Joseph M Lee, MD

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine
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Overview

Dr. Joseph M. Lee MD MSci FACC RPVI FASE is a board certified cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist with a keen interest in echocardiography and cardiac electrophysiology. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Echocardiography and an echocardiography faculty member at the NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Medical Center.

Dr. Lee earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a Master of Science in Biological Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He went on to complete medical school at Temple University School of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor society.

Dr. Lee completed his residency and fellowships in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Imaging all at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Lee also has achieved Level III proficiency in Comprehensive Echocardiography and Cardiac Electrophysiology.

Dr. Lee is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Comprehensive Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Vascular Ultrasound, Hypertension, and Internal Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), Fellow Registered Physician of Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) and a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE).

Dr. Lee is a NBE certified Level III trained cardiologist at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/ Columbia University Medical Center echocardiography laboratory. He is an exam writer for the Registered Physician Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) national vascular board exam and co-manages a high volume ICAVL certified ColumbiaDoctors vascular laboratory. He recently became a Certified Hypertension Specialist and has achieved additional expertise in POC ultrasonography. He is an Assistant Attending in the Division of Cardiology at the Columbia University Medical Center and has been an employee of the New-York-Presbyterian Hospital since 2005.

Dr. Lee is a co-author of a chapter in an electrophysiology textbook, has co-authored several peer-reviewed articles in medical journals and has given presentations at both national and local conferences. In his free time, Dr. Lee enjoys playing competitive tennis at the USTA National Tennis Center (NTRP player rating 3.5) and spending time with his family.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Adult Cardiology
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Echocardiography
  • Hypertension Specialist
  • Nuclear Cardiology
  • Vascular Ultrasound

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

Languages

  • Chinese - Mandarin

Gender

  • Male

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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • NYP Employee Plan
  • NY Signature
  • Student Health

Affinity Health Plan

  • Medicaid Managed Care

Cigna

  • EPO
  • Great West (National)
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO

Emblem/GHI

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Emblem/HIP

  • ConnectiCare
  • EPO
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • EPO
  • Local 32BJ
  • Medicare Managed Care

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Fidelis Care

  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthfirst

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Local 1199

  • Local 1199

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

Multiplan

  • Multiplan

MVP Health Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • MVP Health Care-PPO (Westchester Only)

Quality Health Management

  • Quality Health Management

RiverSpring

  • Special Needs

UnitedHealthcare

  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • POS
  • PPO

VNSNY CHOICE

  • SelectHealth
  • Special Needs

WellCare

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • MD, 2005 Temple University School of Medicine
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Residency: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Committees, Societies, Councils

Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography (FASE)

Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC)

Fellow, American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (RPVI)

Member, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Board Certifications

  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Disease

Honors & Awards

  • Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
  • MIT Order of Omega Honor Society
  • National Science Foundation Award
  • Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC)
  • Fellow, Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI)
  • Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography (FASE)
  • Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine — Internal Medicine
  • Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine — Cardiovascular Disease
  • Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine — Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Diplomate, National Board of Echocardiography — Comprehensive Echocardiography
  • Diplomate, Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology — Nuclear Cardiology
  • Diplomate, Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation — Vascular Ultrasound
  • Diplomate, American Hypertension Specialist Certification Program — Certified Hypertension Specialist

Research

Selected Publications


• Ip JE, Markowitz SM, Cheung JW, Liu CF, Thomas GT, Lessner S, Lee JM and Lerman BB. (2013) Method for Differentiating Left Superior Pulmonary Vein Exit Conduction from Pseudo-Exit Conduction. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 36 (3): 299-308.
• Cheung JW, Ip JE, Chung JH, Markowitz SM, Liu CF, Thomas G, Lee JM, Lessner S, and Lerman BB. (2012) Differential Effects of Adenosine on Pulmonary Vein Ectopy After Pulmonary Vein Isolation: Implications for Arrhythmogenesis. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol Aug 1; 5(4): 659-66.
• Soliman A and Lee JM. (2006) Thyroglossal Duct Cyst with Intralaryngeal Extension. Annals of Otology, Rhinology, & Laryngology 115 (7); 559-562.
• Lee JM, Niles JC, Wishnok JS and Tannenbaum SR. (2002) Peroxynitrite Reacts with 8-Nitropurines to Yield 8-oxopurines. Chem Res Toxicol 15, 7-14

• Cheung JW, Lin FS, Ip JE, Chung JH, Markowitz SM, Liu CF, Thomas G, Lee JM, Lessner S and Lerman BB. (2012) Adenosine-Induced Pulmonary Vein Ectopy as Predictor of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation. Circulation 126: A13596.
• Cheung JW, Ip JE, Chung JH, Markowitz SM, Liu CF, Thomas G, Lee JM, Lessner S and Lerman BB. (2012) Association between Adenosine-Induced Pulmonary Vein Ectopy and Dormant Conduction Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation. Circulation 126: A16235.
• Cheung JW, Lin FS, Ip JE, Chung JH, Lee JM, Lessner S, Markowitz SM, Liu CF, Thomas G and Lerman BB. (2012) Significance of Adenosine-induced Dormant Conduction Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Rhythm Vol. 9, No. 5; S469.
• Lee JM, Bergman G, Minutello RM, Mousa I, Wong SC and Feldman D. (2010) Long Term Clinical Outcomes Following Multi-vessel Versus Single-vessel PCI in the Contemporary DES Era. JACC 55; A191E1786.

• Lee JM and Markowitz SM. (2013) Chapter 33: Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: From Guidelines to Clinical Reality. Cardiac Arrhythmias: From Basic Mechanism to State-of-the-Art Management, 1st ed. Springer-Verlag. 419-438.