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Dr. Catherine Lee, Orthodontist for Children & Craniofacial Specialist for All Ages
Dr. Catherine Lee is a Craniofacial Orthodontist with over 25 years of experience, specialising in the care of children and adults with cleft and craniofacial conditions. Since establishing her practice in Singapore in 2002, she has cared for patients locally and across the region, with a satellite clinic in Kuala Lumpur.
In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Lee serves as a Visiting Consultant at Singapore General Hospital and the National University of Singapore, working within multidisciplinary cleft and craniofacial teams across the Asia-Pacific region. As a Peer Reviewer for The Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, she helps fellow doctors make advances in the medical field.
She is also a Council Member of the prestigious International Society of Craniofacial Surgery (ISCFS). Elected in 2025, she is one of only five council members worldwide and the sole representative for Craniofacial Orthodontics.
Dr. Lee completed her postgraduate orthodontic training at New York University and undertook advanced fellowship training in cleft–craniofacial surgical orthodontics at the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery (IRPS), NYU School of Medicine. Throughout her time she contributed several peer-reviewed scientific papers (see below).
Beyond clinical work, Dr. Lee is the Patron and Medical Director of the Cleft Care Indonesia Foundation (CCIF), supporting access to cleft care for underprivileged children. For her efforts she was named a Global Australian GameChanger in 2023 by the Commonwealth Government of Australia and was nominated for the Australian Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of Adelaide in December 2021.
Academic Qualifications
- New York University (NYU), Postgraduate Orthodontics Residency
- NYU School of Medicine, Fellowship in Cleft–Craniofacial Surgical Orthodontics, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery (IRPS)
- University of Adelaide (Australia) Bachelor of Dentistry
Honorary Roles and Positions
- COUNCIL member (Orthodontics), International Society of Craniofacial Surgery (ISCFS)
- Visiting Consultant, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital
- Visiting Consultant, Department of Surgery (Plastic & Reconstructive division ), National University Hospital of Singapore
- Peer Reviewer, The Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
- CORE ClearCorrect™ Global Advisory Board Member
- Patron & Medical Director, Cleft Care Indonesia Foundation (CCIF)
Awards & Recognition
- Global Australian GameChanger, Commonwealth Government of Australia (2023)
- Nominated for Australian Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Adelaide (2021)
Professional Memberships
- Member, International Society of Craniofacial Surgery (ISCFS)
- Member, American Association of Orthodontists
- Member, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
*Cleft Care Indonesia Foundation (CCIF) - a non-profit charity organization. Dr. Lee now serves as a Patron and medical director on its board, providing expertise, resources and strategies for the care of underprivileged cleft-lip and -palate children in Indonesia.
Dr. Lee is currently also a member of four multi-disciplinary teams, providing care for cleft-lip and palate, and cranio-facial patients around the Asia – Pacific region.
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Scientific Publications
- Nasaoalveolar Molding Improves Appearance of Children with Bilateral Cleft Lip-Cleft Palate
Catherine T. H. Lee, Judah S. Garfinkle, Stephen M. Warren, Lawrence E. Brecht, Court B. Cutting and Barry H. Grayson
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 122(4):1131-1137, 2008
- Prepubertal Midface Growth in Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Following Alveolar Molding and Gingivoperiosteoplasty
Catherine T. H. Lee, Barry H. Grayson, Court B. Cutting, Lawrence E. Brecht and Wen Yuan Lin
The Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Journal. 41:375-380, 2004
- Long-Term Outcome Study of Bilateral Mandibular Distraction: A Comparison of Treacher Collins and Nager Syndromes to Other Types of Micrognathia
Eric J. Stelnicki, M.D. Wen-Yuan Lin, D.D.S. Catherine Lee, D.D.S. Barry H. Grayson, D.D.S. Joseph G. McCarthy, M.D
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 109(6) 1826-1827, 2002
- Distraction Osteogenesis of Costochondral Bone Grafts in the Mandible
Eric J. Stelnicki, Larry Hollier, Catherine Lee, Wen-Yuan Lin, Barry Grayson and Joseph G. McCarthy
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 109(3):934-935, 2002 - NAM Therapy-Evidence-Based Results
Elçin Esenlik, Travis Gibson, Catherine Lee, Serena Kassam, Yuki Sato, Judah Garfinkle , Alvaro A Figueroa , Fawzi AlQatami, Christopher Runyan, Michael Alperovich, Michael S Golinko, Athina Chatzigiann et al.
The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 21;57(4):529–31. 2020
- Synergistic Triad of Mixed Reality, 3D Printing, and Navigation in Complex Craniomaxillofacial Reconstruction
Elijah Zhengyang Cai 1, Harry Ho Man Ng 1, Yujia Gao 2,3, Kee Yuan Ngiam 3,4,5,6 and Thiam Chye Lim 1,6,*
Bioengineering 2026, 13, 10
