Email

wesleyl@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women (Clinic)

6651 Main Street Suite F420
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-7500
obgyn@bcm.edu

Education

MD from Oregon Health & Science University

06/1981 - Portland, Oregon United States

Medical

Internship at Parkland Memorial Hospital

06/1981 - Dallas, Texas United States

Residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital

06/1985 - Dallas, Texas United States

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Fellowship at Baylor College Of Medicine

06/1987 - Houston, Texas United States

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

BS from Oregon State University

06/1977 - Corvallis, Oregon United States

Zoology

Certifications

Board Certification - Maternal Fetal Medicine

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

#Fellow

ABOG

Honors & Awards

Deputy Editor, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

William J. Fry Memorial Lecture Award (2015)

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

Joseph H. Holmes Clinical Pioneer Award (2018)

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

3D Umbilical Venous Flow - A New Paradigm for Improving the Assessment of Fetal Growth Restriction

Co-Principal Investigator, 1R01HD097756-01A

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (08/2019 - 04/2024)

Professional Statement

My primary goals are to promote excellence in clinical care, teaching, and research as it relates to the use of diagnostic imaging in obstetrics and gynecology. I am particularly interested in the development and application of novel imaging technologies in the practice of perinatal medicine.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Lee W, Balasubramaniam M, Deter RL, Hassan SS, Gotsch F, Kusanovic JP, Gonçalves LF, Romero R. "Fractional limb volume: a soft tissue parameter of fetal body composition. validation, technical considerations, and normal ranges during pregnancy.." Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2009;33:427-440. Pubmed PMID: 19253340
• Lee W, Deter R, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Yeo L, Romero R "Prospective validation of fetal weight estimation using fractional limb volume.." Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Feb;41(2):198-203. Pubmed PMID: 22605519
• Lee W, Deter RL, Sameera S, Espinoza J, Gonçalves LF, Romero R "Individualized growth assessment of fetal thigh circumference using three-dimensional ultrasonography.." Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2008 May;31(5):520-8. Pubmed PMID: 18389488
• Beth Kline-Fath, Dorothy Bulas, Wesley Lee "Fundamental and Advanced Fetal Imaging. Ultrasound and MRI.." 2nd edition. ISBN-13: 978-1975117009; ISBN-10 197511700X Wolters Kluwer Health. 2021;

Funding

3D Umbilical Venous Blood Flow - A New Paradigm for Improving the Assessment of Fetal Growth Restriction - #1R01HD097756-01A1

$3,203,031.00 ( 08/01/2019 - 04/30/2024 )

Grant funding from NICHD

The delivery of a small for gestational age baby impacts families and health care systems alike although a critical challenge is distinguishing those that are born constitutionally small from those with intrauterine undernourishment that are at increased risk for adverse outcomes. We are developing a new approach for measuring umbilical venous blood flow using 3D ultrasound and Doppler technology during pregnancy. In this study, we aim to determine accuracy, reproducibility, normal reference standards, and circulatory findings in small fetuses, based on 3D umbilical venous flow, to improve our ability for detecting and monitoring pregnancies with suspected growth abnormalities from intrauterine undernourishment.