CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building
177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
Existing Patients
Specialties
Cancer Care, Endocrine Surgery, morespecialties
Leadership
Chief, Endocrine Surgery | moreleadership
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Insurances Accepted
Before your appointment, please contact the doctor's office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.
- POS
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- PPO
- HMO
- PPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- HMO
- EPO
- MagnaCare
- Traditional Medicare
- Railroad
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Oxford Liberty
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About James A. Lee, MD
Board Certifications
Specialties & Expertise
EDUCATION
- Fellowship: University of California - San Francisco
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS
- Edwin K. and Anne C. Weiskopf Professor of Surgery and Surgical Oncology
- Chief, Endocrine Surgery
- Surgical Director: Columbia Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal Center
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
AWARDS & HONORS
- Secretary of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, 2018-2021
- New York Magazine's Top Doctors, 2015-2016
- Executive Council of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
- Program Chair, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons meeting, 2016
- Co-editor, Surgical Endocrinopathies: Clinical Management and Founding Figures
- 2014 Visiting Professor, University of Calgary
- 2013 Visiting Professor, UCLA
- 2013 Visiting Professor, University of Virginia
- 2010 Visiting Professor, Brigham and Womens Hospital
- 2010 Co-author for Uptodate “Primary surgery for Islet cell tumors of the pancreas”
- 2009 Edwards Lifesciences Educational Grant
- 2009 Development Grant, Department of Surgery
- 2008 Telly Bronze Award- Educational Video Category
- 2008 Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- 2008 Development Grant, Department of Surgery
- 2007 Telly Bronze Award- Educational Video Category
- 2007 Development Grant, Department of Surgery
- 2007 Finalist, Glenda Garvey Teaching Academy Fellowship
- 2006 Development Grant, Department of Surgery
- 2006 Patent Pending: Beacon Delivery System
- 2005 Blakemore Award for best resident research at New York-Presbyterian Hospital
- 2005 Patent Pending: COACH medical education software
- 2005 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Grant
- 2005 Wound Healing Education Grant
- 2005 Chairmans Grant, Department of Surgery
- 2004 Finalist, American College of Surgeons Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching
- 2004 Administrative Chief Resident New York-Presbyterian Hospital Department of Surgery
- 2004 New York Presbyterian Hospital Startup Grant
- 2003 New York Presbyterian Hospital Startup Grant
- 2002 New York Presbyterian Hospital Startup Grant
- 2001 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Teacher of the Year Award
- 2000 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Excellence in Humanism and Teaching Honoree
- 1999 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Excellence in Humanism and Teaching Honoree
- 1995 Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons Deans Summer Fellowship
