Brian Lee, M.D., Ph.D - complete profile

Radiation Oncologist

Patient care is always my top priority. My goal is to offer the very best care by combining expertise in leading-edge technology and my personal commitment to make each patient's treatment and follow-up care as comfortable and smooth as possible during this difficult time in their lives.

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Education & Certification

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.

Internship: Internal Medicine - Greenwich Hospital (affiliate of Yale University Medical Center), Greenwich, Conn.

Residency: Radiation Oncology - University of California, San Francisco Medical Center; Chief Resident

Additional Graduate Degrees: PhD in Experimental Pathology - Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

Board Certification: Board certified in therapeutic radiology (American Board of Radiology)

Additional Certifications: CyberKnife (Accuray), GammaKnife (Eletka)

Additional Languages: Chinese (Mandarin)

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Clinical Interests

• CyberKnife treatment for cancerous and noncancerous tumors anywhere in the body, including:

	• Brain • Lung	• Breast • Pancreas	• Head & Neck • Pelvis	• Kidney • Prostate	• Liver • Spine
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• Neuro-oncology
• Meningiomas
• Skull-base tumors
• Acoustic neuromas
• Arteriovenous malformations
• Gliomas
• Pituitary tumors
• Head/Neck cancers
• Musculoskeletal tumors
• Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy (seed implantation) and High-Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy for prostate cancer
• Bladder, testicular, gastrointestinal and gynecologic cancers
• Hodgkin's disease, lymphoma, mesothelioma, myeloma and soft-tissue sarcomas
• Skin cancer, including melanoma

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Professional Highlights

• National Institutes of Health Medical Scientist Training Program Fellowship, Yale University, Conn. (1995-2002)
• Brachytherapy Fellowship, Oncura - Seattle Prostate Institute (2006)
• Member of the American College of Radiology
• Member of the Radiological Society of North America
• Member of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
• Member of the American Brachytherapy Society

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Research & Selected Publications

Selected Publications

Yao, E.S., and H. Zhang, Y.Y. Chen, B. Lee, K. Chew, D. Moore, C.C. Park, “Beta-1 Integrin is Associated with Overall Survival in Breast Cancer,“ Cancer Research, Vol. 67, 2007, pp. 659-64.

Lee, B., and K. Shinohara, A. Weinberg, A. Gottschalk, J. Pouliot, M. Roach, M., I-C Hsu, “HDR Brachytherapy Salvage for Local Prostate Recurrence after Radiotherapy: The University of California, San Francisco Experience,“ International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, Vol. 67, No. 4. 2007, pp. 1106-112.

Lee, B., and J.S. Speight, “Bladder Cancer,“ in E.K. Hansen and M.R. Roach (Editors), Handbook of Evidence-based Radiation Oncology. New York: Springer, 2006.

Lee, B., and A. Gottschalk, “Soft Tissue Sarcomas,“ in E.K. Hansen and M.R. Roach (Editors), Handbook of Evidence-based Radiation Oncology. 2006, New York: Springer.

Lee, B., and J.S. Speight, “Mesotheliomas and Thymomas,“ in E.K. Hansen and M.R. Roach (Editors), Handbook of Evidence-based Radiation Oncology, 2006, New York: Springer.

Lee, B., and J.L. Nakamura, “"Bone Cancers,“ in E.K. Hansen and M.R. Roach (Editors), Handbook of Evidence-based Radiation Oncology. 2006, New York: Springer.

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Selected Presentations

Surgery Grand Rounds (multiple presentations), University of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (2008)

Neurosurgery Grand Rounds (multiple presentations), University of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (2008)

“Salvage HDR Brachytherapy for Local Prostate Failures after Radiation,“ American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), Philadelphia, Penn., Poster Presentation (2006)

“Beta-1 Integrin Expression is Associated with Overall Survival in Breast Cancer“ American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), Denver, Colo., Poster Presentation, (2005)

“Paranasal Sinus Tumors," "Ependymomas,“ “Brainstem Gliomas,“ “Hormonal Therapy in Breast Cancer,“ Department of Radiation Oncology Resident Introductory Lecture Series, University of California, San Francisco (2004-2005)

“Radiation Pneumonitis,“ Department of Radiation Oncology M&M Conference Lecture, University of California, San Francisco (2005)

“TAXREB107 in ICAM-1-mediated Signal Transduction,“ Yale University Research Symposium, New Haven, Conn. (2002)

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Personal Interests

Dr. Lee enjoys swimming, tennis and hiking.