Dr. Richard Lee Medicine Sisters Hospital Phone: (716) 878-7751

OFFICE LOCATIONS

R & B Medical Group Windsong Medical Group 55 Spindrift Drive (Suite 10) Williamsville NY, 14221 Phone: 665-0688 View map

Insurance Accepted Blue Cross & Blue Shield of WNY Inc CIGNA HealthCare Community Blue (HMO) Community Blue Advantage Empire GHI Independent Health Association (HMO) Magnacare Medicare NYS Medicaid North American Administrators Nova Preferred Care Railroad Medicare United Healthcare Univera Health Care (HMO)

DESCRIPTION OF INTERESTS

-Dr. Lee's research and clinical interests have covered a broad range of issues, including the health status of geographically isolated human populations, international health, and the complexities of managing medical complications of pregnancy. His international work has involved providing care and medical educational programs for refugees under the auspices of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (Thailand, Cambodia) and consulting for the World Health Organization's Collaborating Center for Health in Housing based in Buffalo. He has a long-term interest in the relationships among environmental factors and human health. He has maintained an active research program studying the health of isolated populations in Northern Kenya (Rendille tribe), Brazil (Kayapo, Parakana, and Apalai tribes), and the Northwestern Himalaya (Ladakh). Dr. Lee developed the Medical Trek Program at the State University of New York at Buffalo a decade ago. The medical treks have allowed a variety of students to participate in field work with isolated populations. He is secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Yale-China Association and maintains active academic interchange with medical schools in Hong Kong, Changsha (Hunan Province), and Beijing. Dr. Lee writes and speaks about the effects of environmental and pharmaceutical chemicals upon pregnancy and fetal development. He is Medical Director for Ecology and Environment, Inc., and has been a member of their Medical Advisory Board for twenty years. He provides medical consultation for evaluating claims for personal injury. He is Consultant Physician to the Travelers Health and Immunization Center in Buffalo and writes a regular column on traveler's health for Buffalo's Business First.

SPECIALTIES

Internal Medicine

PUBLICATIONS

Gibbs, JF, Huang, PP*, Lee, RJ, McGrath, B, Brooks, J, McKinley, B*, Driscoll, D, Kraybill, W; Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma: An Institutional Review; Cancer Investigation; 2001; 19(1); 20-27

Pidhorecky I, Lee RJ, Proulx G, Kollmorgen DR, Jia C, Driscoll DL, Kraybill WG, Gibbs JF; Risk factors for nodal recurrence after lymphadenectomy for melanoma.; Ann Surg Oncol; 2001; 8(2); 109-115

Gibbs, JF, Lee, RJ, McGrath, BE, Driscoll, DL, Mindell, ER, Kraybill, W; Clinical Importance of Late Reoccurence in Soft-Tissue Sarcomas; Journal of Surgical Oncology; 2000; 73; 81-86

Lee RJ, Gibbs JF, Proulx GM, Kollmorgen DR, Jia C, Kraybill WG; Nodal basin recurrence following lymph node dissection for melanoma: implications for adjuvant radiotherapy.; Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys; 2000; 46(2); 467-474

Rodgers BD, Ambrus CL, Hreshchyshyn MH, Lee RV, Rodgers D; Erythrocyte filterability in normal and high-risk pregnancy; Obstet Gynecol; 1988 Feb; 71(2); 192-197

Rodgers BD, Lee RV; Drug Abuse: Medical Complications during Pregnancy; ; 1988;

Lee RV, Rodgers BD, Young C, Eddy E, Cardinal J; Total parenteral nutrition during pregnancy; Obstet Gynecol; 1986 Oct; 68(4); 563-571

Lee RV, Rodgers BD, White LM, Harvey RC; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation of pregnant women; Am J Med; 1986 Aug; 81(2); 311-318

Rodgers BD, Lee RV, White LM; Prognosis of Diabetic Complications in Postpartum Women; American Federation for Clinical Research; 1986 Jan;

Baehler EA, Dillon WP, Cumbo TJ, Lee RV; Extended use of a diaphragm and toxic shock syndrome.; Fertil Steril; 1982 Aug; 38(2); 248-250

Mangione A, Imhoff TE, Lee RV, Shum LY, Jusko WJ; Pharmacokinetics of theophylline in hepatic disease.; Chest; 1978 May; 73(5); 616-622