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Benjamin R. Lee, M.D. CURRICULUM VITAE Name Benjamin R. Lee, M.D. Present Position Professor and Chief of Urology with tenure University of Arizona College of Medicine Program Director, Urology Residency Present Location Division of Urology Arizona Health Sciences Center 1501 N. Campbell Ave., PO Box 245077 Tucson, AZ 85724-5077 (520) 626-6895 (Phone) (520) 626-4933 (FAX) Email Address [email protected] Education 1986-1990 Bachelor of Arts, Biological Sciences, Magna Cum Laude College of Arts and Sciences Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Senior Honors Thesis: Binding Studies of cell surface Immunoglobulin E- receptor complexes 1990-1994 M.D., Doctor of Medicine The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland Page 1 of 76 Benjamin R. Lee, M.D. Training / Education / Position General Surgery Internship 1994-95 The Johns Hopkins Hospital General Surgery Resident 1995-96 The Johns Hopkins Hospital Urology Resident 1996-00 The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute The Johns Hopkins Hospital Assistant Chief Of Service (ACS) 2000-01 The Johns Hopkins Hospital Assistant Professor 2001-04 North Shore - Long Island Jewish Medical Center Albert Einstein College of Medicine Associate Professor 2004-08 North Shore - Long Island Jewish Medical Center Albert Einstein College of Medicine Director, Laparoscopy Section, Long Island Jewish Medical Center Professor (with tenure) 2008-16 Department of Urology Tulane University School of Medicine Director, Fellowship Program in Robotics, Laparoscopy & Endourology Professor 2010-16 Professor of Medicine, Section of Hematology-Oncology Tulane University School of Medicine Professor & Chief (with tenure) 2016-present Division of Urology Department of Surgery University of Arizona College of Medicine Director, GU Cancer & Disease Oriented Strategic Planning Team University of Arizona Cancer Center Program Director, Urology Residency Certification Diplomate, American Board of Urology, #13100, expires 2/28/2023 DaVinci Robotic Training Certificate 2005 Page 2 of 76 Benjamin R. Lee, M.D. Awards and Honors Magna Cum Laude, Cornell University Westinghouse National Science Talent Search, Honorable Mention, 1986 Dean’s List, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University, 1986-87, 1987-88 Outstanding College Students of America, 1990 Joseph G. Grossman Cornell Tradition Fellowship, 1987-88, 1988-89 American Foundation for Urologic Disease, Research Fellowship, 1993 Winslow Foundation Scholarship, 1991-93 Maryland State Senatorial Scholarship, 1991-1994 1st place overall, Case of the Week Competition, Dept of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1992-93 1st place, Best video, International Telesurgical Telementoring. Lee, BR, Janetschek, G., Bishoff, J.T., Bunyaratavej, P., Kamolpronwijit, W. and Kavoussi L.R. 16th World Congress of Endourology & SWL, New York City, New York, USA, 1998. 1st place, Essay Contest, Laparoscopic renal cryoablation: Acute and long term clinical, radiographic and pathological effects in animal and human studies. Bishoff, J.T., Chan, D.Y., Chen, R.B., Lee, B.R., Kuszyk, B., Huso, D., Marshall, F.F., and Kavoussi., L.R. 16th World Congress on Endourology & SWL, New York City, New York, USA, 1998. 2nd place award, 1998 Resident Essay Contest, “A Quantitative Histologic Analysis of Collagen Subtypes: The Primary Obstructed and Refluxing Megaureter of Childhood.”, Urology. Lee, B.R., Silver, R.I., Partin, A.W., Epstein, J.I., and Gearhart, J.P 1999 Information Technology Innovators and 21st Century Pioneer Awards Laureate. ComputerWorld Smithsonian Innovation Collection to the Smithsonian Institute, Permanent Research Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institute. 1st place, J of Endourology Essay contest, Ablation of renal parenchyma in a canine model using intracavitary photon radiation energy. Chan D.Y., Koniaris, L., Lee, B.R., Anderson, J., Smith, D.O., Czapski, J., Choti, M.A., and Kavoussi, L.R. 17th World Congress on Endourology & SWL, Rhodes, Greece, 1999. 2nd place, American Urological Association Circon ACMI Essay Contest, 2000. “Bioimpedance: Cancer localization in the intact prostate- Clinical and animal studies.” American Urological Association, Atlanta, Georgia, 2000. Lee, B.R., Smith DG, Roberts, WW, Epstein JI, Potter SR, Lecksell, K, Shue, MJ, Ko HW, and Partin AW. Page 3 of 76 Benjamin R. Lee, M.D. 2nd place, Long Island Jewish Medical Center Essay Contest. Yohannes P, Smith AD, Lee, BR. A novel technique for the mangement of ureteral stricture disease: Laparoscopic ureteroneocytomy, 2001. Honorable mention, Long Island Jewish Medical Center Essay Contest, Yohannes P, Smith AD, Lee, BR. Retroperitoneoscopic radiofrequency ablation of solid renal masses, 2001. Honorable mention, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Outstanding development paper in an externally refereed publication. “In vivo measurement of tumor conductiveness with the magnetic bioimpedance method” Smith DG, Potter SR, Lee, BR, Ko HW, Drummond WR, Telford JK, and Partin AW., 2002 2nd place, American College of Surgeons Essay Competition, Brooklyn and Long Island Chapter. Jacobson AI, Amukele SA, Marcovich R, Shapiro O, Shetty R, Aldana JP, Lee, BR, Smith AD, and Siegel DN. The efficacy and morbidity of therapeutic renal embolization in the spectrum of urologic disease. 