Won Lee, MD

Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

won.lee@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Biography

Medical Director, Sleep and Breathing Disorders Center

Education

FellowshipUniversity of Chicago Hospitals, Sleep Medicine (2008)
FellowshipRush University Medical Center, Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine (2007)
ResidencyUniversity of Nevada Affiliated Hospitals, Internal Medicine (2004)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Nevada School of Medicine (2001)

Research Interests

Medical Education - Simulation Training
Neuromuscular Pulmonary Disorders (ex: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), muscular dystrophy, and diaphragm disorders)
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Publications

A novel expression of exercise induced pulmonary hypertension in human immunodeficiency virus patients: A pilot study

Doukky, R, Lee WY, Ravilla M, Lateef OB, Pelaez V, French A, and Tandon R , The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal , 2012; (6):A718

Perioperative management of obstructive sleep apnea

Adesanya AO, Lee W, Greilich NB, and Joshi GP , Chest , December 2010; (138 (6)):1489-1498

Diagnosis and management of obesity hypoventilation syndrome in the ICU.

Lee WY and Mokhlesi M , Critical Care Clinics , July 2008; (24 (3)):533-49

Diffuse pulmonary nodules in a 25 year old man with diarrhea and weight loss.

Lee WY and Balk RA , Chest , May 2008; (133(5)):1252-5

Chloroplast division in higher plants requires members of two functionally divergent gene families with homology to bacterial ftsZ.

Osteryoung KW, Stokes KD, Rutherford SM, Percival AL, and Lee WY , The Plant Cell , December 1998; (10(12)):1991-2004

Epidemiology of obstructive sleep apnea: a population-based perspective.

Lee WY, Nagubadi S, Kryger MH, and Mokhlesi M , Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine , June 2008; (2 (3)):349-364

Honors/Awards

Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award

University of Texas Southwestern - Department of Internal Medicine Residency Program (2011)

Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award

(2007)

Alpha Omega Alpha

(2004)

Outstanding Resident Award

(2004)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

American College of Chest Physicians

American Thoracic Society