Amy I Lee, MD, MBA

Professor

Email

amy.lee@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor: Obstetrical and Trauma Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Department of Anesthesiology (Hospital): Ben Taub Hospital
Labor and Delivery, 3rd Floor
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 873-8805
amy.lee@bcm.edu

Education

BS from University of Florida: 05/2000 - Gainesville, Florida, United States

MD from University of Florida College of Medicine: 05/2004 - Gainesville, Florida, United States

Internship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center: 06/2005 - New York City, New York, United States

Residency at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA: 06/2008 - Los Angeles, California, United States

Fellowship at McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern University: 06/2009 - Chicago, Illinois, United States; Obstetrical Anesthesiology

MBA from University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management: 12/2024 - Dallas; Healthcare Administration Emphasis

Certifications

American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (CSSBG): American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Honors & Awards

Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program Director: Baylor College of Medicine

Professional Interests

Obstetrical Anesthesia
Placenta Accreta Septrum in Pregnancy
Point of Care Ultrasound

Selected Publications

Shih P, Wong AP, Smith TR, Lee AI, Fessler RG. " Complications of open compared to minimally invasive lumbar spine decompression " J Clin Neurosci. 2011 Oct ; 1360-4.
Pubmed PMID: 21775145.
Euliano TY, Lee AI, Melker J, Schmalfuss IM. " Development and Evaluation of an Internet-Based Airway Evaluation Tutorial " Med Educ Online. 2003 Dec ; 8
Pubmed PMID: 28253162.
Lee AI, McCarthy RJ, Toledo P, Jones MJ, White N, Wong CA. " Epidural Labor Analgesia-Fentanyl Dose and Breastfeeding Success: A Randomized Clinical Trial " Anesthesiology. 2017 Oct ; 614-624.
Pubmed PMID: 28926440.
Sullivan JT, Scavone BS, Cambic CR, Lee AI, Higgins N, Toledo P, Bauchat JR,Wojciechowski KG. " Gerald W. Ostheimer Lecture Syllabus. " 2009 ; 205-81.
Lee AI, Wong CA, Healy L, Toledo P. " Impact of a third stage of labor oxytocin protocol on cesarean delivery outcomes " Int J Obstet Anesth. 2014 Feb ; 18-22.
Pubmed PMID: 24332518.
Lee AI, Hoffman MJ, Allen NN, Sullivan JT. " Neuraxial labor analgesia in an obese parturient with influenza A H1N1 " Int J Obstet Anesth. 2010 Apr ; 223-6.
Pubmed PMID: 20194012.
Bauchat JR, McCarthy RJ, Koski TR, Cambic CR, Lee AI, Wong CA. " Prior lumbar discectomy surgery does not alter the efficacy of neuraxial labor analgesia " Anesth Analg. 2012 Aug ; 348-53.
Pubmed PMID: 22584548.
Richards L, Lee AI, Kotha R., Gonzalez J.. " Anesthesia for Urogynecological Surgery. " Journal of Gynecologic Surgery (JGS) Special Issue. 2013 Sep ; 266-270.
Einerson BD, Healy AJ, Lee A, Warrick C, Combs CA, Hameed AB. " Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: Emergency checklist, planning worksheet, and system preparedness bundle for placenta accreta spectrum. " Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Jan 9; B2-B11.
Pubmed PMID: 37678646.
Lee AI, Ortiz J, Suresh M. " Case report of a rescue of unanticipated difficult airway secondary to limited mouth opening after induction of general anesthesia " AANA J. 2024 Dec ; 443-447.
Pubmed PMID: 39601852.
Macnojia A, Gressen J, Wei, C, Tzan K, Lee A, Hasoon J, Varrassi G, Nguyen A. " Superior vena cava stenting complicated by perforation and cardiac tamponade " Cureus. 2025 Feb ;
Pubmed PMID: 40062107.

Funding

The Effects of Neuraxial Analgesia on Maternal Breastfeeding: $71,137.00 (08/01/2009 - 07/31/2010); Grant funding from Evergreen Invitational Women's Health Grant Initative; Co-Primary Investigator

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)