Michael Y. Lee, MD, MHA

Titles

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

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

Certification

Board Certified in Electrodiagnostic Medicine as well as Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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

Best Doctors in America 2009-2010
Best Tar Heel Doctors in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Business North Carolina magazine, 2007
Fellow, American Council on Education (ACE), mentored by Dr. Robert Shelton, president of the University of Arizona

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

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.