Faculty

Daniel Lee, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Tel: (718) 270-1981 | Fax: (718) 270-3843

e-mail: daniel.lee@downstate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

About:

Dr. Lee received his M.D. degree from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine.
He subsequently completed Surgery residency at Yale University and Cardiothoracic Surgery training
at Cornell University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Lee was funded by the NIH
during surgery residency to conduct research at Columbia University investigating the relationship
between RAGE (Receptor for Advance Glycation End-product) and atherogenesis and tumorigenisis
as well as biomedical optics. He was also a member of the Cardiac Transplantation Team

His current research include autoimmune response in ischemia reperfusion and near-infrared
optical tomography in cerebral protection during cardiopulmonary bypass.

Dr. Lee performs a full spectrum of adult cardiac and thoracic surgery.
He is particularly interested in complex aortic surgery, ventricular assist devices,
and minimally invasive thoracic surgery.

Patient Appointments

To make an appointment, please call (718) 270-1981

Office Location

SUNY Downstate Medical Center
445 Lenox Road 8th Floor, Room B8-312 Brooklyn, NY 11203