About Dr. Stanley S. Lee, M.D.

Dr. Stan Lee is the Principal of Lucent Spine, PLLC, an orthopaedic spine surgeon consulting entity. He also maintains a boutique spine surgery micropractice as a consultant spine surgeon for Specialists in Spine Surgery in Southfield and West Bloomfield, Michigan. His current hospital appointments include Oakland Regional Hospital in Southfield, Michigan and Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Commerce, Michigan.

Dr. Lee graduated with a medical doctorate from the University of Michigan Medical School and went on to complete a surgical internship and an orthopaedic residency at Loyola University Medical School in Maywood, Illinois. He was then selected for a year-long orthopaedic fellowship in adult and pediatric spinal deformity and complex cervical spine surgery at Washington University Medical School/ Barnes Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

Upon completion of his training, Dr. Lee served as full time faculty at the University of Michigan Medical School before transitioning to Allegiance Health in Jackson, Michigan to start an orthopaedic spine surgery program. In 2011, after having practice spine surgery at the highest level, Dr. Lee founded Lucent Spine, PLLC, to fill a market gap of objective, evidence-based medical expert opinion for spinal disorders.

The mission of Lucent Spine is to provide objective, evidence based opinion in strict accordance with appropriate use criteria to help guide interested parties in making fully informed decisions about spinal disorders. Lucent Spine has offered expert services including education, peer-review, and policy oversight on spine related issues to constituents within the insurance, managed care, medical device, medicolegal, hospital, and healthcare industries.

Through his patient care practice, Specialists in Spine Surgery, Dr. Lee collaborates with meticulously selected providers, hospitals, and facilities which also strictly adhere to evidence-based guidelines and emphasize a "boutique/concierge" customer experience. Specialists in Spine Surgery provides patients with comprehensive information, advice, and unparalleled transparency about spine care and top quality treatment when appropriate. Priorities of Specialists in Spine Surgery include clear and transparent communication, maximizing patient outcomes, and an exceptional patient experience.