Dr. Byrne Lee MD
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
1111 Amsterdam Ave Department Of Surger New York NY, 10025About
Byrne Lee, M.D., specializes in the treatment of liver and pancreatic malignancies, and has joined City of Hope's South Pasadena community practice site as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Divisi ...
Education and Training
New York Med Coll- Valhalla Ny 2000
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Awards
- 2012 Clinical Mentor of the Year, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
- 2011 Faculty Teacher of the Year, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
- 2010 Attending Teacher of the Year, St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center
- 2009 St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center
- 2007 McElliott Sirgical Oncology Fellowship for excellence in research and
- 2005 John O. Vieta M.D., Award for excellence in residency at Lenox Hill H
Professional Memberships
- Member Southern California Chapter American College of Surgeons
- Member Los Angeles Surgical Society
- Member Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
- Member American Society for Peritoneal Surface Malignancies
- Member Americans College of Surgeons Oncology Group
- Member American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Member New York cancer Society
- Member Society of Surgical Oncology
- Member Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Fellowships
- Fellow, Surgical Oncology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 2005
Experience & Accolades
- Assistant Professor 2010 - 2013 Clinical Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
- Assistant Clinical Professor 2007 - 2010 Surgery, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
- Clinical Instructor 2000 - 2005 General Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
- Assistant Clinical Professor2013 - 2014 Surgery, City of Hope South Pasadena, South Pasadena, CA
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