Kimberly J. 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 a Clinical Assistant Professor at UCLA and on Medical Staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Lee is known for operating on Allena Hansen, a woman mauled by a bear in Bakersfield.

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."[1] 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.[2]

Hansen surgery

Allena Hansen was mauled by a bear in Bakersfield, 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, described as the forehead hanging off to the side with a visible indentation of the bear's claw in the bone.[3][4][5] 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.[6]

Media

Lee has been quoted in several sources, including People Magazine,[7] the Los Angeles Times, and has been televised on The Doctors,[8] CBS,[3] ABC,[4][5] NBC, Inside Edition,[9] MSNBC, and the Bonnie Hunt Show.[10][11]

References
  1. "Five receive Dinkelspiel Awards for contributions to undergraduate education". News-service.stanford.edu. 18 June 1997. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  2. Office of Media Relations (12 September 2008). "UCLA Headlines September 12, 2008 / UCLA Newsroom". Newsroom.ucla.edu. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  3. Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "U.S. News: Latest Headlines, Video and Photos from Across the United States – ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  5. "Kern County bear mauling victim, Allena Hansen, speaks about attack | abc7.com". Abclocal.go.com. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  6. "CBS Health Watch: Medical Miracle". 18 November 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2011 – via YouTube.
  7. Breuer, Howard (19 January 2009). "The Face of Courage – Animals & Pets, Real People Stories". People. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Bear Attacks Gardener". Inside Edition. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  10. Telepictures Online. "Telepictures Productions". Bonniehunt.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  11. http://www.kget.com/news/local/story/Kern-bear-attack-survivor-tells-her-story/Z3Xte4bELE-v3Jbbi3cmcg.cspx%5B%5D
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