Walter T. Lee, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Department:
Surgery

Division:
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Mailing Address:
DUMC 3805 Durham, NC 27710

Telephone:
Not accepting patients

Office Telephone:
919-681-8449

Fax:
919-681-6881

Training:
MD, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Washington, DC), 1999

Fellowship:
Oncology Research, Cleveland Clinic (Ohio), 2006

Residency:
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cleveland Clinic (Ohio), 1999-2005

Clinical Interests:
Head and neck cancer, tumors of the head and neck, immunotherapy research

Research Interests:
Cancer Immunotherapy

Publications:
Zheng R, Cohen PA, Paustian CA, Johnson TD, Lee WT, Shu S, Koski GK. Paired Toll-like receptor agonists enhance vaccine therapy through induction of interleukin-12. Cancer Res. 2008 Jun 1;68(11):4045-9.

Solares CA, Lee WT, Batra PS, Citardi MJ. Lateral lamella of the cribriform plate: software-enabled computed tomographic analysis and its clinical relevance in skull base surgery. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Mar;134(3):285-9.

Shipchandler TZ, Lorenz RR, Lee WT, Teker AM, Dan O, Strome M. Laryngeal Transplantation in the Setting of Cancer: A Rat Model. Laryngoscope. 2008 Oct 22.

Lorenz RR, Esclamado RM, Teker AM, Strome M, Scharpf J, Hicks D, Milstein C, Lee WT. Ansa cervicalis-to-recurrent laryngeal nerve anastomosis for unilateral vocal fold paralysis: experience of a single institution.  Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol.  2008 Jan;117(1):40-5.

Lee WT, Tubbs RR, Teker AM, Scharpf J, Strome M, Wood B, Lorenz RR, Hunt J. Use of in situ hybridization to detect human papillomavirus in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients without a history of alcohol or tobacco use.  Arch Pathol Lab Med.  2008 Oct;132(10):1653-6.

Lee WT, Tamai H, Cohen P, Teker AM, Shu S. Immunotherapy of established murine squamous cell carcinoma using fused dendritic-tumor cell hybrids.  Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2008 Jun;134(6):608-13.

Zheng R, Kjaergaard J, Lee WT, Cohen PA, Shu S. Significance of regional draining lymph nodes in the development of tumor immunity: implications for cancer immunotherapy. Cancer Treat Res. 2007;135:223-37.

Teker AM, Lorenz RR, Lee WT, Murthy SC. Radiology quiz case 1. Tracheocele. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Sep;133(9):940, 942-3.

Shu S, Zheng R, Lee WT, Cohen PA. Immunogenicity of dendritic-tumor fusion hybrids and their utility in cancer immunotherapy. Crit Rev Immunol. 2007;27(5):463-83.

Lee WT, Milstein C, Hicks D, Akst LM, Esclamado RM. Results of ansa to recurrent laryngeal nerve reinnervation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Mar;136(3):450-4.

Garrett MM, Lee WT. Obstructing pyogenic granuloma as a result of blunt laryngeal trauma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Mar;136(3):489-90.

Lee WT, Eliashar R, Eliachar I. Acute external laryngotracheal trauma: diagnosis and management. Ear Nose Throat J. 2006 Mar;85(3):179-84.

Lee WT, Akst LM, Adelstein DJ, Saxton JP, Wood BG, Strome M, Butler RS, Esclamado RM. Risk factors for hypopharyngeal/upper esophageal stricture formation after concurrent chemoradiation. Head Neck. 2006 Sep;28(9):808-12.

Cho JH, Citardi MJ, Lee WT, Sautter NB, Lee HM, Yoon JH, Hong SC, Kim JK. Comparison of frontal pneumatization patterns between Koreans and Caucasians. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Nov;135(5):780-6.

Lee WT, Weber PC. Melanoma metastasis masquerading as bilateral acoustic neuromas. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Mar;132(3):505-6.

Lee WT, Shimizu K, Kuriyama H, Tanaka H, Kjaergaard J, Shu S. Tumor-dendritic cell fusion as a basis for cancer immunotherapy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 May;132(5):755-64.

Lee WT, Murthy SC, Gildea TR, Lorenz RR. First case of laryngeal glomangiomyoma. Laryngoscope. 2005 Nov;115(11):2038-40.

Khariwala SS, Lee WT, Koltai PJ. Laryngotracheal consequences of pediatric cardiac surgery. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Apr;131(4):336-9.

Shimizu K, Kuriyama H, Kjaergaard J, Lee W, Tanaka H, Shu S. Comparative analysis of antigen loading strategies of dendritic cells for tumor immunotherapy. J Immunother. 2004 Jul-Aug;27(4):265-72.

Lee WT, Kuhn FA, Citardi MJ. 3D computed tomographic analysis of frontal recess anatomy in patients without frontal sinusitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Sep;131(3):164-73.

Lee WT, Koltai PJ. Nasal deformity in neonates and young children. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2003 Apr;50(2):459-67.

Akst LM, Lee W, Discolo C, Knott D, Younes A, Koltai PJ. Stepped-dose protocol of cidofovir therapy in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in children. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Aug;129(8):841-6.

Lee W, Koltai P, Harrison AM, Appachi E, Bourdakos D, Davis S, Weise K, McHugh M, Connor J. Indications for tracheotomy in the pediatric intensive care unit population: a pilot study. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Nov;128(11):1249-52.