Curriculum Vitae
Joseph Y. Lee, M.D.

Professional Experience
Certification
Residency
Education
Continuing Medical Education
Professional Organizations
Executive Boards and Committees
Publications, Presentations, and Research

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Expertise in minimally invasive and outpatient surgery, cryosurgery, endourology, brachytherapy, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, laparoscopy surgery, urinary tract reconstruction, female urology, erectile dysfunction, and geriatric urology.

Active Staff at Fairview University Medical Center, Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, and Gillette Children's Hospital.

Active as Associate Director in the education of residents and medical students.

Authored publications and book chapters and presented clinical research in minimally invasive urology, endourology, and trauma at national and regional Urological Surgery meetings.

Administrative experience as Medical Director of Clinical Services for the Department of Urologic Surgery, University of Minnesota, member of the University of Minnesota Physicians Electronic Medical Records Physicians Advisory Committee, President of the Minnesota Center for ThermoSurgery, and President for the Minnesota Urological Society.

2001-Present: Urological Surgeon, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

- Assistant Professor
- Medical Director of Clinical Services
- President of Minnesota Center for ThermoSurgery
- UMPhysicians EMR Advisory Committee
- Active Staff at Fairview University Medical Center, Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, and Gillette Children's Hospital.

1989-2001: Urological Surgeon, Hennepin Faculty Associates, Minneapolis, MN

- Active Staff at Hennepin County Medical Center, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, and Gillette Children's Hospital.

1987-1989: Urological Surgeon, Carbondale Clinic, Carbondale, IL

- Private Practice and Associate Professor of Southern Illinois University Medical School.

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CERTIFICATION:

1990-Present: The American Board of Urology (Re-certified 2000)
1983-Present: National Board of Medical Examiners

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RESIDENCY:

1983-1987: Urology Resident, St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, St. Paul, MN

1982-1983: General Surgery Intern, Yale Affiliate Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT

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EDUCATION:

1978-1982: M.D. Degree, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL

1974-1978: A.B. Degree, cum laude, Princeton University, Dept of Chemistry Princeton, NJ

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CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION:

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, Microvascular Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Laser Surgery, Collagen Injection for urinary incontinence, Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy, Geriatric Medicine, Cryotherapy, Brachytherapy

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Urological Association, North Central Section, American Urological Association, Minnesota Urological Society, Claude Hitchcock Surgical Society

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EXECUTIVE BOARD/COMMITTEES:

2002-Present: Minnesota Urological Society, Minneapolis, MN
Executive Board - President

2001-Present: Minnesota Center for ThermoSurgery, Minneapolis, MN
Executive Board - President

2001-Present: University of Minnesota Physicians, Minneapolis, MN
Medical Directors Committee

2001-Present: University of Minnesota Physicians, Minneapolis, MN
EMR Physician Advisory Committee

2001-2002: Minnesota Urological Society, Minneapolis, MN
Executive Board - President-elect

2000-2001: Minnesota Urological Society, Minneapolis, MN
Executive Board - Secretary / Treasurer

1999-2000: Minnesota Urological Society, Minneapolis, MN
Executive Board - Member at Large

1989-2001: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
Trauma Quality Assurance Committee, CQI Team

1987-1989: Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
Pharmacy and Therapeutics / Infection Control Committee, Chairman

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PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND RESEARCH:

2002: Cryosurgical Ablation of the Prostate, Presented at the Minnesota Urological Society Spring Seminar, Minneapolis, MN.

2002: Cryosurgical Ablation of the Prostate, Presented at the Prostate Cancer Research Forum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

2001: TAP: "A Phase III, Double-Blind, Randomized, Parallel Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Uprima (apomorphine HCl tablets) Sublingual (2 and 3 mg) in the Treatment of Male Erectile Dysfunction MO1-293."

2001: Use of Intestinal Segments, Presented at the Urology Grand Rounds, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

2000: Augmentation Cystoplasty, Presented at the Urology Grand Rounds, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

1999:Urologic Complications in the Orthopedic Patient, Presented at the Minnesota Nursing Association.

