Dr. Alexander Lee, MD is a pain medicine specialist in New York, NY and has been practicing for 19 years. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1994 and specializes in pain medicine and physical medicine & rehabilitation.
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
17 E 102nd St # 5
New York, NY 10029
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Cigna
- Oxford Health Plans
- UnitedHealthCare
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Top Care Areas
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Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
very high
more than 99% of peers
Spondylosis
very high
more than 96% of peers
Sacrum Disorders
very high
more than 95% of peers
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Care Philosophy
This content was provided by Dr. Lee "My practice focus is on Interventional Physiatry which entails all nonoperative treatment of spine related pain. I recently joined Mount Sinai in 2013 after serving over 15 years as an attending physician and partner at the Spine Institute of Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC. Our general philosophy is to individualize care to each patient using a comprehensive, multidiscplinary team approach."
2 Specialties
- Pain Medicine
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
2 Board Certifications
- Pain MedicineAccredited by: American Board of Medical Specialties*
- Physical Medicine & RehabilitationAccredited by: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation*
47 Conditions Treated
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Adult Scoliosis
- Arthritis
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Back Pain
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cervical Spine Myelopathy
- Cervical Sprain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Coccygeal Pain
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Elbow Injuries
- Facet Joint Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Fracture
- Gait Abnormality
- Herniated Disc
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Knee Disorders
- Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis (Tennis and Golf Elbow)
- Low Back Pain
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Pain
- Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
- Osteoarthritis of Hip
- Osteoarthritis of Knee
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Pinched Nerve in Back
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Runner's Knee
- Sacrum Disorders
- Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Instability
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformities
- Spine Disorders
- Spine Fractures, Traumatic
- Spondylitis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Sprains and Strains (incl. Muscle Tear)
- Upper Back Pain
Less
14 Procedures
- Cervical Medial Branch Block
- Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
- Epidural Steroid Injections
- Facet Joint Injection
- Joint Drainage
- Lumbar Medial Branch Block
- Lumbar Selective Nerve Root Block
- Nerve Blocks
- Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Spinal Nerve Block
- Steroid Injection
- Trigger Point Injection
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for New York.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- University of Michigan / Ann ArborUndergraduate School | Graduated 1990
- Wayne State University School of MedicineMedical School | Graduated 1994
- William Beaumont HospitalInternship Hospital | Completed 1995
- Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, UMDNJ School of MedicineResidency Hospital | Completed 1998
- Beth Israel Medical CenterFellowship Hospital | Completed 1999
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
- Best Doctors, NY Magazine 2012-2015, 2015
- Top Doctors Castle Connolly 2010-2015, 2015
Media & Publications
- Back Pain, 2010
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
Memberships & Professional Affiliations
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