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Department Affiliation:
Surgery
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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
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About Me

Dr. Minna Lee is a breast surgeon who practices in Westwood. She is board certified in general surgery and has completed a breast surgical oncology fellowship. Her practice is focused on the management of breast cancer, benign breast diseases, and high-risk patients. Dr. Lee received her undergraduate degree with honors from Princeton University and her medical degree from Columbia University where she received the Allen O. Whipple Award for excellence in surgery as well as induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her residency in general surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles where she served as administrative chief resident. After residency, she completed specialty training in surgical oncology of the breast at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Her research interests include understanding the genetic alterations that lead to the development of triple-negative breast cancer to aid in the discovery of targeted therapies.

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surgery.ucla.edu
uclahealth.org/breasthealth
uclahealth.org/breasthealth/westwood

Primary Office
UCLA Revlon Breast Center
100 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 310
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Medical Board Certifications
Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 2019
Fellowship
Breast Surgical Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Pulmonary Fellowship, 2018-2019
Residency
General Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 2012-2018
Internship
General Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 2011-2012
Degree
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD, 2011
Publications
  1. Srour MK, Lee MK, Walcott-Sapp S, Luu M, Chung A, Giuliano AE, Amersi F. Overuse of pre-operative staging in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. Ann of Surg Oncol 2019;26(10):3289-3294.
  2. Deng X, Apple S, Zhao H, Song J, Lee MK, Luo W, Wu X, Chung D, Pietras RJ, Chang HR. CD24 expression and differential resistance to chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer. Oncotarget 2017; 8(24):38294-38308.
  3. Lee MK, Varzi LA, Chung DU, Cao MA, Gornbein J, Apple SK, Chang HR. The effect of young age in hormone receptor positive breast cancer. Biomed Res Int 2015;2015:325715.
  4. Lee MK, Chen F, Esrailian E, Russell MM, Sack J, Lin AY, Yoo J. Combined endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery may be an alternative to bowel resection for the management of colon polyps not removable by standard colonoscopy. Surg Endosc 2013; 27(6):2082-6.
  5. Lee MK, DiNorcia J, Reavey PL, Holden MM, Genkinger JM, Lee JA, Schrope BA, Chabot JA, Allendorf JD. Pancreaticoduodenectomy can be performed safely in patients aged 80 years and older. J Gastrointest Surg 2010; 14(11):1838-46.
  6. Lee MK, DiNorcia J, Pursell LJ, Holden MM, Tsai WY, Stevens PD, Goetz N, Grann VR, Chabot JA, Allendorf JD. Prophylactic surgery or surveillance for IPMN: a pilot study assessing patient anxiety and quality of life. J Gastrointest Surg 2010; 14(11):1847-52
Awards
  • Princeton Project 55 Fellowship Award
  • Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Award
  • Clinical Research Prize – Columbia University Department of Surgery
  • Allen O. Whipple Award Excellence in Surgery Award – Columbia University
  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award – David Geffen School of Medicine
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