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Edwin A. Lee, MD PhD

Biography

Dr. Edwin Lee received his MD and PhD degrees from Christ Church, Oxford University, England. He completed his Interventional Cardiology Fellowship and his Internal Medicine Residency at Columbia University Medical Center, New York and completed his General Cardiology Fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, New York. Dr. Lee is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. He is currently the Chairman of the Cardiology Department at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC), Los Angeles, California. Dr. Lee is also the Medical Director of the Heart Attack Program at HPMC. He is also an attending interventional cardiologist at HPMC, Glendale Memorial Hospital and Glendale Adventist Medical Center. Dr. Lee’s practice covers cardiovascular preventive care, health screening, wellness, nutrition and fitness for patients with cardiac illness. He also specializes in adult congenital heart disease, complex cardiac interventions, management of patients with severe heart failure, cardiomyopathy and severe cardiac valve problems. Dr. Lee has also authored scientific papers that have been published internationally in peer reviewed journals.

Medical Education

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BM BCh) 1998-2001

University of Oxford Medical School, England

  • Doctorate of Philosophy (DPhil) in Clinical Medicine 1995-1998

University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Medicine, England

  • Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Research 2007-2008

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University

Professional Training

  • Internal Medicine Residency 2002-2005

Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

  • General Cardiology Fellowship 2005-2008

Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York

  • Interventional Cardiology Fellowship 2008-2009

Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY  

Board Certification

  • Internal Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Interventional Cardiology

Leadership Positions

  • Medical Director, Heart Attack Hospital Program, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Centre, 2017-present
  • Chairman of Cardiology Department, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center 2014-present
  • Treasurer and Secretary of the Medical Staff, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, 2016-present
  • Member of the Medical Executive Committee, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, 2016-present

Honors & Awards

  • Clinical Research Training (NIH K-30) Scholar 2007-2008

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University

  • Radcliffe Infirmary Prize in Pathology 2001

University of Oxford Medical School, England

  • Sidney Truelove Prize in Gastroenterology 2001

University of Oxford Medical School, England

  • Radcliffe Infirmary Prize in Medicine 2000

University of Oxford Medical School, England

  • Wellcome Trust Prize Studentship 1995-1998

University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Medicine, England

  • Overseas Research Scholarship 1996-1998

University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Medicine, England  

Textbook Chapters

  1. Dangas G, Lee E, Moses J. Pharmacological Use of Ethanol for Myocardial Septal Ablation. In: Textbook of Interventional Cardiovascular Pharmacology. Published 2007, Informa Healthcare. ISBN: 9781841844381. Editors: Kipshidze N, Fareed J, Serruys P and Moses J.
  1. Lee E, Dangas G, Mehran R. Drug eluting stents: a potential pre-emptive treatment choice for coronary vulnerable plaque. In: Asymptomatic atherosclerosis: pathophysiology, detection and treatment. Published 2008, Humana Press. ISBN: 9781603271783. Editor: Naghavi M.