Name Kimberly Lee | ||
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon - Dr Kimberly Lee
Kimberly J. Lee is an American reconstructive surgeon in Beverly Hills, California specializing in facial plastic surgery. She is currently in Beverly Hills and is Clinical Assistant Professor at UCLA and on Medical Staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Lee is known for operating on Allena Hansen, a woman who was mauled by a bear in Bakersfield.
Contents
- Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr Kimberly Lee
- Early life and education
- Hansen surgery
- Media
- References
Early life and education
Born in Mountain View, California, Lee was raised in the Bay Area and graduated as valedictorian from Lynbrook High School in San Jose. She graduated from Stanford University where she majored in biological sciences and won the prestigious Dinkelspiel Award for her "intellectual organizational and leadership skills." She then went on to graduate from Stanford University School of Medicine before moving to Los Angeles for her residency at UCLA, where she also served as chief resident in Head and Neck Surgery.
Hansen surgery
Allena Hansen was mauled by a bear in Bakersfield and drove herself to seek help and was then airlifted to Ronald Reagan UCLA Hospital. Lee performed major surgical repair to Hansen's oral and facial wounds, which were described as the forehead hanging off to the side with a visible indentation of the bear's claw in the bone. Lee came to national media attention again when she operated on Victor Benavidez, a construction worker who sustained a nail gun injury in which a 3.25 inch nail penetrated the roof of his mouth to the back of his eye socket. Lee skillfully performed the delicate operation, leaving the patient without any complications.
Media
Lee has been quoted in several sources, including People Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, and has been televised on The Doctors, CBS, ABC, NBC, Inside Edition, MSNBC, and the Bonnie Hunt Show.