2003 Selected to represent the United States for the 2004 Academic Fellowship Program, European Exchange between the American Urological Association and European Association of Urology. Vienna, Austria. March 17-April 6, 2004. Podium Presentation selected for Highlights in Endourology & Laparoscopic Surgery, “Changing Practice Patterns in the surgical treatment of kidney disease: Analysis of the ACGME data.” American Urological Association, San Francisco, CA, May 2004. Best Video Award, “Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty”, 15th Video Urology World Congress, Busan, Korea, June 17-19, 2004. 1st Place, Essay contest, Basic Science Section, Ureteral Segmental Replacement Revisited, El-Hakim A, Marcovich R, Chiu KY, Lee, BR, Smith AD. 23th World Congress on Endourology & SWL, Mumbai, India, 2004. 1st place, Long Island Jewish Medical Center Essay Contest. Tan BJ, Dy JS, Chiu PY, Ost MC, Kushner L, Smith AD, and Lee, BR. Prevention of laparoscopic metastasis: A study of different pneumoperitoneal gases and pressures on transitional cell carcinoma adhesion, cell growth, apoptosis and necrosis. 2nd place, Long Island Jewish Medical Center Essay Contest. Tan BJ, Hafron JM, Hoenig DM, Lee, BR and Smith AD. Flow characteristics of two ipsilateral and novel ureteral stents: How well do they provide relief of ureteral obstruction? Page 4 of 76 Benjamin R. Lee, M.D. Podium presentation selected for Highlights in Laparoscopy, “Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty for Secondary Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction.” 16th Video-Urology World Congress, National Research Institute, Athens, Greece, June 23-25, 2005. 1st Place, Endourological Society Essay Contest, Basic Science Section: Ost MC, Patel KP, Rastinehad AR, Chu PY, Anderson AE, Smith AD, Lee, BR. Pneumoperitoneum with carbon dioxide inhibits macrophage TNF-alpha secretion: An etiology for Transitional Cell carcinoma port site metastasis and Prophylactic Irrigation strategies to decrease Laparoscopic Oncologic Risks. 2006. 25th World Congress on Endourology and SWL, Cleveland, OH, 2006. 3rd Place, Endourological Society Essay Contest, Basic Science Section: Sero Andonian, Tonya Coulthard, Arthur Smith, Pravin S. Singhal, Benjamin R. Lee. Real-time Quantitation of Renal Ischemia using Targeted Microbubbles: In vivo Measurement of P-selectin expression, 2008. Smith Award, presented to the Endourologist who has made the most significant contributions to Minimally Invasive Urology, Robotics, Laparoscopy, Endourology within 10 years of finishing residency. World Congress of Endourology, Shanghai, China, December 2008. American Urological Association Leadership Program, 2010-2011, Southeastern Section Second Place, Montague Boyd Essay Contest, 2011. Southeastern Section, AUA. “Retrograde Hypothermia via continuous retrograde irrigation: Results in porcine model and initial experience in a series of patients undergoing robotic partial nephrectomy in a solitary kidney.” Philip Dorsey, Brian Richardson, Sarah Conley and Benjamin R. Lee. 1st Place, Endourological Society Essay Contest, Basic Science Section, Kyoto, Japan, December 3, 2011. “Measuring the Protective Effect of Allopurinol using Isoprostane after Renal Ischemia in an Animal Model. Zijun Wang, Jan Colli, Christopher Keel, and Benjamin R. Lee 1st Place, Montague Boyd Essay Contest, 2012. Southeastern Section, AUA. “PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF REDUCING RENAL ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION INJURY DURING RENAL HILAR CLAMPING: USE OF ALLOPURINOL AS A NEPHROPROTECTIVE AGENT. Christopher Keel, Zijun Wang, Jan Colli and Benjamin R. Lee. Dean of the School of Medicine Award for Excellence in Research and Presentation. Stage Migration of Prostate Cancer Following a National Disaster – Analysis of the Surveillance Epidemiology End Results Database. Sree Harsha Mandava, Ted D. Klein, Jan Colli, Leah E. Grossman, Greg Mitchel, Larry S. Webber, Oliver Sartor, and Benjamin R. Lee, 2012 Best Video: Retrograde cooling for Induction of cold ischemia in a Solitary kidney during Robotic Partial Nephrectomy” Hong Kong, November 10, 2012. Page 5 of 76 Benjamin R. Lee, M.D. Best Video: COMPLEX ROBOTIC URETEROPLASTY USING BUCCAL MUCOSAL GRAFT ONLAY FOR TREATMENT OF 3 CM PROXIMAL URETERAL STRICTURE. Carrie Stewart, Michael Maddox,