UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians
Thomas K. Lee, MD
Thomas K. Lee, MD
UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians
Professor of Surgery
Specialties
- Pediatric Surgery
- Surgery
Locations
- Chicago - Comer Children's Hospital
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
Thomas K. Lee, MD, is an experienced pediatric general surgeon. His clinical interests include the surgical treatment of congenital anomalies, thoracic disease including chest wall anomalies, gastrointestinal conditions including inflammatory bowel disease, pediatric cancers, and pediatric trauma.
As a dedicated academic surgeon, Dr. Lee has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts and book chapters on a diverse range of topics, including small bowel transplantation and pediatric trauma care. Dr. Lee serves as a reviewer for several journals, including the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Transplantation Proceeding, American Journal of Perinatology and Pediatric Transplantation.
In addition to his clinical interests, Dr. Lee is a recipient of several teaching awards for surgical education. He also has expertise in healthcare administration specific to process and quality improvement.
As a dedicated academic surgeon, Dr. Lee has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts and book chapters on a diverse range of topics, including small bowel transplantation and pediatric trauma care. Dr. Lee serves as a reviewer for several journals, including the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Transplantation Proceeding, American Journal of Perinatology and Pediatric Transplantation.
In addition to his clinical interests, Dr. Lee is a recipient of several teaching awards for surgical education. He also has expertise in healthcare administration specific to process and quality improvement.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Soft Tissue Tumors
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Neuroblastoma
- Gallbladder & Biliary System Surgery
- Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Solid Tumors in Children
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Surgery
- Surgery
Practicing Since
- 1988
Languages Spoken
- English
- Mandarin Chinese
Medical Education
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency
- SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Childrens Hospital; New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Fellowship
- Hospitals of University Health Center of Pittsburgh
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Pediatric Surgical Association
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American College of Surgeons
- Children?s Oncology Group
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.
Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.