RANDALL
J. LEE, MD, PhD is
Professor of Medicine who joined the faculty in
1996. Dr. Randall Lee is a member of the Division of Cardiology,
Section of Electrophysiology and member of the combined UCB/UCSF
Bioengineering graduate group. Dr. Lee graduated from UCLA
Medical School in 1984 where he also obtained his Ph.D. in
Pharmacology. After completing an Internal Medicine Residency
at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California, he
completed a Cardiology Fellowship and Postdoctoral Fellowship
in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology at Stanford University.
During his tenure at Stanford University, he was a recipient
of a Physician Scientist Award and the Upjohn Young Investigator
Award in Cardiology. He then sub-specialized in cardiac electrophysiology
during his second fellowship at the University of California,
San Francisco. Dr. Lee's clinical interests include management
and genetics of atrial fibrillation, risk stratification
and treatment of patients at high risk for sudden cardiac
death. He is active in the development of new technologies
for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and ventricular
tachyarrhythmias resulting from congestive heart failure.
His research interest focuses on a tissue engineering approach for the treatment
of cardiac arrhythmias and vascular regeneration. Specifically, Dr. Lee is
investigating the cellular and molecular derangements that occur during cardiac
arrhythmias and myocardial infarctions. Dr. Lee is utilizing genetic engineering
techniques not only to investigate derangements during cardiac arrhythmias
and myocardial infarctions but also as possible therapeutic tools in the future.
Additionally, he is interested in cardiac development of the conduction system
and is presently investigating means to alter conduction that may be then applied
to diseased states. Dr. Lee's training as an invasive cardiologist as well
as a cellular molecular biologist uniquely positions him to investigate and
develop new therapies and devices for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias
and myocardial infarctions. |
