Titles

Department Founding Chair (1994), Professor, Medical Director of the UNC Rehabilitation Center and Occupational/Physical Therapy

Education

Medical School: University of Illinois, 1984
Residency: Northwestern University, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 1984-1988
Graduate School: Public Health Administration, University of North Carolina, 2004

Certifications

American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1990
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1989

Sub-Specialties

• amputee rehabilitation
• spinal cord injury rehabilitation
• independent medical examinations
• medical acupuncture
• botulinum toxin injections
• spine injections
• nerve conduction studies (NCS)
• electromyography (EMG)
• nerve blocks

Recent Honors

2012 US News and World Report Top Doctor
2009-2011 Best Doctors in America
Reynolds Foundation Specialty Faculty Scholar, 2011-present
Fellow, American Council on Education (ACE), mentored by Dr. Robert Shelton, president of the University of Arizona, 2007-2008
Best Tar Heel Doctors in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Business North Carolina magazine, 2007

Recent Research

Title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Response Study of the
Safety and Efficacy of Thymosin Beta 4 in the Treatment of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Funding Agency: RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Period of Support: April 2007 – April 2008
Role in Project: Principal Investigator (at UNC-CH)

Recent Publications

Moura VL, Faurot KR, Gaylord SA, Mann JD, Sill M, Lynch C, Lee MY.  Mind-body interventions for treatment of phantom limb pain in persons with amputation. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2012 Aug;91(8):701-14. View the abstract.

Lee MY, Liu G, Kowlowitz V, et al. Causative factors affecting peripheral neuropathy in burn patients. Burns. 2009;35:412-416.

Park GY, Lee SM, Lee MY. Diagnostic value of ultrasonography for clinical medical epicondylitis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008;89:738-742.

Park GY, Kim JM, Lee SM, Lee MY. The value of ultrasonography in the detection of meniscal tears diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging. Am J Phys Med and Rehabil. 2008;87:14-20.