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William Lee, MD, Gastroenterology, Dallas, TX, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Gastroenterology • Dallas, TX

Hepatology & Liver Transplantation

Professor, Internal Medicine, Holder of the Meredith Mosle Chair in Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Medical School

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Summary

  • Dr. Lee has served as Professor of Internal Medicine and Bioengineering at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas since 1990. He holds the Meredith Mosle Chair in Liver Diseases in his honor. Dr. Lee graduated from Amherst College and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, AOA, completing his internal medicine residency at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. After completing a research fellowship at Kings College Hospital, London, he has served on the faculties of Columbia University, the Medical University of South Carolina and The Ohio State University.
    Dr. Lee initially characterized Gc protein as an actin scavenger in acute liver failure and has delineated many of the clinical features of acetaminophen hepatotoxicity. In 1997, he founded the Acute Liver Failure Study Group (ALFSG), a national network to study this orphan disease, funded continuously since then by the National Institutes of Health. In addition, he has served as principal investigator for the NIDDK sponsored HALT-C, DILIN and the Hepatitis B Research Networks. A past Secretary-Treasurer of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), he has given both the Leon Schiff and the Hyman Zimmerman Memorial Lectures at AASLD Annual Meetings. In November 2014, he was awarded the Distinguished Clinician Educator/Mentor Award from the AASLD, and in 2018 received the Alumni Gold Medal from the College of Physicians and Surgeons for Clinical Excellence.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1967

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1970 - Present
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1991 - 2024
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2010 - 2016
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 1980 - 1991
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1969 - 1971
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012
  • Fellow (FACG) American College of Gastroenterology

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Revolution in Treatment of Hepatitis C  
    William M Lee, Jordan Mayberry, ScienceDirect
  • Acute Liver Failure of Indeterminate Etiology: A Comprehensive Systematic Approach by an Expert Committee to Establish Causality  
    Daniel R Ganger, Norman Sussman, Charles Chiu, R T Stravitz, Laura James, Nathan Bass, Anne M Larson, Jorge Rakela, William M Lee, Nature
  • Viral Surveillance in Serum Samples from Patients with Acute Liver Failure by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing  
    William M Lee, Charles Y Chiu, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Press Mentions

  • Lactulose vs Polyethylene Glycol 3350--Electrolyte Solution for Treatment of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy: The HELP Randomized Clinical Trial
    Lactulose vs Polyethylene Glycol 3350--Electrolyte Solution for Treatment of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy: The HELP Randomized Clinical TrialOctober 20th, 2016

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. William Lee, Dr. William Lee, MD, Dr. W Lee, Dr. William Martens Lee