Lyon Lee, DVM, PhD, DACVA
Associate Professor
Anesthesiology

Biographical Information

Dr. Y Lyon Lee is a native Korean and was awarded a DVM from Seoul National University of Korea in 1989.  Following a two year period as equine practitioner at the Korea Racing Association, he pursued a PhD program at the Royal Veterinary College, London in the field of equine anesthesia, which he completed in 1996. 

He moved to the US in 1998, accepting a residency position in veterinary anesthesia
offered by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagin (UIUC).  Following the
residency program, he joined the faculty of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at Virginia Tech and of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Oklahoma State University.

He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists, a specialty group organization in the area of veterinary anesthesia, pain management, and perioperative medicine. He is a member of the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists, American Veterinary Medical Association, and Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association.

His main focus is in the area of cardiovascular pharmacology, microcirculatory physiology, and regional and systemic hemodynamic monitoring devices.

Dr. Lee's main clinical interest is cardiovasoactive therapy, fluid therapy, clinical monitoring techniques, pain management, and traditional Chinese medicine; acupuncture and moxibustion.  He enjoys swimming, fishing, traveling, diversity activities, hiking and cooking East Asian cuisine.

Personal Teaching Philosophy

"To practice without theory is to sail an uncharted sea; theory without practice is not to set sail at all"
Mervyn Susser  1968

Professional Interests

• Monitoring techniques; hemodynamics and oxidynamics
• Anesthesia/analgesia of all species
• Critical care medicine
• Practice management
• Pedagogy
  

Research Interests

• Tissue perfusion and oxygenation monitoring devices
• Cardiovasoactive therapy
• Pain management
  

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