Dr. Francis Y. Lee joined the department after completing a Musculoskeletal Tumor Fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital, and a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. He is currently Vice Chair for Research and an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery. In 2009, he became the first orthopaedic surgeon to be granted a Tenure appointment at Columbia University.

Dr. Lee specializes in bone tumors, soft tissue sarcomas, metastatic bone cancers, spine tumors, as well as complex pediatric orthopedic surgery for developmental orthopedic disorders, limb lengthening and deformity correction. Dr. Lee and his clinical team provide excellent clinical care for complex orthopaedic diseases using state-of-the art technology including CT-guided radiofrequency ablation.

Dr. Lee serves as the Chief of the Tumor & Bone Disease service and is the Director of the Center for Orthopedic Research. He conducts both translational and clinical studies on musculoskeletal disorders. He is a recipient of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons / Orthopaedic Research Education and Foundation Clinician Scientist Traveling Fellowship Award and the AAOS Leadership Fellowship. He has been actively involved in professional committees for the AAOS, Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, NIH, AAOS Clinician Scientist Development Program and American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Question Writing Task Force. He is currently conducting translational research on inflammatory pathways in bone cancer, implant-host implant interface biology, mechanotransduction and tissue engineering. He is one of a handful of orthopaedic surgeons with two National Institute of Health (NIH) R01 Research Grants.  He is an active participant in the peer review process for NIH and scientific journals. He is an effective mentor for medical students, residents, PhD candidates and fellows in the field of musculoskeletal research.

For more information:

www.columbiaortho.org/cor/index.html 

www.childrensorthopaedics.com

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Education:

1992
Seoul National University
Orthopedic Science
Seoul, Korea
M.S., Ph.D.

1986 
Medical School
Seoul National University
Seoul, Korea
M.D.

1982
Seoul National University
Seoul, Korea
B.S.

Training:

Fellowship:

1998-1999
The Hospital for Sick Children
University of Toronto
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Clinical Fellow

1997-1998
Harvard Medical School
Mass General & Children’s Hospital
Orthopedic Oncology
Clinical Fellow

1996
New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey
Orthopedic Research Fellow

1995
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Orthopedic Research Fellow

Residency:

1992-1997
New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey
Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Internship:

1987-1992
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, Korea
Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Board Certified:

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licenses:

New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts 


Professional Associations:

1996-Present                    

Member, New York Academy of Science

1997-Present                    

Member, Orthopaedic Research Society

2001-Present                    

Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

2004-2006                

Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon, Basic Science Evaluation Subcommittee Basic Science Committee for Intraining Examination

Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon, Evaluation Committee

Program Committee, International Symposium on Limb Salvage (ISOLS);

2006 – 2009            

Grant Reviewer, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, Musculoskeletal

Transplantation Foundation, NIH Skeletal Biology and Skeletal Regeneration Study Section,

NIH Challenge Grant, MTE Study Section; American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Field Test Task Force

2009-2011                      

Scientific Committee, International Symposium on Limb Salvage (ISOLS); Orthopaedic

Research Society Program Committee; AAOS Research Development Committee; 2010 Clinician-Scientist Development Program Chair; New York Orthopaedic Hospital Executive Committee; New York Orthopaedic Hospital Promotion Committee; American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Written Question Writing Task Force; Orthopaedic Research Society Cancer Topic Chair; Orthopaedic Research Society Mentoring Committee; Columbia University Faculty Council; Columbia University Multidisciplinary Bone Symposium Program Chair, Cancer Research Benefit Concert Chair