Justine C Lee, MD PhD

05/04/2025

Congratulations to Anne Hall for winning this year’s PSRC Clinical Research Award for the PREFACE program!! I am so extremely proud of you! 🩷

01/18/2025

Some personal news. Before the pandemic, i was nominated for a cool award. And then the pandemic hit, 5 years fly by, and I frankly forgot about it. This week, I found out that I have been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers!

Thank you for this incredible honor. I will treasure this forever. Thank you for giving me my first grant and the nomination and for supporting all of our subsequent work through the years.

Regeneration will be a reality in our lifetimes.

09/20/2024

UCLA plastic surgery alumni and friends, come join us at our reception at ASPS in San Diego!

Saturday, September 28th
Hilton Bayfront Aqua Salon A
7-9PM

See you all next week! 🐻💙💛

05/31/2024

I am thrilled to announce that Dr. Lee Weber will be our inaugural UCLA Facial Gender-Affirming Surgery Fellow!

Dr. Weber, originally from Orlando, Florida, completed his undergraduate and medical degrees at Florida State University in Tallahassee. He will be completing his plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital. Beyond medicine, Lee enjoys traveling, vintage thrifting, gardening, and loves everything related to the kitchen.

Welcome to Los Angeles Lee! We are so excited that you’ll be joining us!!

For all those interested, applications are rolling for all academic years. Please apply early if interested, thank you! Details below and full instructions in bio.
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The UCLA Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is delighted to offer a one-year fellowship focused on Facial Gender-Affirming Surgery. The fellowship is the first of its kind in the world and will primarily emphasize gender-affirming facial reconstruction encompassing an understanding of craniofacial surgical principles, skeletal relationships, orthognathic surgery, and facial aesthetic principles, but also include other anatomic areas of reconstruction. In addition to surgery, the vision of the fellowship is to generate leaders in gender-affirming care. As such, the fellowship includes time with gender health primary care physicians, endocrinology, behavioral health, and urology, as well as collaborative projects with the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law.

Requirements:
1. Successful completion of an ACGME accredited plastic and reconstructive surgery residency program.
2. Board eligible for the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
3. Eligible for a California Medical License.

To apply, please send the following:
1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Statement of Interest
3. Two Current Letters of Recommendation

10/30/2023

Generations ❤️❤️❤️

10/29/2023

Family photos from the UCLA Plastic Surgery Alumni Reception at PSTM in Austin! Thank you all for attending!!
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10/25/2023

To all our UCLA plastic surgery family who are headed to Austin this weekend, come join us at the reception on Saturday! See y’all soon!!!

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10/15/2023

I am so excited to announce the UCLA Facial Gender-Affirming Surgery Fellowship!! This fellowship is the first of its kind in the world with a face/craniofacial emphasis on gender-affirming surgery. For all graduating residents in plastic & reconstructive surgery, come hang out with us in Los Angeles for an AWESOME year!!

Details (also see link in bio):
Fellowship Director: Justine Lee
Available: 07/01/2024
The UCLA Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is delighted to offer a one-year fellowship focused on Facial Gender-Affirming Surgery. The fellowship is the first of its kind in the world and will primarily emphasize gender-affirming facial reconstruction encompassing an understanding of craniofacial surgical principles, skeletal relationships, orthognathic surgery, and facial aesthetic principles, but also include other anatomic areas of reconstruction. In addition to surgery, the vision of the fellowship is to generate leaders in gender-affirming care. As such, the fellowship includes time with gender health primary care physicians, endocrinology, behavioral health, and urology, as well as collaborative projects with the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law.

Requirements:
1. Successful completion of an ACGME accredited plastic and reconstructive surgery residency program.
2. Board eligible for the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
3. Eligible for a California Medical License.

To apply, please send the following:
1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Statement of Interest
3. Two Current Letters of Recommendation

08/28/2023

Dearest Captain Dr. Oranges, you crushed it ❤️ a million thanks to Carlo, Christine, Daniel, and the Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève plastic surgery team for a phenomenal EPSRC in the most beautiful setting!

Congrats to the new Captain Martin Knoz, so excited to be in Brno next year!

à toute à l’heure mes amis 🩷🩷

03/03/2023

About six years ago, we started the UCLA Facial Gender-Affirming Surgery program. The journey has been an incredible and magical time for me that has pushed my surgical creativity and given me the distinct privilege to contribute to the lives of so many. Every step of the way was only possible and awesome because I got to do it side by side with my amazing friend and collaborator !

Abie, our baby is all growns up!! Cheers to six years and a few hundred cases!

07/08/2022

Gender-affirming surgery is one of the most important procedures for patients with gender dysphoria, researchers say.

07/08/2022