Dr. Thomas Lee M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
5841 S MARYLAND AVE CHICAGO IL, 60637About
Dr. Thomas Lee practices Pediatric Surgery in East Setauket, NY. Dr. Lee treats children who have an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery. Some of the surgical problems seen by pediatric surgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general surgeons. Dr. Leediagnoses, treats, and manages childrens surgical needs such as abnormalities of the groin in childhood and, surgical repair of birth defects, surgical care of tumors, transplantation operations, and endoscopic procedures.
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1988
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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