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Jeffrey Lee, MD, General Surgery, Houston, TX

JeffreyE.LeeMD

General Surgery Houston, TX

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Professor of Surgery, University Tex Houston

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  • Office

    1515 Holcombe Blvd
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 713-792-6161

Summary

  • Dr. Jeff Lee serves as the Chief Medical Executive ad interim, and concurrently as Chief Cancer Network Officer at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Lee is a Professor in the Department of Surgical Oncology, and he holds the Irving and Nadine Mansfield and Robert David Levitt Cancer Research Chair. Dr. Lee received his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine; he completed an internship and residency in surgery and a research fellowship in tumor immunology at Stanford, followed by a clinical fellowship in surgical oncology at MD Anderson. He joined the faculty at MD Anderson following completion of his surgical oncology fellowship in 1993. Dr. Lee previously served as Medical Director of the Ben Love/El Paso Corporation Melanoma and Skin Center (1997-2010), as Chair of the Department of Surgical Oncology (2010-2021), as Vice President, Medical and Academic Affairs, Cancer Network (2019-2022), and as Vice President, Clinical Operations Strategy Execution and Institutional Preparedness & Deputy Chief Operating Officer (2022-2024) at MD Anderson. He was appointed Chief Medical Executive ad interim September 1, 2024. Dr. Lee has had a three-decade peer-review funded collaborative laboratory research program focused on melanoma genetics, melanoma immune and inflammatory biomarkers, and the development of novel antibody-based therapeutics for melanoma and other cancers. Dr. Lee’s areas of clinical interest include the management of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, vascular resection in pancreatic surgery, multiple endocrine neoplasia, adrenal cortical cancer, neoadjuvant therapy for pancreas and adrenal cancer, minimally invasive adrenal surgery, and surgery for metastatic melanoma.

Education & Training

  • University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
    University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1991 - 1993
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1991
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1987
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1985 - Present
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • MS State Medical License
    MS State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • Surgery
    American Board of Surgery Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
  • Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Response and Survival Associated with First-Line FOLFIRINOX vs Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel Chemotherapy for Localized Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma  
    Shubham Pant, Milind Javle, Naruhiko Ikoma, Ching-Wei Tzeng, Jeffrey E Lee, JAMA Surgery
  • Middle Hepatic Vein Roadmap for a Safe Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy  
    Jose M Soliz, Claudius Conrad, Jeffrey E Lee, Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Author Correction: Neoadjuvant Immune Checkpoint Blockade in High-Risk Resectable Melanoma  
    Janice N Cormier, Ehab Hanna, Padmanee Sharma, Jennifer A Wargo, Isabella C Glitza, Sapna P Patel, Adi Diab, Jeffrey E Lee, Richard Royal, Randal Weber, Patrick Hwu, J..., Nature
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Authored Content

  • Response and Survival Associated with First-Line FOLFIRINOX vs Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel Chemotherapy for Localized Pancreatic Ductal AdenocarcinomaJuly 2020
  • Response and Survival Associated with First-Line FOLFIRINOX vs Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel Chemotherapy for Localized Pancreatic Ductal AdenocarcinomaJuly 2020

Press Mentions

  • MD Anderson Research Highlights for March 27, 2025
    MD Anderson Research Highlights for March 27, 2025March 27th, 2025
  • MD Anderson Names Jeffrey E. Lee, M.D., Chief Medical Executive
    MD Anderson Names Jeffrey E. Lee, M.D., Chief Medical ExecutiveMarch 26th, 2025
  • Best of the Best in Care: Meet Houston's Top Doctors 2016
    Best of the Best in Care: Meet Houston's Top Doctors 2016October 21st, 2016

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