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
CETRI
4047 W. 40th St
Chicago, IL 60632
Phone+1 773-904-0347

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
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

164 citations
The mechanisms of action of vacuum assisted closure: more to learn.
Dennis P. Orgill, Ernest K. Manders, Bauer E. Sumpio, Raphael C. Lee, Christopher E. Attinger
Surgery. 2009-07-01
27 citations
Supramembrane potential-induced electroconformational changes in sodium channel proteins: A potential mechanism involved in electric injury
Wei Chen, Zhang Zhongsheng, Raphael C. Lee
Burns. 2006-02-01
39 citations
Molecular Crowding Effects on Protein Stability
Florin Despa, Dennis P. Orgill, Raphael C. Lee
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2005-12-01

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