Dr. Jae Woong Lee

Jae Woong Lee, M.D., is Thoracic Surgery consultant of Oncology Center.

Major areas of interests are Lung cancer, Esophageal cancer, Chest wall and Mediastinal tumor, Pneumhtorax, Hyperhidrosis and VATS (Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery).

He has overall 29 years of professional experience.

After receiving medical degree from Seoul National University College of Medicine, he had 5 years of residency and fellowship training in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital.

Areas of Interest

• Lung Cancer
• Esophageal Cancer
• Chest Wall Tumor
• Mediastinal Mass
• Benign pulmonary, tracheal, esophageal, pleural, diaphragmatic and chest wall diseases
• Hyperhidrosis
• VATS (video assisted thoracoscopic surgery) for all thoracic disease

Education

• MD, Seoul University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
• MS, Seoul University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Specialty Training

Fellowship

• Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
• Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA

Residency

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Internship

• Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea Working Experience
• Consultant and Representative, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital, RAK, UAE
• Chief, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Korea
• Associate Professor, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Korea
• Assistant Professor, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Korea Academic Activities

Publication

• Early-onset neutopenia during perioperative chemotherapy is predictive of increassed survival in patients with completely resected non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective analysis 2013 Anticancer research 33: 2755-2762(2013), SCI
• Clinical parameters affecting prediction accuracy of postoperative lung function in non-small cell lung cancer 2008.8 Interact cardiovasc thorac surg 2008;7:1019-1023, SCI
• Outcomes of sleeve lobectomy versus pneumonectomy for lung cancer 2011.6 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Outcome of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous secondary pneumothorax 2011.3 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy: Experience with 36 cases 2009.6 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• The clinical results of surgical treatment for sternoclavicular septic arthritis 2009.2 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Clinical results and risk factor analysis of surgical treatment for esophageal perforation 2008.3 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Dosage adjustment before and after warfarin-rifampin combination therapy 2008.3 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• The clinical application and results of palliative Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure 2008.1 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• The role of GADD45Ղ in acute myocardial injury 2008.1 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Surgical treatment for descending necrotizing mediastinitis 2008.1 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Endovenous 980-nm Diode laser treatment of incompetent great saphenous vein 2007.2 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Reoperation for the missed inferior sinus venous atrial septal defect 2006.2 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients 70 years of age and older 2006.1 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Vasopressin in young patients with congenital heart defects for postoperative vasodilatory shock 2004.6 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Creation of an axillary arteriovenous fistula in patients with the pulmonary aarterioveouns fistula after a bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt 2003.4 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Clinical analysis of surgical results and preoperative management of acute aortic dissection 2002.12 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Transfusion associated graft-versus-host disease after open heart surgery 2002.6 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Cor triatriatum with infracardiac totalanomalous pulmonary venous drainage 2002.1 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• The effects of heparin-coated circuit on the total amount of heparin during cardiopulmonary bypass 2000.12 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• The effects of aprotinin on ACT and the total amount of heparin for open heart surgery 2000.7 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Rebound pulmonary hypertension after nitric oxide withdrawal 2000.2 Korean J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg
• Evaluation of Factors relating to tumor recurrence and survival after resection of lung cancer 2009.8 Acta Radiologica, SCI
• A phase II study of weekly paclitaxel, cisplatin and concurrent radiation therapy for locally-advanced unresectable non-small cell lung cancer: Early closure due to lack of efficacy 2004.5 cancer research and treatment, 2004;36(5):293-297
• The weaning method of inhaled nitric oxide 2001, J Korean Pediatr Soc
• Epithelial to mesenchymal transition of mesothelial cells in tuberculous pleurisy 2011.1 Tuberculosis and Respiratory diseases
• A traial of aerosolized colistin for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia due to multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii 2008 Tuberculosis and Respiratory diseases
• The therapeutic effect of angiotensin 2 receptor antagonist in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 2003.5 Tuberculosis and Respiratory diseases
• The relationship of serum angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE),angiotensin II and clinical markers in the idiopathic interstitial pneumonia 2002 Tuberculosis and Respiratory diseases
• Immunohistochemical study of metalloproteinase-1 and tissue inhabitor of matrix metalloproeinase-1,-2 in the idiopathic interstitial pneuminia 2003.2 The Korean journal of Internal Medicine
• A study for the optimal size of the conduit in extracardiac Fontan operation by measuring of the size of IVC in Korean normal population 2004.2, For Master degree