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Jen Fei Lee, M.D.

WORK EXPERIENCE
North Jersey Orthopaedic Specialists, Teaneck, NY
(August 1998-present)
Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery (1997-1998)

Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute of New York City
Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery (1993-1997)

New York University Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Center of New York City
Internship, General Surgery (1992-1993)

EDUCATION

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York
Doctorate of Medicine with Alpha Omega Alpha (1988-1992)

Rutgers University, College of Engineering, New Brunswick, NJ
BS with Highest Honors, Mechanical Engineering (1984-1988)

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION

New York State Licensure #198172-1 (January 1995)
New Jersey State Licensure #MA67378 (June 1998)
DEA Accreditation BL5978789
CDS Accreditation D07428100
Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (July 2000)
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand (August 2001)
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (February 2002)
Member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

Englewood Hospital, Englewood, NJ (September 1998-present)

Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck, NJ (September 1998-present)

Pascack Valley Hospital, Westwood, NJ (January 2006-present)

RESEARCH

Biomechanical Assessment of Lateral Band Rerouting in the Treatment of Swan Neck Deformities with Ann E Van Heest, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Univeristy of Minnesota (August 1997-July 1988)

Biomechanical Assessment of Split New Zealand Tendon Transfer for Stabilization of the Thumb IP joint in Pinch Reconstruction in Tetraplegic with Ann E Van Heest, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota (August 1997-July1998)

Outcome Analysis of Vasularized Bone Graft with Matthew Putnam, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota (August 1997-July 1998)

Interobservor Variability of Radiographic Measurements in Rheumatic Cervical Spine with Ronald Moskovich, MD, Chief of Spinal Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute (October 1996-June 1997)

Intermediate results of a cement metal backed acetabular cup with Paul DiCesare, MD, Director of Cartilage and Bone Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute (December 1994-June 1997)

Intermediate results of a cement collared straight cobalt chrome femoral stem using second generation cementing technique with Paul DiCesare, MD, Director of Cartilage and Bone Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute (December 1994-June 1997)

MRI of the wrist with intra-articular contrast with Steven Stuchin, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Norman Schoenberg, MD, Department of Radiology, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute (October 1995-March 1996)

Timing of internal fixation in low velocity gunshot wound with Edward Yang, MD, Director of Orthopaedic Surgery at Elmhurst Hospital of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Published in Contemporary Orthopaedics (November 1994)

The effects of early and delayed surgical treatment of ankle fractures on postoperative complications and length of hospitalization with Edward Yang, MD, Director of Orthopaedic Surgery at Elmhurst Hospital of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (March 1991-August 1991)

Computational analysis of the effects of torsional load on bone remodeling with Stephen C. Cowin, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, City College of The City University of New York (December 1988-September 1990)

Senior thesis on modeling of human hip prosthesis with Finite Elements Method with J. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers University, College of Engineering (September 1987-May 1988)

PRESENTATIONS

Biomechanical Assessment of Lateral Band Rerouting in the Treatment of Swan Neck Deformities. Presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the AAOS (February 1999)

Interobservor Variability of Radiographic Measurements in Rheumatic Cervical.
Poster exhibited at the 66th Annual Meeting of the AAOS (February 1999)

Split New Zealand Tendon Transfer for Stabilization of the Thumb IP Joint in Pinch Reconstruction in Tetraplegic Patients: A Clinical and Cadaveric Study. Presented at the 6th International Conference on Surgical Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb in Tetraplegia (May 1998)

Biomechanical Assessment of Lateral Band Rerouting in the Treatment of Swan Neck Deformities. Presented at the Minnesota Orthopaedic Society's 14th Annual Meeting (May 1998)

Function and Pathology of the Intrinsics/Pathology and Treatment of the Trapeziometacarpal Joint. Primary guest speaker at the 1998 Fairview Hand Therapy Conference (May 1998)

Interobservor Variability of Radiographic Measurements in Rheumatic Cervical with Ronald Moskovich, MD, Chief of the Spinal Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute. Presented at the 1997 Scientific Program of the Alumni Association of the Hospital for Joint Diseases

Intermediate results of a cement collared straight cobalt chrome femoral stem using second generation cementing technique with Paul DeCesare, MD, Director of Cartilage and Bone Research Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute. Presented at the 1996 Scientific Program of the Alumni Association of the Hospital for Joint Diseases; presented at the 1997 AOA-Resident annual meeting

Timing of internal fixation in low velocity gunshot wound with Edward Yang, MD, Director of Orthopaedic Surgery at Elmhurst Hospital of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Presented at the 1992 annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association

PUBLICATIONS AND GRANTS

VanHeest, A; Hanson, D; Lee, J; Wentdorf, F; House, J. "Split Flexor pollicis longus tendon transfer for stabilization of the thumb interphalandeal joint: a clinical and cadaveric study." J Hand Surg [Am] 24(6): 1303-1310; 2000.

Chen, FS; DiCesare, PE; Kale, AA; Lee, JF; Frankel, VH; Stuchin, SA; Zuckerman, JD. "Results of cemented metal-backed acetabular components: a 10-year average follow-up study." J Arthroplasty. December 1998; Vol. 13, No. 8, P867-73.

Minnesota Medical Foundation Grant for Biomechanics of Tendon Transfers to the Thumb and Fingers, May 1998.

Lee, JF; Wentrof, F; Van Heest, AE. "Biomechanical Assessment of Lateral Band Rerouting in the Treatment of Swan Neck Deformities. In preparation

Jones, D; Lee, JF; Moskovich, R. "Interobservor Variability of Radiographic Measurements in Rheumatic Cervical Spine. In preparation

Yang, EC; Lee, JF. "The effects of early and delayed surgical treatment of ankle fractures on postoperative complications and length of hospitalization." Contemporary Orthopaedics. November 1992; Vol. 25, No. 5, P451-455.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Pre-Admission Testing Committee, Holy Name Hospital (March 1999-May 1999)

Physician Attendant:
Fort Lee High School Football Team, Fort Lee, NJ (2002-present)
Tenafly High School Football Team, Tenafly, NJ (1998-present)
Dwight Englewood High School Football Team, Englewood, NJ (1999-2000)
United States Tennis Open, New York City (1993-1996)
Alvin Alley Modern Dance Theatre, New York City (1993-1996)
New York City High School Football (1992-1996)

HONORS AND AWARDS

"BEST PAPER" presented at the Sixth International Conference on Surgical Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb in Tetraplegia (May 1998)

Scored in the top 1% of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (July 1997) (Percentile Rank: 99%)

Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (September 1991)

Chinese American Medical Society Scholarship (1989-1990)


Clinical Clerkship Honors in Surgery, Medicine, Pediatrics,and Obstetrics & Gynecology

Elected to Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society (September 1986)

Elected to Pi Tau Sigma, National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society (Sept. 1996)

Auchter 1912 Award for Academic Excellence at Rutgers University (1986-1987)

Dean's List every semester at Rutgers University College of Engineering (1984-1988)

PERSONAL

Born: December 25, 1965
Languages: English, Chinese (Mandarin dialect)