John Y.K. Lee
Professor of Neurosurgery at the Pennsylvania Hospital
Attending Neurosurgeon, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Neurosurgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, PA
Medical Director, Penn Gamma Knife at Pennsylvania Hospital
Attending Neurosurgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
Attending Neurosurgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Department: Neurosurgery
Contact information
Department of Neurosurgery
801 Spruce Street
Spruce Building
8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
801 Spruce Street
Spruce Building
8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Office: 215-829-6700
Fax: 215-829-6645
Fax: 215-829-6645
Publications
Links
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Use of Three Dimensional Endoscopy in the Operating Room for Pituitary Surgery - Acromegaly
NBC10 Tracy Davidson Interview with Dr. Lee and Dr. O'Rourke about John McCain's diagnosis of glioblastoma
Search PubMed for articles
Use of Three Dimensional Endoscopy in the Operating Room for Pituitary Surgery - Acromegaly
NBC10 Tracy Davidson Interview with Dr. Lee and Dr. O'Rourke about John McCain's diagnosis of glioblastoma
Education:
B.S. (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry)
Yale University, 1994.
M.D.
Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey, 1998.
M.S.C.E. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2015.
B.S. (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry)
Yale University, 1994.
M.D.
Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey, 1998.
M.S.C.E. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2015.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1998-1999.
Resident in Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1999-2004.
Chief Resident in Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2004-2005.
Fellow (Functional Neurosurgery), Cleveland Clinic, Ohio , 2005-2006.
Permanent linkIntern in Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1998-1999.
Resident in Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1999-2004.
Chief Resident in Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2004-2005.
Fellow (Functional Neurosurgery), Cleveland Clinic, Ohio , 2005-2006.
Description of Itmat Expertise
brain tumorsendoscopy
stereotactic radiosurgery
fluorescent tumor imaging
photodynamic therapy
Selected Publications
Lee JYK: Near Infrared Fluorescent Intraoperative Visualization of Meningiomas. Society of Neuro-Oncology - Meningiomas (Toronto, ON) June 2016 Notes: Poster Presentation.Brastianos PK, Taylor-Weiner A, Manley PE, Jones RT, Dias-Santagata D, Thorner AR, Lawrence MS, Rodriguez FJ, Bernardo LA, Schubert L, Sunkavalli A, Shillingford N, Calicchio ML, Lidov HG, Taha H, Martinez-Lage M, Santi M, Storm PB, Lee JY, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Scott RM, Dunn IF, Laws ER Jr, Stewart C, Ligon KL, Hoang MP, Van Hummelen P, Hahn WC, Louis DN, Resnick AC, Kieran MW, Getz G, Santagata S.: Exome sequencing identifies BRAF mutations in papillary craniopharyngiomas. Nature Genetics 46(2): 161-5, Feb 2014.
Lee JYK, Finkelstein S, Hamilton RL, Rehka P, King Jr. JT, Omalu B: Loss of Heterozygosity Analysis of Benign, Atypical, and Anaplastic Meningiomas. Neurosurgery 55(5): 1163-1173, 2004.
Lee JYK, McInerney J, Niranjan A, Kondziolka D, Flickinger JF, Lunsford LD: Stereotactic Radiosurgery Providing Long Term Tumor Control in Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas. Journal of Neurosurgery 91(1): 65-72, 2002.
Lee JYK, Chen HI, Urban C, Hojat A, Church E, Xie SX, Farrar JT: Development and psychometric testing for the Brief Pain Inventory-Facial in patients with facial pain syndromes. Journal of Neurosurgery 113(3): 516-523, Sep 2010.
Lee, JYK, Lang SS: Fully Endoscopic Cerebellopontine Angle Surgery: A Step-By-Step Guide for Microvascular Decompression and Tumor Resection. Endo:Press Tuttlingen 2013.
Lee JYK, Bohman L, Bergsneider M: Contemporary Neurosurgical Techniques for Pituitary Tumor Resection. J Neurooncology 117(3): 437-444, May 2014.
Lee JYK, Sandhu S, Miller D, Solberg T, Dorsey JF, Alonso-Basanta M : Higher dose rate Gamma Knife radiosurgery may provide earlier and longer-lasting pain relief for patients with trigeminal neuralgia. Journal of Neurosurgery 123(4): 961-968, October 2015.
Lee JYK, O'Malley Jr, BW, Newman JG, Weinstein GS, Lega B, Diaz J, Grady MS: Transoral robotic surgery of craniocervical junction and atlantoaxial spine: a cadaveric study. Journal of Neurosurgery (Spine) 12(1): 13-18, January 2010.