He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh and obtained both his medical degree and his PhD in Immunology from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Lee is a board-certified general surgeon and further trained in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at both Providence Portland Medical Center and Washington University in Saint Louis. His clinical interests include benign and malignant disease of the liver, pancreas, bile ducts, and upper gastrointestinal tract. He also maintains an active research interest in altering the tumor microenvironment to bolster the immune response to GI malignancies. His goal is the pursuit of clinical trials that combine surgical and immune-modulatory approaches to generate long-lasting tumor responses.