1998: Urinary Incontinence, Erectile Dysfunction, Presented at the Hennepin County Gerontology Alliance.

1998: Renal Injuries in Children, Presented at the Minnesota Urological Society Spring Seminar, Minneapolis, MN.

1997: Renal Injuries in Children, Topics in Pediatrics, 1:34-38.

1997: Lower Urinary Tract Injuries, Presented at the Urology Grand Rounds, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

1996: Clinical Evaluation of the Urinary Tract, Radiographic Evaluation of the Urinary Tract, Presented at the Physician's Assistant Lectures, Augsberg College, Minneapolis, MN.

1996: Urinary Incontinence, Minnesota Urological Society Spring Seminar, Co-Chair.

1995: Retrograde endoscopic management of urologic complications from renal transplantation, Presented at the North Central Urological Section Meeting.

1995: Schistosomiasis: A diagnosis to consider in the Midwest, Presented at the North Central Urological Section Meeting.

1995: "Partial Penectomy," Atlas of Urologic Surgery, Saunders.

1995: "Renal Injuries in Children," Traumatic and Reconstructive Urology, Saunders.

1994: "Genitourinary Trauma," Conn's Current Therapy, Saunders.

1994: Complete traumatic supraprostatic urethral laceration in an adult, Presented at the North Central Urological Section Meeting.

1994: Urologic complications of renal transplantation: The effects of intraoperative stenting in 500 consecutive patients. Presented at the North Central Urological Section Meeting.

1994: Transurethral resection of the prostate, laser assisted, Presented at the Hitchcock Honorary Surgical Society Meeting.

1994: "Trauma to the Genitourinary Tract," 4th Edition of The Studyguide for Emergency Medicine, McGraw-Hill.

1994: Pediatric Genitourinary Trauma, Problems in Urology, Lippincott 8:315-328.

1993: Lower Urinary and Genital Trauma, Current Opinions in Urology 3:194-198.

1993: Technical Tip: Transperineal Ultrasound-Guided Needle Biopsy of the Prostate in the Post-Proctectomy Patient. J of Endourol 7:75-77. (Referenced in Campbell's Urology, 7th Edition, p.2507, 1998).

1993: Transstomal Retrograde Nephroureteroscopy, Presented at the 5th World Congress, VideoUrology 1993.

1993: Laparoscopic Nephrectomy, Presented at the Hitchcock Honorary Surgical Society Meeting.

1993: CT Cystography in Complex Acetabular Fractures, Presented at the North Central Urological Section and Hitchcock Honorary Surgical Society Meeting.

1993: Laser on Urological Tissues Including the Prostate, Presented at the Laser Certification Course, The Laser Center of Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN.

1993: Indications for Evaluation of Renal Trauma, American Urological Association Consultant Urologist.

1993: Management of Membranous Urethral Disruption, American Urological Association Consultant Urologist.

1993: Evaluating Lower Urinary Tract Injuries, Contemporary Urology 5:75-83.

1992: Pediatric Renal Trauma: When is surgery indicated? Dialogues in Pediatric Urology 15:5.

1992: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Endoscopic Management of Renal Calculi with Urinary Diversions. J Urol 148:1123.

1992: Spontaneous Bladder and Uterine Rupture with Attempted Vaginal Delivery after Cesarean. J Urol 147:691.

1992: Traumatic Dislocation of the Testes and Bladder Rupture. Urol 40:506.

1992: Transstomal Retrograde Nephroureteroscopy, Presented at the North Central Urological Section Meeting.

1992: Extracorporeal Shock Lithotripsy and Endoscopic Management of Renal Calculi with Urinary Diversion in Myelomeningocele Patient, Presented at the American Urological Association Eighty-Seventh Annual Meeting.

1992: Perirenal Extravasation with Blunt Trauma Due to Rupture a Calyceal Fornix, J Trauma.

