
Ian Yu Lee MD
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery
Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program Co-Director, Hermelin Brain Tumor Center
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Department of Neurosurgery, K-11, Henry Ford Hospital2799 West Grand Blvd.Detroit, MI 48202
Phone+1 313-916-2723
Fax+1 313-916-7139
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Education & Training
- University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2010 - 2011
- Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2010
- Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 2003
- University of Michigan School of Public HealthB.S., Biochemistry, with Honors, 1994 - 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Docs Hour Detroit Magazine
- 1st Place Award Winner Southeast Michigan Center for Medical Education Research Forum, 2018
- Donald O. Quest Resident Clinical Science Award AANS, 2017
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Clinical Trials
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Ablation and Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Patients With Spine Metastases Start of enrollment: 2021 Sep 02
- A Study Comparing GLIADEL to Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Metastatic Brain Disease Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 06
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Intra-Axial Brain Tumors: Everything the Neuroradiologist Should Know.Anneliese F Rademacher, Hassan A Fadel, Jacob A Pawloski, Mia Ma, Ken N Nkongchu
AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2025-04-02 - A multi-institutional phase 1 clinical trial exploring upfront multimodal standard of care and combined immunotherapies for newly diagnosed glioblastoma.Patrick Y Wen, Andrea Manzanera, Caroline Duault, Edgar Gonzalez-Kozlova, Lenika Lopez
Neuro-Oncology. 2025-03-22 - The outcomes measured and reported in observational studies of incidental and untreated intracranial meningioma: A systematic review.Christopher P Millward, Abdurrahman I Islim, Terri S Armstrong, Heather Barrington, Sabrina Bell
Neuro-Oncology Advances. 2024-03-19
Journal Articles
- Cerebral edema induced by laser interstitial thermal therapy and radiotherapy in close succession in patients with brain tumorMaraka S, Asmaro K, Walbert T, Lee, I, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 1/25/2018
- The Use of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Benign Spinal Tumors: Single Institution ExperienceBoyce-Fappiano D, Elibe E, Ryu S, Siddiqui S, Lee I, Rock J, Siddiqui F, J Radiation Oncology, 1/1/2018
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Primary and Metastatic Sarcomas of the SpineElibe E, Boyce-Fappiano D, Ryu S, Siddiqui S, Lee I, Rock J, Siddiqui F, J Applied Radiation Oncology, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Morphometrics Predicts Overall Survival in Patients with GlioblastomaZakaria H, Rammo R, Massie L, Schultz L, Chang V, Lee I, AANS Annual Meeting, 1/1/2018
- Predicting Survival in Patients with Spinal MetastasisHesham Zakaria MD, Azam Basheer MD, David Boyce-Fappiano, Erinma Ellibe, Ian Lee MD, Farzan Siddiqui MD PhD, Victor Chang MD, CNS Annual Meeting, 1/1/2017
- MR-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy in the Treatment of Recurrent Intracranial MeningiomasRichard Rammo MD, Hesham Zakaria MD, Lisa Scarpace MS, Ian Lee MD, AANS Annual Meeting Resident Research Symposium, 1/1/2017
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Lectures
- Morphometrics Predicts Overall Survival in Patients with Lung, Breast, Prostate or Myeloma Spine Metastases, Independent of Histology1/1/2018
- Toca 511 & Toca FC: Evaluation of Durable Response Rate in the Post-Resection Setting and Association with Survival in Patients with Recurrent High Grade Glioma.1/1/2018
- New Applications for Laser Ablation in Neuro-Oncology1/1/2018
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Authored Content
- Surgical Site Infection After Transoral Versus Posterior Approach for Atlantoaxial Fusion: A Matched-Cohort StudyOctober 2017
- Complications of Ventricular Entry During Craniotomy for Brain Tumor ResectionNovember 2016
Press Mentions
- Henry Ford Cancer Institute First-in-Michigan, Second-in-World to Complete SLITTSeptember 4th, 2019
- Henry Ford Cancer Institute First-in-Michigan, Second-in-World to Complete Laser Spinal AblationSeptember 4th, 2019
- International Space Station Technology Revolutionizes Neurosurgery at Henry Ford Health SystemApril 24th, 2018
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