Candice Lee, MD

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^{Candice Lee, MD}

Dr. Lee is a cardiac surgeon with extensive expertise in treating patients with heart failure and coronary artery and valvular disease. She performs highly specialized treatments, including heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.She also has expertise in a surgical procedure called pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, which removes chronic blood clots from the lungs.Dr. Lee received her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She completed a general surgery residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, and a cardiothoracic surgery residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of both the Society of Thoracic Surgery and the Women in Thoracic Surgery.Dr. Lee sees patients at Allegheny General Hospital.