Henry
J. Lee, MD, PhD
Associate Director of Radiation Oncology
Henry J. Lee, MD, PhD, a radiation oncologist, came to the Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center in 2001 from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan. A highly respected oncologist, Dr. Lee is an expert in conformal radiation therapy, brachytherapy and stereotactic treatments. He is a leader in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), the most advanced radiation treatment for cancer. While at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, he conducted clinical and technical research focused on developing IMRT for all types of cancer. His team devised innovative digital image fusion techniques to accurately guide radiation therapy and engineered new stereotactic devices to precisely deliver treatment. He has expertise with brachytherapy and biological imaging for malignancies. The technologies advanced by Dr. Lee and others are changing the way radiation therapy is delivered in the 21st century. Dr. Lee treats all types of cancer at the Dickstein Cancer Center. He holds multiple advanced degrees from the University of Chicago and attended the University’s combined degree program as a recipient of the prestigious National Institute of Health MD, PhD scholarship program. He is the author of textbook chapters, editorials and dozen of peer-reviewed manuscripts. He is a member of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, American Brachytherapy Society, American Academy of Neurology, and many other societies.