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Ian Lee, MD, Neurosurgery, Detroit, MI

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Neurosurgery Detroit, MI

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program Co-Director, Hermelin Brain Tumor Center

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  • Office

    Department of Neurosurgery, K-11, Henry Ford Hospital
    2799 West Grand Blvd.
    Detroit, MI 48202
    Phone+1 313-916-2723
    Fax+1 313-916-7139

Education & Training

  • University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
    University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2010 - 2011
  • Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital
    Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2010
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 2003
  • University of Michigan School of Public Health
    University of Michigan School of Public HealthB.S., Biochemistry, with Honors, 1994 - 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • MI State Medical License
    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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Cerebral edema induced by laser interstitial thermal therapy and radiotherapy in close succession in patients with brain tumor  
    Maraka 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 Experience  
    Boyce-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 Spine  
    Elibe 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

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Morphometrics Predicts Overall Survival in Patients with Glioblastoma
    Zakaria H, Rammo R, Massie L, Schultz L, Chang V, Lee I, AANS Annual Meeting, 1/1/2018
  • Predicting Survival in Patients with Spinal Metastasis
    Hesham 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 Meningiomas
    Richard 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 Histology 
    1/1/2018
  • 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-Oncology 
    1/1/2018
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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 SLITT
    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 Ablation
    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 System
    International Space Station Technology Revolutionizes Neurosurgery at Henry Ford Health SystemApril 24th, 2018
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