Allison Joanna Lee, MD
Anesthesiology
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Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Anesthesiology and Critical Care HUP
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About me

  • Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care

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

Insurance accepted

My 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.
Dr. Lee is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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