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Office
3838 N. Campbell Ave, Bldg. 2
Clinic G, 3rd floor
Tucson, AZ 85719Phone+1 520-694-4032Fax+1 520-694-5509
Summary
- Dr. Benjamin R Lee is Chair, Department of Urology, University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, AZ and the Banner - University Medical Center Tucson. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 25+ years. He specializes in robotic surgery for kidney cancer and prostate cancer. He is an international leader of minimally invasive surgery, Robotic Partial Nephrectomy, Robotic nerve sparing Radical Prostatectomy, stone disease, and urologic oncology.
Education & Training
- University of Arizona Eller College of ManagementMasters of Business Administration, MBA, 2020 - 2022
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Urology, 1996 - 2000
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 1996
- Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Surgery, 1994 - 1995
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1994
- Cornell UniversityBA, Biological Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, 1986 - 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- LA State Medical License 2008 - 2016
- VA State Medical License 2008 - 2016
- NY State Medical License 2000 - 2010
- MD State Medical License 2000 - 2002
- American Board of Urology Urology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- The Eller Way Excellence Award, presented for leading and consistently surpassing ordinary standards Eller College of Business Management, 2022
- Academic Excellence Award Eller College of Business Management, University of Arizona, 2022
- The George Drach Endowed Professor of Urology University of Arizona Foundation, 2020
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- REDD1 is a determinant of the sensitivity of renal cell carcinoma cells to autophagy inhibition that can be therapeutically exploited by targeting PIM activity.Jennifer S Carew, Claudia M Espitia, Sruthi Sureshkumar, Maria Janina Carrera Espinoza, Madison E Gamble
Cancer Letters. 2025-03-31 - Correction: AR loss in prostate cancer stroma mediated by NF-κB and p38-MAPK signaling disrupts stromal morphogen production.Shekha Tahsin, Neha S Sane, Brent Cernyar, Linan Jiang, Yitshak Zohar
Oncogene. 2025-01-01 - Best predictive single nephrometry score component to correlate with achievement of trifecta outcome in laparoscopic and robotic surgery.Sappaya Suppanuntaroek, Kyle Garcia, Christopher Combates, Carly Deal, Irasema Concepción Paster
BMC Urology. 2024-06-28
Journal Articles
- Partial nephrectomy margin imaging using structured illumination microscopyWang M, Tulman DB, Sholl AB, Mandava SH, Maddox MM Lee BR and Brown JQ., Journal of BioPhotonics, 1/1/2018
- Clinical and Molecular Characteristics and Burden of Kidney Cancer Among Hispanics and Native Americans: Steps Toward Precision MedicineBatai K, Bergersen A, Price E, Hynes K, Ellis NA, Lee BR, Clin Genitourin Cancer., 1/1/2018
- Robotic Pyeloplasty Step by Step GuideAndrew Bergersen, Benjamin R Lee., J Endourol, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- High Volume Skill Assessment for Basic Laparoscopic Urologic Skills (BLUS) American Urological AssociationKowalewski TM, Comstock B, Sweet R, Schaffhausen C, Menhadji A, Averch T, Box G, Brand T, Ferrandino M, Kaouk J, Knudsen B, Landman J, Lee BR, Schwartz BF, McDougall E..., AUA Engineering and Urology Section of the Endourological Society, 1/1/2018
- Utility of PCA3 and TMPRSS2:ERG Urinary Biomarkers in African American Men Undergoing Prostate Biopsy.Allison H. Feibus, A. Oliver Sartor, Krishnarao Moparty, Michael W. Kattan, Kevin M. Chagin, Elisa M. Ledet, Justin Levy, Benjamin Lee, Raju Thomas, Jonathan L. Silber..., ASCO, Multiple locations, 1/1/2016
- Take Home Messages Summary: Robotics & Laparoscopy.Lee BR, American Urological Association meeting, AUA News, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: Contemporary Management of renal massesDepartment of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine - 1/1/2009
- Robotic Laparoscopic AdrenalectomyDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine - 1/1/2009
- Robotic Partial NephrectomyOrlando, Florida - 1/1/2008
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Other
- Robotic PyeloplastyBergerson A, Thomas R, and Lee BR., Atlas of Minimally Invasive Urology
1/1/2017 - Robotic Post-Chemotherapy Retroperitoneal Lymphnode Dissection with Associated Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava.Erik Castle, Christopher Keel*, Benjamin Woodson, Benjamin Lee, Raju Thomas., J Urol
1/1/2014 - Complex Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for Hilar MassesMichael Maddox, Philip Dorsey, Christopher Keel, Julie Wang, Benjamin Lee, J Urol
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Authored Content
- Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor downsizes Renal Cell Carcinoma prior to Robotic Partial NephrectomyFebruary 2020
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