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
Chae R, Duffy CC, Feng R, Butwick AJ, Somerstein R, Whatley K, Lee AJ, Levine LD, Lim G, Mhyre JM, Neuman MD. Pregnant People's Willingness to Enroll in Trials Comparing Anesthesia Options for Cesarean Delivery , Anesthesiology: 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
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