A. Lee Dellon

Arnold Lee Dellon (born April 18, 1944) is an American plastic surgeon known for pioneering and developing the modern field of peripheral nerve injury.[1][2][3] He is a Professor of Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University and the founder of Dellon Institutes for Peripheral Nerve Surgery.[4][5]

A. Lee Dellon
Born
Arnold Lee Dellon

Bronx, New York
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationJohns Hopkins University, (BA, 1966), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, (MD, 1970), Utrecht University, Netherlands, PhD, 2007.
Years active38
Known forPeripheral Nerve Surgery
Medical career
ProfessionSurgery of the peripheral nerve
ResearchPeripheral nerve injury, regeneration, and reconstruction. Pelvic pain, facial pain
Websitewww.dellon.com

Early life and education

A. Lee Dellon was born in the Bronx, New York, to Irene Jewel Dellon and Alfred Dellon. He grew up in Saddle Brook, New Jersey and graduated from Saddle Brook High School.[6] He went on to study pre-med at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and graduated with a BA in 1966. He then proceeded to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he earned his MD in 1970.[7]

Lee then spent two years as a Clinical Associate and Lt. Commander in the United States Public Health Service in the Surgery Branch of the National Cancer Institute. He became the first Hand Surgery Fellow at the Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore In 1977 and completed Plastic Surgery Residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1978. He received a PhD from Utrecht University in the Netherlands in 2007 for his work relieving pain, preventing ulcers and amputations in diabetics with neuropathy and chronic nerve compression.[8]

Career

A. Lee Dellon founded the Dellon Institutes for Peripheral Nerve Surgery in 2000 and began the first Peripheral Nerve Fellowship training program in 2002.[9][10] He serves as Professor of Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.[11][12] He remains the only person to be promoted at the Johns Hopkins University to Full Professor of Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery while in private practice.[13][14]

Lee is the author of five books.[15][16] Lee also wrote over 450 scientific papers.[17][18][19] He held He held editorial positions for many years on various journals in the field of plastic surgery including Annals of Plastic Surgery,[20] Journal of Hand Therapy,[21] Journal of Hand Surgery, (American Volume)[22] and Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery.[23][24]

Lee is one of the founding members of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN) in 1991. He is the 2nd President of the ASPN.[24] He is also the founding member of the Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons in 2005, and received its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.[24]

Awards and recognition
  • 1977 - Cleft Palate Associate Educational Award[24]
  • 1985 - Robert H. Ivy Award of Pennsylvania Society of Plastic Surgeons[24]
  • 1985, 2012 - Emanuel Kaplan Award of the New York State Society for Surgery of the Hand[7]
  • 2005 - USA Plastic Surgeon of the Year[25]
  • 2013 - Lifetime Achievement Award by Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons[26]

See also

References
  1. "Changing the Natural History of Diabetic Neuropathy". diabetesincontrol.com. 31 May 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. Tom Blackwell, "From avid runner to bedridden after a botched surgery". news.nationalpost.com. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. "Henderson surgeon decompresses nerves to stop chronic pain". reviewjournal.com. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. "Diabetes and Chemotherapy Neuropathy". diabetesincontrol.com. 2 November 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. "Dellon Lectureship in Peripheral Nerve Surgery". hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  6. "Dellon to Study at Johns Hopkins", The Record, July 5, 1962. Accessed June 14, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Arnold Lee Dellon, who was awarded a $500 scholarship from the V.F.W. last month, will begin medical studies at Johns Hopkins University this fall. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dellon of 804 Saddle River Road. Dellon was graduated from Saddle Brook High School in the top 5 per cent of his class."
  7. "A LEE DELLON, CURRICULUM VITAE". dellon.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  8. "A. Lee Dellon, M.D". diabetesincontrol.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  9. Andrew Kiraly, Heidi Kyser,"New medical technologies in the valley are fighting cancer, saving hearts and eliminating chronic pain". knpr.org. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  10. Eve Zaslow, "Respected Valley Foot and Ankle Surgeon Brings Hope to Diabetic Patients". footdrlink.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  11. JULIAN KESNER, "FREE AT LAST". nydailynews.com. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  12. Lois M. Collins, "Surgery offers hope for diabetics". deseretnews.com. 10 March 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  13. Elise Riley, "Valley doctor leading the fight against sugar". azcentral.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  14. "Life coach: how can I lose my baby fat". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  15. Lee Dellon, A. (2007). "Pain Solutions 1st Edition by A. Lee Dellon". ISBN 978-1604026979.
  16. "Evaluation of sensibility and re-education of sensation in the hand by A Lee Dellon". worldcat.org. OCLC 805570558.
  17. "Neuropathy: Study Shows Positive Impact of Surgical Decompression". psychiatrictimes.com. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  18. "A. Lee Dellon Peripheral Nerve Lectureship". archive.umhsheadlines.org. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  19. "Nerve decompression and diabetic neuropathy". lermagazine.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  20. "Editorial Board". journals.lww.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  21. "A Numerical Grading Scale for Peripheral Nerve Function". jhandtherapy.org. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  22. "Reliability of two-point discrimination measurements". jhandtherapy.org. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  23. "Results of Decompression of Peripheral Nerves in Diabetics: A Prospective, Blinded Study". journals.lww.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  24. "A. Lee Dellon, MD, PhD". sunsetridgesc.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  25. Brian Scipione, "For Diabetics, Ramadan a Time of Increased Vigilance for Neuropathy". arabnews.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  26. "Life Time Achievement Award from the Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons". dellon.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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