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Dong-Seok Lee, MD
Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
About Me
Dr. Dong-Seok Daniel Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Thoracic Surgery. He obtained his medical degree at Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and completed a residency in General Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital. He went on to complete a fellowship in Thoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Lee is certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Dr. Lee’s practice encompasses all aspects of Thoracic Surgery with extensive expertise in advanced minimally invasive surgical approaches, such as thoracoscopy (VATS) and laparoscopy. He has particular clinical interests in the treatment of lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and benign esophageal diseases (achalasia, reflux, hiatal hernia, diverticula) with minimally invasive surgery. In addition, Dr. Lee is involved in a clinical trial involving a diaphragmatic pacing system for ventilator-dependent spinal cord injury patients and for patients with ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease. Dr. Lee is fluent in English, Spanish, and Korean and has offices in Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens and Brooklyn Heights-Mount Sinai Hospital.
Language
English, Korean, Spanish
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Thoracic Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Achalasia
- Antireflux Surgery
- Benign Neoplasm
- Bronchogenic Cyst
- Bronchoscopy, Diagnostic
- Cancer Treatment
- Carcinoid Tumors
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Consultation
- Chest Wall Mass
- Chondrosarcoma
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagectomy
- Fundoplication-Laparoscopic Surgery
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Hiatal Hernia
- Hyperhidrosis
- Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Nodule
- Lymphoma
- Mediastinal Abnormalities
- Mediastinal Tumor Resection
- Mediastinoscopy
- Mesothelioma
- Pectus Excavatum
- Pleural Effusion
- Pulmonary Lobectomy
- Sarcoma
- Thoracentesis
- Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracotomy
- Thymectomy
- Tracheotomy
- Upper GI Endoscopy
Education
MD, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency, Surgery (General Surgery)
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Surgery
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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Publications
Selected Publications
- Tamoxifen therapy improves overall survival in luminal A subtype of ductal carcinoma in situ: a study based on nationwide Korean Breast Cancer Registry database. Ki Tae Hwang, Eun Kyu Kim, Sung Hoo Jung, Eun Sook Lee, Seung Il Kim, Seokwon Lee, Heung Kyu Park, Jongjin Kim, Sohee Oh, Young A. Kim, Sei Hyun Ahn, Dong Young Noh, Seok Jin Nam, Eun Sook Lee, Byeong Woo Park, Woo Chul Noh, Jung Han Yoon, Soo Jung Lee, Eun Kyu Lee, Joon Jeong, Sehwan Han, Ho Yong Park, Nam Sun Paik, Young Tae Bae, Hyouk Jin Lee, Heung kyu Park, Seung Sang Ko, Byung Joo Song, Young Jin Suh, Sung Hoo Jung, Se Heon Cho, Sei Joong Kim, Se Jeong Oh, Byung Kyun Ko, Ku Sang Kim, Chanheun Park, Jong Min Baek, Ki Tae Hwang, Il Sung Chang, Jeoung Won Bae, Jeong Soo Kim, Sun Hee Kang, Geumhee Gwak, Jee Hyun Lee, Tae Hyun Kim, Myungchul Chang, Sung Yong Kim, Jung Sun Lee, Jeong Yoon Song, Dong Seok Lee. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Outcomes for Thoracoscopy Versus Thoracotomy Not Just Technique Dependent: A Study of 9,787 Patients. Andrea Wolf, Bian Liu, Emanuele Leoncini, Daniel Nicastri, Dong Seok Lee, Emanuela Taioli, Raja Flores. Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Poor Prognosis of Lower Inner Quadrant in Lymph Node–negative Breast Cancer Patients Who Received No Chemotherapy: A Study Based on Nationwide Korean Breast Cancer Registry Database. Ki Tae Hwang, Jongjin Kim, Eun Kyu Kim, Sung Hoo Jung, Guiyun Sohn, Seung Il Kim, Joon Jeong, Hyouk Jin Lee, Jin Hyun Park, Sohee Oh, Sei Hyun Ahn, Dong Young Noh, Seok Jin Nam, Eun Sook Lee, Byeong Woo Park, Woo Chul Noh, Jung Han Yoon, Soo Jung Lee, Eun Kyu Lee, Joon Jeong, Sehwan Han, Ho Yong Park, Nam Sun Paik, Young Tae Bae, Hyouk Jin Lee, Heung Kyu Park, Seung Sang Ko, Byung Joo Song, Young Jin Suh, Sung Hoo Jung, Se Heon Cho, Sei Joong Kim, Se Jeong Oh, Byung Kyun Ko, Ku Sang Kim, Chanheun Park, Jong Min Baek, Ki Tae Hwang, Il Sung Chang, Jeoung Won Bae, Jeong Soo Kim, Sun Hee Kang, Geumhee Gwak, Jee Hyun Lee, Tae Hyun Kim, Myungchul Chang, Sung Yong Kim, Jung Sun Lee, Jeong Yoon Song, Hai Lin Park, Sun Young Min, Jung Hyun Yang, Sung Hwan Park, Woo Chan Park, Lee Su Kim, Dong Won Ryu, Kweon Cheon Kim, Min Sung Chung, Hee Boong Park, Cheol Wan Lim, Un Jong Choi, Beom Seok Kwak, Young Sam Park, Hyuk Jai Shin, Young Jin Choi, Doyil Kim, Airi Han, Jong Hyun Koh, Sangyong Choi, Daesung Yoon, Soo Youn Choi, Shin Hee Chul, Jae Il Kim, Jae Hyuck Choi, Jin Woo Ryu, Chang Dae Ko, Il Kyun Lee, Dong Seok Lee, Seunghye Choi, Youn Ki Min, Young San Jeon, Eun Hwa Park. Clinical Breast Cancer
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.