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6560 Fannin Street
Suite 450
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-441-8843Fax+1 713-793-1636
Summary
- Andrew G. Lee, M.D. is the Herb and Jean Lyman Centennial Chair in Ophthalmology and is the Founding Chairman of the Blanton Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas and is Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is adjunct professor of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine; Texas A and M College of Medicine; University of Iowa and the University of Buffalo; and Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas and the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Lee has been an AAO member for over 25 years and has served in numerous leadership roles at the AAO including member of the OKAP Committee, Chair of the AAO Task Force on Aging and later, AAO Committee on Aging. He has received AAO the AAO Achievement Award, Senior Achievement Award, Secretariat Award (2X), and Lifetime Achievement Award and he volunteers with the Minorities in Ophthalmology Mentors (MOM) program. He has been on the AAO Annual Program Meeting Committee and the AAO-NANOS Committee and is the NANOS representative and Treasurer for the Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology (AUPO) Fellowship Compliance Committee (FCC). He is a past President and Current Chairman of the Board of North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society (NANOS) and has board membership experience at the medical organization and lay levels including Board of Trustees, Houston Symphony, Treasurer and Board of Houston Neurological Society (HNS), Treasurer and Board of Houston Ophthalmological Society (HOS). Dr. Lee has been the invited speaker at over 300 national and international medical meetings; has written over 500 peer reviewed publications and 14 full textbooks; and has given 15 named lectures. He lives in Houston, Texas with his wife, two daughters, and two cats.
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Neuro-Ophthalmology, 1993 - 1994
- Baylor College of Medicine/Cullen Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 1990 - 1993
- Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
- University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1989
- University of VirginiaB.A., Biology, With Distinction, 1981 - 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
- TX State Medical License 1994 - 2026
- IA State Medical License 2000 - 2020
- MD State Medical License 1993 - 1994
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Southeastern Texas’ Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013
- Honorary Fellow Ophthalmological Society of Alberta, 2012
- Teaching Award Houston Methodist Hospital Faculty, 2012-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 20 citationsGoogle DeepMind's gemini AI versus ChatGPT: a comparative analysis in ophthalmology.Mouayad Masalkhi, Joshua Ong, Ethan Waisberg, Andrew G Lee
Eye. 2024-06-01 - 18 citationsGenerative Adversarial Networks in Medicine: Important Considerations for this Emerging Innovation in Artificial Intelligence.Phani Srivatsav Paladugu, Joshua Ong, Nicolas Nelson, Sharif Amit Kamran, Ethan Waisberg
Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2023-10-01 - 2 citationsImaging in spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS): Current technology and future directions in modalities.Benjamin Soares, Joshua Ong, Ethan Waisberg, Prithul Sarker, Nasif Zaman
Life Sciences in Space Research. 2024-08-01
Journal Articles
- Palinopsia revamped: A systematic review of the literatureGersztenkorn D, Surv Ophthalmol, 1/2/2014
- Surgical and endovascular interventions in idiopathic intracranial hypertensionSpitze A, Malik A, Curr Opin Neurol, 1/1/2014
- Diffusion weighted imaging in posterior ischemic optic neuropathyAl-Zubidi N, Stevens S, Fung SH, Can J Ophthalmol, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Band cupping: report of two casesSoeken, T, Espino Barros Palau A, Morgan M, 9th Annual Latino Medical Student Association National Conference, Houston, TX, 1/26/2014
- IONDTLee AG, Neurology Journal Club, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 1/23/2014
- Neuro-ophthalmologyLee AG, Multiple Locations (1997, 2012, 2013, 2010, 2014, 2013, 2014), 1/21/2014
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Lectures
- Five diagnoses in neuro-ophthalmology that you cannot afford to missHouston, TX - 1/21/2014
- Table Rock Regional RoundupAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology (American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), Ridgedale, Missouri - 9/27/2012
- Geriatric Ophthalmology: A Competency Based ApproachTMH RI, Houston TX - 1/21/2012
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Other
- Five symptoms never to ignoreLee AG
1/24/2013 - Perspectives in Neuro-Ophthalmology: Five key diagnosesLee AG, Audio-Digest Ophthalmology
1/21/2013 - Five imaging mistakes that can cause a supposedly normal neuroimaging studyLee AG
1/20/2013 - Join now to see all
Authored Content
- What’s Exciting and New at This Year’s AAO Annual Meeting 2023October 2023
- Pent up Demand at AAO: Moving from Pandemic to Endemic and Learning to Live with the Virus in the Post-COVID19 EraOctober 2022
- 2 of the Most Interesting and Important Sessions at AAO 2021November 2021
- An 'Old' Ophthalmology Professor’s Perspective of Their 26th AAO MeetingNovember 2020
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Press Mentions
- Ozempic, Wegovy Tied to Rare Condition That Causes One-Eye Blindness, Study SaysJuly 3rd, 2024
- Repeated Sub-Concussion Head Impacts May Affect Eye FunctionMay 18th, 2016
- Repetitive, Subconcussive Head Impacts from Football Associated with Short-Term Changes in Eye FunctionMay 12th, 2016
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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