Kenneth Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department: Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Education
| Graduate School | Boston University School of Medicine (1998) |
| Medical School | Boston University School of Medicine (1998) |
| Internship | Washington University School of Medicine (1998) |
| Residency | Washington University School of Medicine (2000) |
| Research Fellowship | Barnes-Jewish Hospital (2002), Otolaryngology |
| Fellowship | Washington University School of Medicine (2002) |
| Residency | Washington University School of Medicine (2006) |
| Fellowship | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2007) |
Specialty Areas
Clinical Interests
- Primary Interests
- Cholesteatoma
- Cochlear Implant
- Pediatric Chronic Ear Disease
- Pediatric Hearing Loss
- Pediatric Otolaryngology
Research Interests
- Cochlear Implantation
- Sensorineural Hearing Loss
- Spiral Ganglion Cell Axon Guidance
- Spiral Ganglion Cell Synaptogenesis
Publications
Featured Publications
Ribonucleases may limit recovery of ribonucleic acids from archival human temporal bones.
Lee, K.H., McKenna M.J., Sewell, W.F., and Ung, F. Laryngoscope September 1997 107 1228-1234
Potential role of bFGF and RA in chicken cochlear hair cell regeneration.
Lee, K.H. and Cotanche, D.A. Hearing Research May 1996 94 14-23
Localization of hair cell specific protein fimbrin during generation in the chicken cochlea.
Lee, K.H. and Cotanche, D.A. Audiology and Neuro-otology January 1996 1 41-53
Regeneration of hair cells in the vestibulo-cochlear system of birds and mammals.
Cotanche, D.A. and Lee, K.H. Current Opinion in Neurobiology April 1995 4 509-514
Looking for human papillomavirus type 16 by PCR.
Manos, M., Lee, K., Greer, C., Waldman, J., Kiviat, N., and Wheeler, C. The Lancet 1990 335/8691 734
Netrin-1 promotes neurite outgrowth and may facilitate axon guidance in spiral ganglion cells.
Lee, K.H., Warchol, M.E. Archives of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery In Press
Disruption of ephrin B/eph B interaction results in abnormal cochlear innervation patterns
Zhou CQ, Lee J, Henkemeyer MJ, Lee KL The Laryngoscope July 2011 121 1541-1547
Tumefactive fibroinflammatory lesion: A rare etiology for a neck mass in a child.
Lee, K.H., Muthappan, P.G., White, F.V., Forsen, J.W. International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology Extra March 2006 1/1 85-88
Ephrin A2 may play a role in axon guidance during hair cell regeneration.
Lee, K.H., Warchol, M.E. Laryngoscope June 2005 115/6 1021-1025
Honors/Awards
- American Society for Pediatric Otolaryngology Potsic Award
(2006) - Washington University Department of Otolaryngology Medical Student Teaching Award
(2006) - Washington University Joseph M Chole Humanitarian Award
(2006) - Triological Society Francis Lederer Award
(2005) - American Academy of Otolaryngology Resident Research Award
(2002)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- AAO-HNS Subcommittee on Implantable Hearing Devices
- American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
- Association for Research in Otolaryngology
- Triological Society