Michael J. Lee Bariatric Surgeon MD, FACS

www.LeeBariatric.com Michael Lee Austin Bariatric Surgery   Michael J. Lee, M.D., F.A.C.S. has been the 2012-2015 Director of Bariatric Surgery and also Director of the Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center, one of the largest and prestigious academic medical institutions. He specializes in advanced laparoscopy and other minimally invasive surgical techniques, including all forms of weight-loss/bariatric surgery and revisional surgery.   A native Texan and Longhorn, Dr. Lee attended the University of Texas at Austin for his undergraduate studies. He then earned his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and completed his residency in general surgery at UT Southwestern before becoming Fellowship trained in minimally invasive metabolic and bariatric surgery at the renown Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He has the highest qualifications necessary to perform complex minimally invasive bariatric surgery and is board certified by the American Board of Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.), and a Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons (A.S.M.B.S.).   As a result of his exemplary performance, Dr. Lee was recruited back to lead the UT Southwestern faculty in 2012 and immediately set to work leading his team to ensure UTSW achieved and surpassed the stringent requirements of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), the leading accrediting body that monitors hospitals with high-volume practices. The result was MBSAQIP named UTSW’s program as the first Level 1 Bariatric Center in Dallas/Ft. Worth, designating it as a site providing complete bariatric surgical care, including the most challenging and complex referrals.   Dr. Lee specializes in minimally invasive revisional bariatric surgery as well as routine advanced laparoscopic bariatric surgery. He has authored numerous textbook chapters, peer reviewed journal articles, award winning videos and other publications deeply rooted in bariatric patient care and presented at national meetings. He serves active leadership roles as a Bariatric Liason Committee member and Continuing Education Committee member for the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), a Research member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), and an active member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), and the Texas Medical Association (TMA).   Dr. Lee believes that choosing a surgeon is only part of the equation. In addition to helping patients achieve healthier lives through weight loss surgery, Dr. Lee is involved in clinical research that seeks to uncover the root causes of obesity so that his patients not only lose weight after surgery, but also succeed in maintaining weight loss long after surgery to live longer and healthier lives. http://profiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/92298/michael-lee.html http://www.utswmedicine.org/conditions-specialties/bariatrics/ http://www.utswmedicine.org/voices-views/articles/year-2013/weight-loss-success-lena.html

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