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Background

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R. Jay Lee, M.D. specializes in pediatric sports medicine for children, adolescents and young adults with a wide range of orthopaedic and sports medicine issues. His areas of clinical interest include the treatment of sports-related injuries, including knee, shoulder, elbow and ankle issues.

Dr. Lee's expertise and research interests include growth plate sparing ACL reconstruction, the pediatric meniscus, complex ligament reconstruction in growing patients, tibial spine fractures and optimizing fracture care.

Dr. Lee completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he was a team physician for the Orioles. He completed his fellowship in pediatric orthopaedics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, with a special focus on pediatric sports medicine. Dr. Lee subsequently joined the Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery's Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics.

Dr. Lee is a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society and the American Orthopaedic Association.

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Research Interests

ACL Tears, Arthroscopy, Fracture Care, Fractures, Injuries in Young Athletes, Meniscus Tears and Discoid Meniscus, Multi-Ligament Knee Injuries, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Patellar Dislocations and Instability, Tibial Spine Fractures

 

Research Summary

Dr. Lee's expertise and research interests include optimizing fracture care and returning to activity after sports injuries, as well as complex knee injuries and ligament reconstruction in growing patients, tibial spine fractures, the discoid meniscus and the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans with cartilage replacement procedures.

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Selected Publications

 

  • Lee RJ, Hsu NN, Lenz CM, Leet AI. Does Obesity Affect Fracture Healing in Children. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Apr;471(4):1208-13

  • Lee RJ, Margalit A, Nduaguba A, Gunderson MA, Ganley TJ. Risk factors for concomitant collateral ligament injuries in children and adolescents with anterior cruciate ligament tears. Orthop J Sports Med. 2018 Nov 21;6(11). PMID: 30480025

  • Lee RJ, PRiSM Meniscus Research Interest Group, Heyworth BE. Reliability of a New Arthroscopic Discoid Lateral Meniscus Classification System: A Multicenter Video Analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2022 Apr;50(5):1245-1253. PMID: 35234542.

  • Ganley, TJ, Goodbody, CM, Lawrence, TL, Lee, RJ. Elbow Arthroscopy for Panner's Disease and Osteochondritis Dissecans. In: Sankar, W., Flynn, JM. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, 2nd Edition.

  • Lawrence, TL. Lee RJ, Kocher MS. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature Patient. In: Sankar, W., Flynn, JM. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, 3rd Edition.

  • Prasad N, PRiSM Meniscus Research Interest Group, Lee RJ. A comparison of nonoperative and operative treatment of type-II tibial spine fractures. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Jan 9. PMID: 33553452 

 

Honors

 

  • Stanley Chung Award for Excellence in Research

  • AOA Medical Honor Society

  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

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Graduate Program Affiliations

 

  • Director, Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship 

 

Memberships

 

  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

  • Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine

  • American Orthopaedic Association

  • Maryland Orthopaedic Association

Contact

I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities. Let's connect.

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123-456-7890 

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