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Candice Lee, MD

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Dr. Lee is a cardiac surgeon with extensive expertise in treating patients with heart failure and coronary artery and valvular disease. She performs highly specialized treatments, including heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.

She also has expertise in a surgical procedure called pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, which removes chronic blood clots from the lungs.

Dr. Lee received her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She completed a general surgery residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, and a cardiothoracic surgery residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of both the Society of Thoracic Surgery and the Women in Thoracic Surgery.

Dr. Lee sees patients at Allegheny General Hospital.

Expertise

Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (PTE) surgery
Tricuspid valve repair/replacement surgery
Acute Care Sick Visits
Anxiety & Depression
Aortic Root Repair/Replacement Surgery
Aortic Valve Repair/Replacement Surgery
Asthma
Atrial Septal Defect Surgery
Cardiogenic Shock Surgery (ECMO)
Diabetes Mellitus
General Primary Care
General Wellness Exams
Heart Transplant Surgery
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
LGBT Primary Care
LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device)
Mitral Clip Surgery
Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement Surgery
Redo Aortic Valve Repair/Replacement Surgery
Redo coronary artery bypass surgery
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgery
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) surgery
Transgender Care

Credentials

Fellowship

Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium

School

Drexel University College of Medicine

Board

American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Residency

University of Rochester Medical Center

Publications

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