A Message From The PSF President
伯纳德•T. 李，医学博士，MBA, MPH, FACS
The Plastic Surgery 基金会 (The PSF), which supports the research and international activities of the 美国社会的 整形外科医生 (ASPS), 名叫伯纳德T. 李，医学博士，MBA, MPH, FACS, as its new president. Dr. Lee took office in Atlanta at Plastic Surgery The Meeting, the Society's annual scientific meeting, and will serve for one year.
"It's an incredible honor to be leading The PSF as it continues to gain strength not only in advancing scientific research for plastic surgeons – and the medical community at large – but also as we grow our international footprint," Dr. 李说. "I look forward to building on the incredible momentum that's already been established."
The PSF awarded more than $1 million in grants and scholarships with support from members, other plastic surgery specialty societies and industry partnerships in 2021, 博士和. Lee says he aims to continue expanding The 基金会's ability to finance plastic surgery-specific research.
Dr. Lee is the Chief of Plastic and 重建 Surgery and Vice Chair of Finance in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) Department of Surgery. He is also professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Lee's research has long focused on near infrared imaging technologies to identify perfusion characteristics of flaps in reconstructive microsurgery with funding from the National Institutes of Health. He also leads a research team examining outcomes and patient satisfaction after breast cancer and reconstructive surgery. His recent research has focused on health literacy and patient communication in collaboration with faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Prior to being elected president of The PSF, Dr. Lee served as ASPS/PSF Vice President of Academic Affairs. He has served on multiple ASPS committees and is also an active member of numerous domestic and international medical organizations, including serving as a director of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and president of the New England Society of Plastic and 重建 Surgeons. In addition to authoring over 250 peer-reviewed publications, he is editor-in-chief of the Journal of 重建 显微外科, and an editor on a two-volume textbook on reconstructive surgery, 襟翼的百科全书. As a previous PSF Visiting Professor, Dr. Lee is a renowned speaker who has been invited to present at conferences around the world.
Dr. Lee earned his medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine, a master of business administration from University of Massachusetts Amherst - Isenberg School of Management and a master of public health from Harvard. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Maliniac Fellow of The PSF.
