrilesky, Brittany A. Davidson> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2018 Dec 1
185 citations
Near-infrared fluorescence for detection of sentinel lymph nodes in women with cervical and uterine cancers (FILM): a randomised, phase 3, multicentre, non-inferiority...
Michael Frumovitz, Marie Plante, Paula S. Lee, Samith Sandadi, James Frederick Lilja, Pedro F Escobar, Lilian T. Gien, Diana L. Urbauer, Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum> ;The Lancet. Oncology. 2018 Oct 1
4 citations
Predicting 6- and 12-Month Risk of Mortality in Patients With Platinum-Resistant Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer: Prognostic Model to Guide Palliative Care Referrals.
Jonathan Foote, Micael Lopez-Acevedo, Gregory P. Samsa, Paula S. Lee, Arif H. Kamal, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Laura J. Havrilesky> ;International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2018 Feb 1
26 citations
Use of a novel sentinel lymph node mapping algorithm reduces the need for pelvic lymphadenectomy in low-grade endometrial cancer
Edward J. Tanner, Allison Puechl, Kimberly Levinson, Laura J. Havrilesky, Abdulrahman K. Sinno, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Amanda N. Fader, Paula S. Lee> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2017 Dec 1
23 citations
Multidisciplinary approach to manage antenatally suspected placenta percreta: updated algorithm and patient outcomes.
Paula S. Lee, Samantha Kempner, Michael D. Miller, Jennifer E. Dominguez, Chad A. Grotegut, Jessie Ehrisman, Rebecca A. Previs, Laura J. Havrilesky, Gloria Broadwater,...> ;Gynecologic Oncology Research and Practice. 2017 Aug 22
1 citations
Prospective Evaluation of Lymph Node Processing at Staging Surgery for High-grade Endometrial Cancer
Brittany A. Davidson, Jessie Ehrisman, Sara Abbott, Zach Harmon, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Andrew Berchuck, Paula S. Lee, Fidel A. Valea, Xuechan Li, Laura J. Havrilesky...> ;International Journal of Gynecological Pathology. 2017 Jul 1
9 citations
Cost Comparison of Genetic Testing Strategies in Women With Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Jonathan Foote, Micael Lopez-Acevedo, Adam H. Buchanan, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Paula S. Lee, Cynthia R. Fountain, Evan R. Myers, David E. Cohn, Shelby D. Reed, Laura ...> ;Journal of Oncology Practice. 2017 Jan 3
37 citations
Performance of sentinel lymph node biopsy in high-risk endometrial cancer
Jessie Ehrisman, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Andrew Berchuck, Paula S. Lee, Nicola Di Santo, Micael Lopez-Acevedo, Gloria Broadwater, Fidel A. Valea, Laura J. Havrilesky> ;Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2016 Aug 1
104 citations
Conservative management of morbidly adherent placenta: expert review
Karin A. Fox, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, Daniela Carusi, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Paula S. Lee, Ozhan Turan, Christopher Kevin Huls, Alfred Abuhamad, Hyagriv N. Simhan, Ja...> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015 Dec 1
61 citations
Second-line dovitinib (TKI258) in patients with FGFR2-mutated or FGFR2-non-mutated advanced or metastatic endometrial cancer: a non-randomised, open-label, two-group, ...
Gottfried E. Konecny, Neil Finkler, Agustin A. Garcia, Domenica Lorusso, Paula S. Lee, Rodney P. Rocconi, P.C. Fong, Matt Squires, Kaushal Mishra, Allison Upalawanna, ...> ;The Lancet. Oncology. 2015 Jun 1
18 citations
Improving quality and decreasing cost in gynecologic oncology care. Society of gynecologic oncology recommendations for clinical practice
Bobbie J. Rimel, William M. Burke, Robert V. Higgins, Paula S. Lee, Christopher V. Lutman, Lynn P. Parker> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2015 May 1
28 citations
Comprehensive care in gynecologic oncology: The importance of palliative care
Lisa M. Landrum, Stephanie V. Blank, Lee-may Chen, Linda R. Duska, Victoria L. Bae-Jump, Paula S. Lee, Lyuba Levine, Carolyn K. McCourt, Kathleen N. Moore, Renata R. U...> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2015 May 1
6 citations
A Phase I/biomarker study of bevacizumab in combination with CNTO 95 in patients with advanced solid tumors
Hope E. Uronis, Jingquan Jia, Johanna C. Bendell, Leigh Howard, Neal Ready, Paula H. Lee, Mark D. Starr, Andrew Dellinger, Herbert Pang, Andrew B. Nixon, Herbert Hurwitz> ;Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 2015 Feb 1
8 citations
Vaginal cuff thermal injury by mode of colpotomy at total laparoscopic hysterectomy: a randomized clinical trial.
Deanna Teoh, William J. Lowery, Xiaoyin Jiang, Jessie Ehrisman, Paige Halvorson, Gloria Broadwater, Rex C. Bentley, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Craig Sobolewski, Andrew Be...> ;Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2015 Feb 1
Power Morcellation in Fibroid Surgery: Do Risks Outweigh Benefits? The Patient's Perspective.
Po LK, Lee PE> ;J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2015-01-01
67 citations
Patient preferences in advanced or recurrent ovarian cancer.
Laura J. Havrilesky, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Jessie Ehrisman, Andrew Berchuck, Fidel A. Valea, Paula S. Lee, Stephanie Gaillard, Greg Samsa, David Cella, Kevin P. Wein...> ;Cancer. 2014 Dec 1
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Professional Memberships

Society of Gynecologic Oncology
Member
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Fellow
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member