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Raphael Lee, MD, Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL

Raphael C Lee MD MSBmE, ScD, FACS

Plastic Surgery•Chicago, IL

Burn, Wound Healing

Paul and Allene Russell Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago

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  • 5841 S Maryland AveChicago, IL 60637

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

Certifications & Licensure

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

PubMed

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

  • Arthur L. Garnes Lecture 
    American Society Of Plastic Surgeons - 10/26/2023
  • Daniel Hale Williams Annual Lecturer 
    Cook County Medical Society - 8/20/2016

Authored Content

  • Perspective: The Fundamental Value of Engineering Pedagogy for Realizing Personalized MedicineDecember 2017

Committees

  • Assoicate Editor, Journal Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine 2015 - Present

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