W.P. Andrew Lee, MD

Dr. Andrew Lee is a professor of Surgery and chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.  He is also the director of the Hand Surgery Fellowship at the University’s School of Medicine.

Dr. Lee graduated with a BA in Physics from Harvard University in 1979.  He went on to earn his medical degree at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.  He later did a residency at Johns Hopkins as well as at Massachusetts General Hospital.  He was the recipient of fellowships from Johns Hopkins and the Indiana Hand Center. 

                          `Dr. Lee’s research interests are in:

                        • Tolerance induction to composite tissue allografts
                          ◦ In utero stem cell infusion
                          ◦ Creation of adult mixed chimera
                          ◦ Allopeptide-pulsed dendritic cells
                          ◦ Local and systemic suppression of skin rejection
                        • Prevention of chronic rejection in composite tissue allografts
                        • Modeling and functional outcome of face transplant

Dr. Lee has written a number of refereed articles and other publications.  He was named to Pittsburgh’s Top Doctors in Surgery and Plastic Surgery (Hand) for 2005, 2006, and 2007.  He is board certified in surgery and plastic surgery with an added certificate for qualification in hand surgery.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. WP Andrew Lee
Phone:(412) 383-8080
Email: wel9@pitt.edu