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Dr. Nathan Lee, MD

Orthopedic spine surgeon, Chicago, IL

Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

Dr. Lee is a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, Illinois.

1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612

About Dr. Lee

Dr. Lee is a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon. He specializes in cervical, lumbar and complex spinal deformity surgery. He is a Back & Neck physician at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

He is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center and specializes in orthopedic care in Chicago. He was the spine surgeon featured in a Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush article about why people get shorter as they age. His research has appeared in journals such as Spine Deformity and Global Spine Journal.

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Services

Cervical spine surgery Lumbar spine surgery Complex spinal deformity surgery
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Licenses and credentials

Hospital and practice affiliations

Back & Neck physician at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Rush University Medical Center

Location

1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612
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Recognition and research

Publications

"Operative management of traumatic sacral fractures and in-hospital mortality: a national analysis" in Spine Deformity (2026)
"Research priorities in Spine Deformity: a machine learning-based topic analysis of the journal's first decade (2013-2026)" in Spine Deformity (2026)
"Impact of Immunosuppression Type on 30-Day Postoperative Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Retrospective National Cohort Study of 66,162 Patients" in Global Spine Journal (2026)
"Early Surgical Decompression and Pulmonary Embolism Risk in Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Propensity Score-Matched National Analysis" in Global Spine Journal (2026)
"Exploring the indications, failures, and treatment of complications after a C2 to pelvis fusion" in Spine Deformity (2026)

Media and books

Featured as the spine surgeon in a Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush article, Why You Get Shorter as You Age

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Dr. Lee is a spine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, IL.

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Dr. Lee is a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon who specializes in cervical, lumbar and complex spinal deformity surgery.

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