Jong Lee

MD

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Anesthesiology
Title
Assistant Professor - Department of Anesthesiology
Location: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care. Major Fluid Shift and Blood transfusion Protocols.
Anatomy/Physiology and Acute Pain
Email
jong.lee@usuhs.edu
Office Phone
301-295-3532
Department Website
Anesthesiology

Education

Anesthesiology Residency
University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital

Critical Care Fellowship
University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital/Ryder Trauma Center

Biography

Dr. Jong Lee is an Assist. Prof. of Anesthesiology with almost 30 years of clinical experience in transplant surgery, acute pain management, trauma, anesthesia and critical care. The experience derived from the decades of clinical practice, consolidated my research interests in the management of the ABC’s of Trauma (airway, breathing and circulation) that impacts survival. The Uniformed Services University, Dept. of Anesthesiology research group, focuses on the development of new devices and drugs that are military and trauma relevant. Currently active projects as a PI and COI: Development of FDA approved of orphan drugs for acute pain control and improved battlefield cognition of wounded warfighter under opioid therapy, self-deploying polymer endo-tracheal tube and transcutaneous stimulation for post-TBI cognitive deficits.