W. P. Andrew Lee

Lee with Bonnie Amos and Brendan Marracco in 2013

Wei Ping Andrew Lee (Chinese: 李為平; born c. 1957) is a Taiwanese-American surgeon.

Early life and education

Lee was born in Gangshan, Kaohsiung, where his father was serving in the Republic of China Air Force. He immigrated to the United States at the age of 15 to join his siblings.[1] Lee earned an undergraduate degree in physics from Harvard College in 1979, then attended the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, graduating in 1983. He completed a residency at Johns Hopkins in 1989, then finished fellowships at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Indiana Hand Center before returning to MGH as faculty in 1993. Lee left for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2002. He was named head of the Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2010.[2] The next year, Lee was appointed the first Milton T. Edgerton, M.D. Director and Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.[3] A medical team led by Lee completed a penile transplant in March 2018. The operation included transplants of the penis, scrotum, and abdominal wall, and was the most complex surgery of its type.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "First total penis-scrotum transplant performed in US". Taipei Times. Agence France Presse. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Johns Hopkins Alumnus W. P. Andrew Lee to Head Department of Plastic Surgery". Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Milton T. Edgerton, M.D. Professorship in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Grady, Denise (23 April 2018). "'Whole Again': A Vet Maimed by an I.E.D. Receives a Transplanted Penis". New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Harris, Richard (23 April 2018). "Veteran Receives Penis Transplant To Repair War Wound". NPR. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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