1992: Emergency Room GU Trauma, Presented at the Upper Midwest Chapter of the American Urological Association Allied: Fall Urology Seminar.

1992: Intraoperative Transrectal Ultrasound in Complex Endourologic Procedures of Lower Urinary Tract, Presented at the American Urological Association Eighty-Seventh Annual Meeting, and North Central Urological Section Meeting.

1991: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, Presented at the Dental Ground Rounds, Hennepin County Medical Center.

1991: Urinary Incontinence, Presented at the Obstetric/Gynecology Grand Round, Hennepin County Medical Center.

1990: Traumatic Dislocation of the Testes and Bladder Rupture, Presented at The North Central Urological Section Meeting.

1990: Spontaneous Bladder and Uterine Rupture with Attempted Vaginal Delivery after Cesarean, Presented at The North Central Urological Section Meeting.

1990: Urological Trauma, Presented at the Surgical Grand Rounds, Hennepin County Medical Center.

1990: "Trauma to the Genitourinary Tract," Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill.

1990: "Urinary Calculi," Imaging in Urological Disorders, Futura Publishing Co.

1989: Clinical examination of the urological system, Presented at the Medical School Lectures, Southern Illinois University Medical School, Carbondale, IL.

1989: Bladder function and dysfunction, Presented at the Medical School Lectures, Southern Illinois University Medical School, Carbondale, IL.

1989: Infection, pyelonephritis, reflux, and obstruction, Presented at the Medical School Lectures, Southern Illinois University Medical School, Carbondale, IL.

1989: Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy, Public Broadcasting System television program "Medically Speaking."

1988: Bilateral Testicular Injury from External Trauma. J Urol., 140:1435

1988: The Diagnosis of Renal Duplex Systems with Computed Tomography and Coronal Reconstruction. J. Urol., 133:225A. Presented at The American Urological Association Eightieth Annual Meeting, The North Central Urological Section Meeting, and The Minnesota Urological Society Resident's Forum.

1988: Urinary Tract Infections, Public Broadcasting System television program "Medically Speaking."

1988: Urological Manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis, Presented at the Multiple Sclerosis Support Group Lecture, Marion, IL.

1988: Clinical Evaluation of the urinary tract, Presented at the Medical School Lectures, Southern Illinois University Medical School, Carbondale, IL.

1988: Bladder function and dysfunction, Presented at the Medical School Lectures, Southern Illinois University Medical School, Carbondale, IL.

1988: Stress Urinary Incontinence, Presented at the Obstetric/Gynecology Grand Rounds, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, IL.

1987: Cryptorchidism, Pediatric, Presented at the Grand Round Lectures, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, IL.

1987: Vesicoureteral Reflux, Presented at the Pediatric Grand Round Lectures, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, IL.

1987: Intraoperative Localization of Solitary Bony Metastasis, Presented at The North Central Urological Section Meeting, and The Minnesota Urological Society Resident's Forum.

1984: Small Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate, Presented at The Minnesota Urological Society Resident's Forum.

1980: The demonstration of glycoprotein alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminidase deficiency in sialidosis and mucolipidosis II in using radiolabeled fetuin. Pediatric Research. 14:519,

1980: National Foundation/March of Dimes, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

1978: The Synthesis and Vibrational Analysis of Octaethylporphyrinatoiron Dimer, Senior Thesis, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.

1977: Scintillation film detectors for fission fragments in Cf 252, National Bureau of Standards Nuclear Research Reactor, Gaithesburg, MD.

1976: Alpha emission rates in radioactive deposits for standardization, National Bureau of Standards Nuclear Research Reactor, Gaithesburg, MD.

1975: Photofission of uranium isotopes, National Bureau of Standards Nuclear Research Reactor, Gaithesburg, MD.

1973: The formation of positronium in sodium chloride solutions with Cf 252 source, National Science Foundation/United States Geological, Washington, DC.

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