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Dr. Lee received his first faculty appointment in 1994 as an Instructor in the Department of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He became an Associate Professor there in 1998 and a member of the key clinical faculty in the following year. In 2000, Dr. Lee joined the faculty at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA as an Associate Professor and later a full Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery. He serves on the editorial boards of 12 journals including the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, and Eye and is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Academic Ophthalmology. Dr. Lee is a recipient of the Honor Award, Secretariat Award, and Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Resident training is a particular interest of Dr. Lee. He has published several papers on teaching and competency testing methods in ophthalmology residency programs. Dr. Lee joined Houston Methodist Hospital and Research Institute in 2009 and is currently Chair of the Blanton Eye Institute at Houston Methodist Hospital and Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at the Weill Cornell Medical College.
Research interests
Dr. Lee is interested in optic nerve disorders and, in particular, tumors of the optic nerve. He is involved in ophthalmic graduate medical education and in the teaching and assessing of the ACGME competencies.
Education/Academic qualification
Neuro-Ophthalmology, Clinical Fellowship, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Jul 1 1993 → Jul 1 1994
Award Date: Jul 1 1994
Ophthalmology, Residency, Baylor College of Medicine
Jul 1 1990 → Jul 1 1993
Award Date: Jul 1 1993
Ophthalmology, Internship, Roanoke Memorial Hospital, an Affiliated Program of the University of Virginia
Jul 1 1989 → Jul 1 1990
Award Date: Jul 1 1990
MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Jun 1 1985 → May 31 1989
Award Date: May 31 1989
External positions
Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, UTMB-Galveston
Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research Area Keywords
- Clinical Translation & Trials
- Neurosciences
Free-text keywords
- Optic nerve
- Visual field loss
- Double vision
- Nystagmus
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Impact of Weight Reduction on Coronary Microvascular Function and Cardiac and Microvascular Structure and Function
Al Rifai, M. S. (PI), Al-Mallah, M. (Key Personnel), Lee, A. G. (Key Personnel), Nagueh, S. (Key Personnel), Nasir, K. (Key Personnel) & Tariq, N. (Key Personnel)
Project: Clinical Trial
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Fellowship funds for support of Dr. Nagham Al-Zubidi
Lee, A. G. (PI)
Institute of International Education
1/1/11 → 12/31/13
Project: Non Profit
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A future of personalized medicine for astronauts: Considering genetic variability and biologic sex-based differences in space medicine
Guo, Y., Waisberg, E., Ong, J., Kumar, R. & Lee, A. G., Mar 2025, In: Acta Astronautica. 228, p. 527-531 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Cerebral achromatopsia secondary to cerebral amyloid angiopathy
Woods, M. D., Siliezar, P. D., Laylani, N., Friedman, E. R., Fung, S. H. & Lee, A. G., Mar 2025, In: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 37, 102202.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Generative artificial intelligence in ophthalmology
Waisberg, E., Ong, J., Kamran, S. A., Masalkhi, M., Paladugu, P., Zaman, N., Lee, A. G. & Tavakkoli, A., Jan 1 2025, In: Survey of Ophthalmology. 70, 1, p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Herpes zoster ophthalmicus temporally after COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review of uncontrolled case reports and case series
Muayad, J., Masood, H., Alam, Z., Loya, A. & Lee, A. G., 2025, In: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. 38, 1, p. 69-75 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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NASA's impact on medical innovation: Breakthrough technologies from space research
Jaber, J. M., Ong, J., Waisberg, E., Sarker, P., Zaman, N., Tavakkoli, A. & Lee, A. G., Jan 2025, In: Acta Astronautica. 226, p. 34-41 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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