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Denise Lee, MD
Surgery
About Me
Denise Lee, MD, is a board certified general surgeon with fellowship training in endocrine surgery. She specializes in the comprehensive and personalized surgical management of all aspects of thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal disorders, with a focus on minimally invasive techniques.
Dr. Lee graduated cum laude from Harvard University and received her medical degree from the University of Florida. She began training in General Surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was recognized as both the outstanding intern and PGY-2 of the year. During this time, she was awarded prestigious research grants including the Society of University Surgeons-Ethicon Scholarship Award and a NIH T32 training grant to support her research in the mechanisms of immune tolerance in neonatal gene therapy. Dr. Lee went on to complete general surgery training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and fellowship training in endocrine surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University.
Dr. Lee's research interests include utilizing machine learning to augment methods of thyroid cancer diagnosis and improving outcomes in primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism. She has been published in various peer-reviewed journals and has presented her work at multiple national and regional meetings.
Language
English
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Surgery, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Artificial Intelligence and Human Health
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- The Derfner Foundation Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Abdominal Hernia
- Abdominal Surgery
- Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma
- Adrenal Gland Tumors
- Adrenal Surgery
- Adrenalectomy
- Adrenalectomy-Laparoscopic Surgery
- Adrenocortical Carcinoma
- Appendectomy
- Appendicitis
- Benign Neoplasm
- Cholecystectomy
- Cholecystitis
- Colon Surgery
- Endocrine Surgery
- Endocrine Tumors
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Exploratory Laparotomy
- Gallstones
- Hernia Repair
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery
- Lipoma
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lysis Of Adhesions
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Neck Mass/Tumor
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Nontoxic Nodular Goiter
- Parathyroid Hyperplasia
- Parathyroid Neoplasia
- Parathyroid Surgery
- Pheochromocytomas And Paragangliomas
- Small Bowel Obstruction
- Small Bowel Resection
- Soft Tissue Mass
- Surgery Second Opinion
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Consultation
- Thyroid Nodule
- Thyroid Surgery
- Thyroidectomy
- Umbilical hernia repair
- Ventral hernia repair
Education
MD, University of Florida
Residency, Surgery (General Surgery)
UCLA Medical Center
Residency, Surgery (General Surgery)
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Fellowship, Endocrine Surgery
Columbia University Medical Center
Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Locations
Mount Sinai Downtown - Union Square
10 Union Square East, Second Floor, Suite 2L, New York, NY, 10003212-241-2891Mount Sinai Doctors Pelham
116 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, NY, 10803212-241-2891Mount Sinai Hospital
5 East 98th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10029212-241-2891Mount Sinai West
425 West 59th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10019212-241-2891
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Lee has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.