RaphaelCLeeMDMSBmE, ScD, FACS

Plastic Surgery • Chicago, IL

Burn, Wound Healing

Paul and Allene Russell Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago

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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone+1 888-824-0200

Summary

Dr. Raphael Lee is a distinguished plastic surgeon based in Chicago, IL, with subspecialties in electrical and radiation injury management and scar management. He completed his advanced training with a residency in general surgery at the University of Chicago and and a residency in plastic surgery Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. His academic credentials include degrees in biomedical engineering from Drexel University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Lee holds the Paul Russell distinguished service emeritus professorship at the University of Chicago and serves on the board of the Chicago Electrical Trauma Research Institute. His clinical expertise spans general plastic surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction, wound repair, hypertrophic scars, and electric injuries. He has contributed to medical literature, with recent publications in fields such as the biophysics of electrical injury, closed-loop modeling of blood coagulation, surgical fitness and collagenase gene expression in scar fibroblasts. Over the course of his career he has earned him several accolades, including being named among America's Top Plastic Surgeons by US News & Word Report, election to Fellowship in the National Academy of Engineer, American Surgical Association, the American Association of Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and others.

Clinical Expertise

General plastic surgery, Abdominal wall reconstruction, Wound repair/healing, Hypertrophic scars, Electric Injuries

Education & Training

University of ChicagoFellowship, Plastic Surgery, 2013
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolChief Residency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1981 - 1983
University of ChicagoChief Residency, Surgery, 1980 - 1981
University of ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1975 - 1980
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySc.D., Bioelectrical Engineering, Sigma Xi, Whitaker Fellow, 1977 - 1979
Drexel UniversityM.S. BmE, Biomedical Engineering, Tau Beta Pi, 1971 - 1975
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1975, MD, AOA

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1976 - 2026
IN State Medical License 1999 - 2017
MA State Medical License 1981 - 2000
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American Association of Plastic Surgery; 2005 -
America's Top Plastic Surgeons Castle Connolly: 2004 - 2022
Listed Top Plastic Surgeons Chicago Magazine: 2007 - 2020
Senior Clinical Scholar Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, UChicago Medicine
Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science American Association for Advancement of Science
Fellow (FACS), American College of Surgeons American College of Surgeons
Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow, International Academy for Medical and Biological Engineering International Academy for Medical and Biological Engineering
Life Fellow, IEEE Engineers in Medicine and Biology IEEE Engineers in Medicine and Biology
Fellow, Institute of Medicine of Chicago Institute of Medicine of Chicago
Member, National Academy of Engineering National Academy of Engineering
Top Physician US News and World Report
Member American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2022
Chairman, Biomedical Engineering Subgroup Biophysical Society, 2019-2020
Pierre Galletti Award for Advancing BIomedical Engineering American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2018
President, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, 2016
Member, National Advisory Council NIBIB, National Institute of Health, 2014
President, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2012
“Top American Physician” U.S. New & World Report, 2011
Elected Fellow Biomedical Engineering Society, 2006
Elected Fellow IEEE Engineers in Medicine and Biology, 2005
1985 Scholar, Searle Scholars Program Searle Scholars Program, 1985
MacArthur Fellow John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 1981
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Vitamin D Therapy May Induce Lipoma Involution: A Multi-case Report.
Lydia Martin, Raphaella Lambert, Susan Hoadley, Layla Shadman, Raphael C Lee
Cureus. 2024-11-01
Tamoxifen Upregulates Collagenase Gene Expression in Human Dermal Fibroblasts.
Joanne Wang, Raphael C Lee
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2024-02-01
3 citations
Pain Influences Neuropsychological Performance Following Electrical Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Katherine E Dorociak, Jason R Soble, Patricia A Rupert, Joseph W Fink, Raphael C Lee
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 2023-01-01

Journal Articles

The Fundamental Value of Engineering Pedagogy for Realizing Personalized Medicine
Kemp ML, Voit EO and Lee RC, Regenerative Engineering Translational Medicine, 12/18/2017
Repair and regeneration of the wounded cell membrane
Poellmann MJ and Lee RC, Regnerative Engineering and Translational Medicine, 6/7/2017

Lectures