Jason T. Lee

Clinical Focus

• Vascular Surgery

Administrative Appointments

• Director of Endovascular Surgery, Stanford Hospital and Clinics , (2007– present )
• Program Director, Endovascular Surgery Mini-Fellowship , (2006– present )
• Associate Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship/Residency , (2006– present )
• Curriculum Committee, Goodman Simulation Center , (2006– present )
• Section Chief, Vascular Surgery, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System , (2006– 2007 )

Professional Education

• Board Certification: Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery (2007)
• Stanford University Medical Center (2006) CA
• Board Certification: General Surgery, American Board of Surgery (2005)
• LA CO-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (2004) CA
• LA CO-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (1999) CA
• University of California San Diego (1998) CA
• Fellowship, Stanford Univ. Medical Center Vascular Surgery (2006)
• Residency, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center General Surgery (2004)
• MD, UC San Diego School of Medicine (1998)

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Surgery

Web Site Links

• Stanford Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Research Interests

Dr. Lee is the Principal Investigator on several clinical trials examining new therapeutic strategies for management of cerebrovascular disease, claudication and limb salvage, renovascular hypertension and aortic aneurysm disease.

Dr. Lee’s clinical interests include:

•Endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysms
•Carotid angioplasty/stenting
•Endovascular lower extremity procedures
•Thoracic outlet syndrome
•Vascular disorders in high-performance athletes
•Surgical Education and Simulation

Clinical Trials

• Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm with angled aorta, angled aneurysmal body or both. Recruiting
• Safety and effectiveness study of Endurant Stent Graft System as endovascular treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic or aortoiliac aneurysms. Recruiting
• Stenting procedure with distal protection in the treatment of obstructive carotid artery disease in high-surgical risk patients with atherosclerotic disease of the carotid artery(ies) Recruiting
• Study of Zenith® Low Profile AAA Endovascular Graft to treat abdominla aortic aneurysm Recruiting
• Treatment on subject with renal artery narrowing with the use of approved peripheral stents and blood pressure medication as compared to blood pressure medication alone. Recruiting
• Abbott Vascular Carotid Stent Systems and Embolic Protection Systems to treat Carotid Artery Stenosis in High Surgical-Risk Patients Recruiting
• Compare endovascular repair versus surveillance on patient with small abdominal aortic aneurysm (4-5 cm) No longer recruiting
• Compare the outcome of bypass surgery and plaque excision for treatment of critical limb ischemia in the lower limbs Completed
• Safety and efficacy study of a 31mm bifurcated endoprosthesis system in the treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms No longer recruiting
• Study of a device unit used in measuring colon oxygen level during abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and aortobifemoral bypass procedure Completed
• Treatment of atherosclerotic carotid artery disease in high-surgical risk subjects with carotid stent used in conjunction with the new generation of filter protection system. No longer recruiting
• Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Completed
• Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Completed

