Lela Lee, MD

Clinical Professor, Dermatology


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Southwestern Medical School (1976)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Rice University (TX) (1972)
Internship
  • Temple University Hospital Program (1977)
Residencies
  • Temple University Hospital Program, Internal Medicine (1979)
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Dermatology (1983)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Dermatology (1985)
Languages
English
Department
Dermatology

Professional Titles

  • Associate Executive Director, American Board of Dermatology

Recognitions

  • Outstanding Clinician Award, Denver Health Medical Staff (2008)
  • Listed in The Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors, Inc. (1992)
    Listed since 1992

Research Interests

My research focus has been autoimmunity particularly lupus-related autoimmune responses.

Publications

  • Lee LA, Werth VP: Lupus erythematosus. In Dermatology. JL Bolognia, JL Jorizzo, JV Schaffer, eds. 3rd ed. Elsevier Ltd. London. In press.
  • Lee LA: Humoral immunity and complement. In Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. LA Goldsmith, SI Katz, B Gilchrest, AS Paller, DJ Leffell, K Wolff, eds. 8th ed. McGraw-Hill. New York. In press.
  • Lee LA, Werth VP: The skin and rheumatic diseases. In Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. GS Firestein, RC Budd, ED Harris, Jr., IB McInnes, S Ruddy, JS Sergent, eds. 9th ed. WB Saunders Co, Philadelphia. In press
  • Lee LA: Cutaneous lupus in infancy and childhood. Lupus 2010;19:1112-1117
  • Riemann H, Gaido L, Szajkowski K, Lee LA, Fitzpatrick J: Recurrent erythematous vulvar nodule on a 33-year-old woman. Arch Dermatol 2010;146:911-916
  • Izmirly PM, Llanos C, Lee LA, Askanase A, Kim MY, Buyon JP. Importance of cutaneous manifestations of neonatal lupus as a risk factor for subsequent congenital heart block. Arthritis Rheum 2010;62:1153-1157
  • Goreshi R, Okawa J, Rose M, Feng R, Lee L, Hansen C, Bangert C, Connolly K, Davis M, Callen J, Fett N, Fakharzadeh S, Clarke J, Werth V: Evaluation of reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the CDASI and CAT-BM. Presented, American College of Rheumatology annual meeting, 2010
  • Goreshi R, Okawa J, Rose M, Feng R, Lee LA, Hansen C, Bangert C, Connolly K, Davis M, Callen JP, Fett N, Fakharzadeh S, Clarke J, Werth VP. Evaluation of reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the CDASI and the CAT-BM. J Invest Dermatol 2012:132(4):1117-24
  • Lee LA and Werth VP. Lupus erythematosus. In Dermatology, 4th edition. Ed. JL Bolognia, JV Schaffer, L Cerroni. Elsevier. In press.
  • Lee LA and Werth VP. The skin and rheumatic diseases. In Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology, 10th edition. GS Firestein, et al., eds. In press.
  • Schultz HY, Dutz JJP, Furukawa F, Goodfield MJ, Kuhn A Lee LA, Nyberg F, Szepietowski JC, Sontheimer RD, Werth VP: From pathogenesis, epidemiology, and genetics to definitions, diagnosis, and treatments of cutaneous lupus erythematosus and dermatomyositis: a report from the 3rd international conference on cutaneous lupus erythematosus (ICCLE). J Invest Dermatol In press.
  • Ellis LZ, Prado R, Francis S, Lee LA. Bell's palsy following a minor dermatologic procedure. Arch Dermatol 2012;148:268-269
  • Lee LA. Humoral immunity and complement. In Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. LA Goldsmith, SI Katz, B Gilchrest, AS Paller, DJ Leffell, K Wolff, eds. 8th ed. McGraw-Hill. New York. 2012
  • Lee LA, Werth VP. The skin and rheumatic diseases. In Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. GS Firestein, RC Budd, ED Harris, Jr., IB McInnes, S Ruddy, JS Sergent, eds. 9th ed. WB Saunders Co, Philadelphia. 2013. Pp 599-616.
  • Lee LA. Panniculitis: Recognition and diagnosis. In UpToDate. Ed. Jeffrey Callen. Waltham, MA.

Professional Memberships

  • Medical Dermatology Society, Past President
  • American Board of Dermatology, Associate Executive Director
  • Rheumatologic Dermatology Society, Founding member
  • American Dermatological Association, Member

Practice Locations

Denver Health
777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000

Hospital Affiliation
  • Denver Health Medical Center
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Dermatology, Board Certification (1983)
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (1979)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Skin, Hair and Nails
Clinical Interests
My major clinical interests are cutaneous lupus and neonatal lupus.