Dr. Aaron Lee was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas but grew up mainly in Denver, Colorado. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and then attended Washington University in St Louis for his medical degree. During his time there, he also completed a masters degree in clinical investigations. He then completed an internship at St John’s Mercy Medical center and was trained in ophthalmology at Washington University in St Louis.
After finishing residency, Dr. Lee completed two fellowships in vitreoretinal diseases. He completed a medical retina fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, UK and then a surgical retina fellowship at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
Dr. Lee is an active clinician-scientist and is actively researching application of Big Data computing techniques in the field of ophthalmology. He has been the first to apply novel visualizations from results from cloud and cluster based computing environments.
He currently lives in the South Lake Union area with his wife who is also a retina specialist and enjoys hiking, photography, and cooking.
Primary Clinical Office
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Other Offices
Harborview Medical Center
908 Jefferson St., 7th Floor
Seattle, WA
Clinic Phone: 206-744-2020
Clinic Fax: 206-897-4320
Mailing Address:
Box 359608
325 Ninth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
Academic Phone: 206-543-7250
Specialties
Medical and Surgical Retina
Languages
English