Allison Joanna Lee, MD
Anesthesiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Anesthesiology and Critical Care HUP
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
My education and training
- Medical School: University of the West Indies
- Residency: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center
- Fellowship: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Capital Blue Cross/Capital Advantage Insurance Company
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Anesthesiology, 2004
- American Board of Anesthesiology, National
- American Society of Anesthesiologists, National
- Association of University Anesthesiologists, National
- Evelyn Henley Society, National
- National Medical Association, National
- Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP), National
- Sophie Davis Program, City University of New York, Local
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Seki S, Miranda J, DeLaOssa L, Lee A Patterns of intravenous access used in labor and delivery units with the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) center of excellence designation: an international cross-sectional survey study (2025). , International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia : 2026
Saka, E, Lee A Invited Commentary on Uptake of orally administered tranexamic acid in women during active labor: A pilot intervention study on prophylactic treatment of postpartum hemorrhage, by Strindfors G, Lindqvist PG, Endler M. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2025;104(7):1347-1356. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest. , Obstetric Anesthesia Digest: 2026
Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Statement on Antenatal Anesthesiology Consultation. , https://www.asahq.org/standards-and-practice-parameters/statement-on-antenatal-anesthesiology-consultation: 2025
Craig, R, El Nour, S, Xuereb L, Gibbs A, Suriyakumar S, Blake L, David A, *Lee A, Nzelu S, Moonesinghe R, Bampoe S, Carvalho B, Jua J, O’Carroll J Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Obstetric Anaesthesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. , Anaesthesia. 2025 Mar 6. doi: 10.1111/anae.16581. : 2025
Zakowski M, *Lee A, Hofkamp M Pain during cesarean delivery: tools for doing better. , Int J Obstet Anesth. 2025 Jan 6;62:104328. : 2025,62
Ehie O, Wondigmagegn D, Whitehead C, *Lee A Critical Theory in Medical Education , BJ Education: 2025
Jackson KL, Smiley RM, Lee AJ. Neonatal acid-base status before and after discontinuing routine left uterine displacement for elective cesarean delivery: a retrospective cohort study (2014-2017). , Int J Obstet Anesth, 62(104350): 2025
Crosby R, Shelton C, Lee A High neuraxial block in obstetrics: are we only seeing the tip of the iceberg? , Anaesthesia: 2025
Chae R, Kearsely R, Lee A, Duffy C. Remimazolam in obstetric anaesthesia: a focused review. , Int J Obstet Anesth, 65(104790): 2025
Obiora E, Smiley R, Menon P, Lee A Outcomes with intrathecal 2-chloroprocaine 3% 60 mg and fentanyl 15 μg for cervical cerclage: a retrospective quality assurance study (2021 – 2023). , Int J Obstet Anesth, 65(104808): 2025