Publications

• Preoperative thrombus volume predicts sac regression after endovascular aneurysm repair. Yeung JJ,  Hernandez-Boussard TM, Song TK, Dalman RL, Lee JT.  J Endovasc Ther.  2009; 16 (3): 380-8
• Reduction of postprocedure microemboli following retrospective quality assessment and practice improvement measures for carotid angioplasty and stenting. Tedesco MM,  Dalman RL, Zhou W, Coogan SM, Lane B, Lee JT.  J Vasc Surg.  2009; 49 (3): 607-12; discussion 612-3
• Treating superficial venous thrombophlebitis. Lee JT,  Kalani MA.  J Natl Compr Canc Netw.  2008; 6 (8): 760-5
• Anatomic suitability of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms for endovascular repair. Slater BJ,  Harris EJ, Lee JT.  Ann Vasc Surg.  2008; 22 (6): 716-22
• Simulation-based endovascular skills assessment: the future of credentialing? Tedesco MM,  Pak JJ, Harris EJ, Krummel TM, Dalman RL, Lee JT.  J Vasc Surg.  2008; 47 (5): 1008-1; discussion 1014
• Iliac fixation inhibits migration of both suprarenal and infrarenal aortic endografts. Benharash P,  Lee JT, Abilez OJ, Crabtree T, Bloch DA, Zarins CK.  J Vasc Surg.  2007; 45 (2): 250-7
• Risk factors for developing postprocedural microemboli following carotid interventions. Tedesco MM,  Coogan SM, Dalman RL, Haukoos JS, Lane B, Loh C, Penkar TS, Lee JT.  J Endovasc Ther.  2007; 14 (4): 561-7
• Postprocedural microembolic events following carotid surgery and carotid angioplasty and stenting. Tedesco MM,  Lee JT, Dalman RL, Lane B, Loh C, Haukoos JS, Rapp JH, Coogan SM.  J Vasc Surg.  2007; 46 (2): 244-50
• Applications of intravascular ultrasound in the treatment of peripheral occlusive disease. Lee JT,  Fang TD, White RA.  Semin Vasc Surg.  2006; 19 (3): 139-44
• Long-term thrombotic recurrence after nonoperative management of Paget-Schroetter syndrome. Lee JT,  Karwowski JK, Harris EJ, Haukoos JS, Olcott C.  J Vasc Surg.  2006; 43 (6): 1236-43
• Current status of thoracic aortic endograft repair. Lee JT,  White RA.  Surg Clin North Am.  2004; 84 (5): 1295-318, vi-vii
• Basics of intravascular ultrasound: an essential tool for the endovascular surgeon. Lee JT,  White RA.  Semin Vasc Surg.  2004; 17 (2): 110-8
• Complications of endovascular repair of high-risk and emergent descending thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections. Hansen CJ,  Bui H, Donayre CE, Aziz I, Kim B, Kopchok G, Walot I, Lee J, Lippmann M, White RA.  J Vasc Surg.  2004; 40 (2): 228-34
• Colonic histoplasmosis presenting as colon cancer in the nonimmunocompromised patient: report of a case and review of the literature. Lee JT,  Dixon MR, Murrell Z, Konyalian V, Agbunag R, Rostami S, French S, Kumar RR.  Am Surg.  2004; 70 (11): 959-63
• Volume regression of abdominal aortic aneurysms and its relation to successful endoluminal exclusion. Lee JT,  Aziz IN, Lee JT, Haukoos JS, Donayre CE, Walot I, Kopchok GE, Lippmann M, White RA.  J Vasc Surg.  2003; 38 (6): 1254-63
• Cardiac risk stratification in patients undergoing endoluminal graft repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: a single-institution experience with 365 patients. Aziz IN,  Lee JT, Kopchok GE, Donayre CE, White RA, de Virgilio C.  J Vasc Surg.  2003; 38 (1): 56-60
• Accuracy of three-dimensional simulation in the sizing of aortic endoluminal devices. Aziz I,  Lee J, Lee JT, Donayre CE, Walot I, Kopchok G, Mirahashemi S, Esmailzadeh H, White RA.  Ann Vasc Surg.  2003; 17 (2): 129-36
• An alternative anesthetic technique for the morbidly obese patient undergoing endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Lippmann M,  Rubin S, Ginsburg R, White RA, Lee J, Lee J, Aziz I.  Anesth Analg.  2003; 97 (4): 981-3, table of contents
• Validation of an updated approach to preoperative cardiac risk assessment in vascular surgery. Bui H,  Lee JT, Greenway S, Donayre C, de Virgilio C.  Am Surg.  2003; 69 (11): 923-6
• Stent-graft migration following endovascular repair of aneurysms with large proximal necks: anatomical risk factors and long-term sequelae. Lee JT,  Lee J, Aziz I, Donayre CE, Walot I, Kopchok GE, Heilbron M, Lippmann M, White RA.  J Endovasc Ther.  2002; 9 (5): 652-64