Seeyuen Jane Lee, MD, MPH, FACS

08/06/2025

People under age 50 have been appearing increasingly at doctors’ offices in the past few decades, complaining of blood in their stool, abdominal trouble or unexplained weight loss.

The diagnosis: colorectal cancer. And by that time, it was often too late.

But that paradigm is finally starting to shift, at least for patients in their 40s.

There has been a jump in people aged 45 to 49 getting screened for colorectal cancer, after recent medical guidelines lowered the screening age for those at average risk.

As a result, the disease is being caught sooner, when it is more curable and the treatment is less grueling, according to new research from the American Cancer Society.

Read more: https://on.wsj.com/3UhDDaZ

08/02/2025

07/31/2025

It’s the end of July so it’s that time of year again. We’re going to really miss this one, although our patients even more so! Congratulations on your graduation, Dr. DeKerlegand! Your new patients are so lucky to have you! .philipleggett

07/07/2025

An amazing 249th birthday for the USA! 🇺🇸 My favorite radiologist won this auction item for me at the Houston Symphony Ball earlier this year and it was even better than I expected! I had quick tutorial from beforehand. And, I got to meet who is an semifinalist but more importantly, she’s a NURSE! 🏥 Last is the video of the Liberty Bell March. I rehearsed in my car during my commute for the past two weeks for that one, but conducting the Star Spangled Banner was a last second surprise for me 🤯🎶😷

06/26/2025

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06/25/2025

Someone knows the way to my heart! 😋

06/20/2025

It’s been a busy spring, but I’d be amiss if I didn’t celebrate catching up these legends of surgery from my residency training! Met an amazing keynote speaker, Sir Murray Brennan GNZM, MD, FACS, and inducted the new graduates into the Cohn Rives Surgical Society. 😷👩🏻‍⚕️

06/04/2025

Front desk left a message for me last week - this is why I love my job! Especially because Mr. S decided to stop by again this week and we were able to catch up for a few minutes between clinic patients. 💕

03/29/2025

Admiring the knife skills on the pineapple 🍍😷🔪

03/05/2025

A rare moment this morning! Captured most of my team while celebrating my OR nurse, Stephanie, with the Daisy award. Evaluating a patient with reflux and performing the ideal surgery for that specific individual takes a coordinated team, in the OR, Endoscopy Lab, and with Anesthesia, and I have the best team caring for me patients here!

02/08/2025

Cleaned up to attend the Houston Symphony Ball last weekend with my favorite radiologist. Because many of my patients will ask, no, I couldn’t wear my cowboy boots, but I did get a new pair in the silent auction!

01/28/2025

David VanVelzer was shocked when his doctor told him that he had a hiatal hernia. He was not experiencing any symptoms and had previously undergone a hiatal hernia repair in 1999. “As an EMT, I tend to be very proactive about my health. Upon discussing my options with Dr. Lee, I told her I would like to proceed with surgery,” said David.

Dr. Seeyuen Lee, laparoscopic surgeon, worked with David and performed his surgery back in October of 2024. “I am feeling good since I had the surgery. I can’t say enough about the physicians and nurses at HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest. The nurses were very wonderful and very attentive and caring. I could tell they had a genuine interest in me and that reflected in their care,“ David shared about his care. “Thank you for everything you did to take care of me.”

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