Penn Medicine Provider
Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery
Major Kenneth Lee, IV, MD, PhD
4.9
(422)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastrointestinal Surgery Perelman
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About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

422 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

August 2025
5.0
5.0
he listened to my concerns
July 2025
5.0
5.0
he was efficient.
July 2025
5.0
5.0
i feel confident that i'm getting excellent care with dr. lee. he patiently answered all my questions and gave me great peace of mind.
July 2025
5.0
5.0
very professional experience

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Lee is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Vargas GM, Farooq MS, Shafique N, Lee MK, Vollmer CM, Miura JT, Karakousis GC. Impact of Patient Income and Insurance on Postoperative Mortality After Total Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Neoplasms , J Surg Oncol: 2025


Amit U, Metz JM, Plastaras JP, Gheewala R, Teitelbaum U, Damjanov N, Vollmer C, Schneider CJ, Lee MK 4th, O'Hara M, Reiss-Binder K, Carpenter EL, Karasic TB, Konski A, Wileyto EP, Ben-Josef E. A phase 1 dual-dose escalation study of radiation and nab-paclitaxel in patients with unresectable and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer , Cancer, 131: 2025,e35936


Major Kenneth Lee, IV Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Therapy for Complications of Pancreatitis , Shackleford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract: 2025


Bader A, Landau S, Hwang J, Passman J, Lee MK, Fraker D, Vollmer C, Wachtel H. Recurrence and treatment trends of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors , Surgery: 2025


Ecker BL, Seier K, Eckhoff AM, Tortorello GN, Allen PJ, Balachandran VP, Blackburn N, D'Angelica MI, DeMatteo RP, Blazer DG 3rd, Drebin JA, Fisher WE, Fortuna D, Gill AJ, Gingras MC, Kingham TP, Lee MK 4th, Lidsky ME, Nussbaum DP, Overman MJ, Samra JS, Shen R, Sigel CS, Soares KC, Vollmer CM Jr, Wei AC, Zani S, Roses RE, Gonen M, Jarnagin WR. Genome-Derived Ampullary Adenocarcinoma Classifier and Postresection Prognostication , JAMA Surg, 159: 2024,1365-1373


Quatromoni JG, Roses R, Lee MK, Jackson OA, Jackson BM, Gaffey AC. Temporary mesenteric venous shunting for portal vein reconstruction: A novel technical adjunct , J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech, 10: 2024,101540


Anstadt EJ, Carmona R, Berlin E, Yegya-Raman N, Venigalla S, Reddy V, Williams GR, Leibensperger MR, Wojcieszynski A, Baumann BC, Lee MK, Plastaras JP, Furth EE, Mell LK, Metz JM, Ben-Josef E. SMAD4 loss predicts worse overall and distant metastasis-free survival in patients with resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma , Cancer, 130: 2024,476-484


Major Kenneth Lee, IV and Charles M. Vollmer Management of Bile Leaks and Fistulae , Bailey and Love’s Essential Operations in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery: 2024


Narasimhamurthy M, Savant D, Shreve L, Rosen MA, Lee MK, Cooper K, Furth EE, Zhang PJ, Yang Z. Myofibroblastoma in the Liver: A Case Report and Review of Literature , Int J Surg Pathol: 2023


Major Kenneth Lee, IV Mastery of Hepatic Abscess Commentary , Fischer’s Mastery of Surgery: 2023