Clinical Focus

• Vascular Surgery

Administrative Appointments

• Director of Endovascular Surgery, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2007 - present)
• Program Director, Endovascular Surgery Mini-Fellowship (2006 - present)
• Associate Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship/Residency (2006 - present)
• Curriculum Committee, Goodman Simulation Center (2006 - present)
• Section Chief, Vascular Surgery, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (2006 - 2007)

Professional Education

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Surgery

Internet Links

• Stanford Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Current Research Interests

Dr. Lee is the Principal Investigator on several clinical trials examining new therapeutic strategies for management of cerebrovascular disease, claudication and limb salvage, renovascular hypertension and aortic aneurysm disease.

Dr. Lee’s clinical interests include:

•Endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysms
•Carotid angioplasty/stenting
•Endovascular lower extremity procedures
•Thoracic outlet syndrome
•Vascular disorders in high-performance athletes
•Surgical Education and Simulation

Clinical Trials

• Safety and effectiveness study of the Zenith Branch Endovascular Graft-Iliac Bifurcation System in patients with aortoiliac or iliac aneurysms Recruiting
• Stenting procedure with distal protection in the treatment of obstructive carotid artery disease in high-surgical risk patients with atherosclerotic disease of the carotid artery(ies) Recruiting
• Study of Zenith® Low Profile AAA Endovascular Graft to treat abdominla aortic aneurysm Recruiting
• Abbott Vascular Carotid Stent Systems and Embolic Protection Systems to treat Carotid Artery Stenosis in High Surgical-Risk Patients Recruiting
• Long term safety and effectiveness study of the Endurant Stent Graft System for the endovascular treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms Recruiting

Publications

• Cost impact of extension cuff utilization during endovascular aneurysm repair. Chandra V, Greenberg JI, Al-Khatib WK, Harris EJ, Dalman RL, Lee JT. Ann Vasc Surg. 2012; 26 (1): 86-92
• Early experience with the snorkel technique for juxtarenal aneurysms. Lee JT, Greenberg JI, Dalman RL. J Vasc Surg. 2012
• Endovascular repair of bilateral iliac artery aneurysms in a patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome. Casey K, Zayed M, Greenberg JI, Dalman RL, Lee JT. Ann Vasc Surg. 2012; 26 (1): 107.e5-10
• Hybrid Treatment of Celiac Artery Compression (Median Arcuate Ligament) Syndrome. Palmer OP, Tedesco M, Casey K, Lee JT, Poultsides GA. Dig Dis Sci. 2012
• Early results of a highly selective algorithm for surgery on patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. Chandra V, Olcott C, Lee JT. J Vasc Surg. 2011; 54 (6): 1698-705