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Cassandra A. Lee, M.D.

Cassandra A. Lee

Philosophy of Care

I believe in working together as partners with my patients. My job is to educate my patients about their sports injuries and to help guide them through their rehabilitation process whether it be for operative or nonoperative management.

Title:

 Assistant Professor

Specialty:

 Orthopaedic Surgery

Center/Program Affiliation:

 Sports Medicine Program

Other Languages:

 Mandarin Chinese

Education:

 Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
M.D. 2001

Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
B.A. 1996

Internships:

 North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston Salem, North Carolina
2004
General Surgery

Residency:

 North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston Salem, North Carolina
2008
Orthopaedic Surgery

Fellowships:

 Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
2008
Sports Medicine

Professional Memberships:

 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Select Recent Publications:

Ma J, Shen J, Garrett JP, Lee CA, Li Z, Elsaidi GA, Ritting A, Hick J, Tan KH, Smith TL, Smith BP, Koman LA. Gene expression of myogenic regulatory factors, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits, and GAP-43 in skeletal muscle following denervation in a rat model. J Orthop Res 2007;2525(11):1498-1505.

Shen J, Ma J, Lee C, Smith BP, Smith TL, Tan KH, Koman LA. How muscles recover from paresis and atrophy after intramuscular injection of botulinum toxin A: Study in juvenile rats. J Orthop Res 2006;24(5):1128-1135.

Farmer JM, Lee CA, Curl WW, Martin DF, Kortesis B, Poehling GG. Initial biomechanical properties of staple-anchor Achilles tendon allograft and interference screw bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft fixation for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in a cadaveric model. Arthroscopy. 2006 Oct;22(10):1040-5.

Lee C, Ma J, Deal DN, Smith BP, Koman LA, Smith TL, Shilt JS. Neuromuscular recovery after distraction osteogenesis at different frequencies in a rabbit model. J Pediatr Orthop. 2006 Sep-Oct;26(5):628-33.

Ma J, Shen J, Lee CA, Elsaidi GA, Smith TL, Walker FO, Rushing JT, Tan KH, Koman LA, Smith BP. Gene expression of nAChR, SNAP-25 and GAP-43 in Skeletal Muscles following Botulinum Toxin A Injection: a study in rats. J Orthop Res. 2005;23:302-309.

Poehling GG, Curl WW, Lee CA, Ginn TA, Rushing JT, Naughton MJ, Holden MB, Martin DF, Smith BP. Analysis of Outcomes of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair with 5-Year Follow-up: Allograft Versus Autograft. Arthroscopy. 2005 July; 21(7):774-785.

Shen J, Ma J, Elsaidi GA, Lee CA, Smith TL, Tan KH, Koman LA, Smith BP. Gene expression of myogenic regulatory factors following intramuscular injection of botulinum toxin A in juvenile rats. Neuroscience Letters. 2005; 381:207-210.

Lee CA, Birkedal JP, Dickerson EA, Vieta PA Jr, Webb LX, Teasdall RD. Stabilization of Lisfranc joint injuries: a biomechanical study. Foot Ankle Int. 2004 May;25(5):365-70.

Lee CA, Meyer JV, Shilt JS, Poehling GG. Case Report: Allograft Maturation in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2004 Jul;20 Suppl 2:46-9.

Pacicca DM, Patel N, Lee C, Salisbury K, Lehmann W, Carvalho R, Gerstenfeld LC, Einhorn TA. Expression of angiogenic factors during distraction osteogenesis. Bone. 2003 Dec;33(6):889-98.