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Sean M. Lee, MD

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3909 Arctic Boulevard, Suite 101
Anchorage, AK 99503
3340.8 miles away
Speaks: English
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Anchorage Bariatrics

3909 Arctic Boulevard, Suite 101, Anchorage, AK 99503

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About Sean M. Lee

Dr. Sean Lee was born and raised in the suburbs of Seattle, Washington. Growing up, he was active in various sports including basketball, golf, tennis, and snow skiing. Dr. Lee attended Cornell University for his undergraduate studies, then went on to the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut where he received his Medical Doctorate. He spent a fifth year at Yale performing research in bone marrow-derived stem cells, with the support of a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Lee completed his residency in general surgery at Duke University in North Carolina. While there, Dr. Lee decided to focus his clinical work toward bariatric surgery. He was drawn to bariatrics due to its proactive nature. Rather than responding to a severe disease or injury after it occurs as in most surgical specialties, bariatric surgery addresses obesity early in its course and can prevent, improve, or even resolve multiple other diseases related to obesity. Being able to partner with patients to affect a dramatic positive change in their health, and seeing how their lives change for the better was extremely rewarding. In his final year of residency, Dr. Lee met Dr. Justin Clark when Dr. Clark started his fellowship in Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Duke. The following year, as Dr. Clark moved on to Anchorage, Dr. Lee began his specialty training in the same program at Duke. In 2016, Dr. Lee became the head of the Center for Obesity and Metabolism at Augusta University, and facilitated the bariatric surgery program’s recognition as an MBSAQIP bariatric surgery Center of Excellence. Dr. Lee has learned that obesity is not a cosmetic problem suffered by those lacking self-control. It is, rather, an increasingly common, potentially lethal disease affecting millions of Americans of all backgrounds, including some of the most disciplined and hard-working people he has known. It is an epidemic with an insidious nature, and one that requires we apply those treatments proven to be safe and effective. In 2017, Dr. Lee moved to Anchorage to join Dr. Clark as a partner-owner of Anchorage Bariatrics. His current goal is to work with the team at Anchorage Bariatrics to bring the highest quality bariatric and minimally invasive surgical care to the people of Alaska

Medical School

Yale University School of Medicine
2005

Residency

Duke University Medical Center
General Surgery
2012

Fellowship

Duke University Medical Center
Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery
2013

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Anchorage Bariatrics
3909 Arctic Boulevard, Suite 101
Anchorage, AK 99503

Affiliated Locations
Providence Alaska Medical Center

Clinical Interests

  • Abdominal Abscess
  • Abdominal Adhesions
  • Abdominal Mass
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Appendectomy
  • Appendiceal Abscess
  • Appendicitis
  • Biliary Colic
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Cholecystitis
  • Cholecystostomy
  • Cholelithiasis
  • Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Diastasis
  • Diverticulitis
  • Diverticulosis
  • Duodenal Fistula
  • Duodenal Ulcer Surgery
  • Endocrine Surgery
  • Endoscopic Division Of Adhesions Of Peritoneum
  • Epigastric Hernia
  • Exploratory Laparotomy
  • Feeding Tube Placement
  • Fundoplication
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastric Anomaly
  • Gastric Banding
  • Gastric Restrictive Surgery
  • Gastric Ulcer Surgery
  • Gastric Volvulus
  • Gastrin Secreting Tumor Of Pancreas
  • Gastroduodenal Fistula
  • Gastrointestinal (Gi) Cancer
  • Gastrojejunostomy
  • Gastroplasty
  • Glucagonoma
  • Hernia
  • Hernia Repair
  • Hiatal Hernia Repair
  • Ileostomy
  • Incarcerated Hernia
  • Incision And Drainage Of Deep Pelvirectal Abscess
  • Incision And Drainage Of Perianal Abscess
  • Incision Drainage Abscess
  • Incisional Hernia
  • Inguinal Hernia
  • Insertion Of Gastric Balloon
  • Internal Hernia
  • Intestinal Infarction
  • Intestinal Obstruction
  • Intraabdominal Cyst
  • Intussusception
  • Laparoscopic Appendectomy
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Laparoscopic Gastric Restrictive Procedure
  • Laparoscopic Removal Of Gastric Restrictive Devices
  • Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
  • Lysis Of Adhesions
  • Malrotation Of Bowel
  • Maternal Bariatric Surgery
  • Mechanical Complication Of Gastrostomy
  • Meckel Diverticulum
  • Mesh Removal
  • Necrotizing Fasciitis
  • Obesity
  • Obesity Surgery
  • Open Biopsy Of Liver
  • Overweight
  • Paracolostomy Hernia
  • Parastomal Hernia
  • Parathyroidectomy
  • Partial Splenectomy
  • Peptic Ulcer Surgery
  • Peritoneal Catheter
  • Peritonitis
  • Pilonidal Disease
  • Polypectomy
  • Pyloroplasty
  • Quadrantectomy
  • Rectus Sheath Hernia
  • Recurrent Hernia
  • Reducible Hernia
  • Repair Laceration
  • Repair Of Graft Enteric Fistula
  • Right Lower Quadrant Pain
  • Small Bowel Biopsy
  • Small Bowel Obstruction
  • Spigelian Hernia
  • Spleen Cancer
  • Spleen Injury
  • Spleen Pain
  • Splenectomy
  • Splenic Anomalies
  • Splenic Cyst
  • Splenic Infection
  • Splenomegaly
  • Stomach Cramps
  • Stomach Fistula
  • Stomach Pain
  • Stomach Stapling
  • Stomal Hernia
  • Surgical Treatment Of Crohn's Disease
  • Surgical Treatment Of Regional Enteritis
  • Suture Removal
  • Thyroid Surgery
  • Umbilical Hernia
  • Urachal Cyst
  • Ventral Hernia
  • Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
  • Weight Loss And Bariatric Surgery