Raphael C. Lee

UChicago Faculty Physicians

Raphael C. Lee, MD, ScD, DSc (Hon)

Paul and Allene Russell Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery and Medicine

25 Insurance Plans Accepted

Raphael Lee, MD, ScD, is a senior plastic surgeon with special interest in aesthetic reconstruction, regenerative engineering for repair of abdominal hernias, peripheral nerve injuries, varicose veins, and the scar deformities. He has pioneered functional reconstructive surgery methods for correction of congenital and acquired gynecologic defects.

Dr. Lee, Past-President, Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons, is regularly selected as one of America's Top Plastic Surgeons by Chicago Magazine and national publications. He is a member of the American Surgical Association, National Academy of Engineering, International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering, MacArthur Fellow, and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Email address: rclee@bsd.uchicago.edu

Specialties

Areas of Expertise

Board Certifications

  • General Surgery
  • Plastic Surgery

Memberships & Medical Societies

  • American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons
  • Plastic Surgery Research Council
  • National Medical Association
  • Midwestern Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • International Society for Burn Injuries
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • Illinois Surgical Society
  • Illinois Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Chicago Surgical Society
  • Association for Academic Surgery
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
  • American Association of Plastic Surgeons
  • American Burn Association
  • American College of Surgeons
  • Society of University Surgeons

Practicing Since

  • 1983

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • French

Medical Education

  • Temple University Medical School

Internship

  • University of Chicago Medicine

Residency

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

Other Grad Education

  • ScD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

News & Research

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  • Aetna HMO (specialists only)
  • Aetna POS
  • Aetna PPO
  • BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
  • BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
  • BCBS PPO
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna POS
  • Cigna PPO
  • CountyCare *see insurance page
  • Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
  • Medicare
  • Multiplan PPO
  • PHCS PPO
  • United Choice Plus POS/PPO
  • United Options (PPO)
  • United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
  • United W500 Emergent Wrap
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
  • BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
  • Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
  • Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
  • Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
  • United Choice HMO (specialists only)
  • University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)

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