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Lillian L. C. Lee
Visiting Observer Coordinator
Programme page names her as Visiting Observer Coordinator and as the contact for observer applications. Administrative coordination role only; the page does not describe her as a surgeon or teaching faculty, and observers are hosted by individual faculty members, who are not named for the programme itself.
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 28 Oct 2026
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Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Visiting Observer Program.
- Leadership as published
- Evidence reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Stanford University — Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
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Associated training route
Observership
Visiting Observer Program
A short observership in Stanford's plastic and reconstructive surgery division in which visitors watch clinics and operating rooms across its subspecialties under a faculty host. Submitting a request does not guarantee placement.
- Location
- Stanford, California, United States
- Duration
- Up to 30 consecutive calendar days, one observation period per 12 months
- Clinical participation
- Observation only; observers are hosted by a faculty member and are not described as having practising rights
- International applicants
- Visiting observers enter on a visitor or business visa; Stanford states it cannot provide or assist with visas. A fee applies to international observers only
- Funding
- No stipend described. International observers pay $1,500 for the first week and $1,000 for each further week, up to 4 weeks
- Application timing
- Requests must be submitted at least 90 days before the desired start date; 8-10 weeks' notice is requested for faculty approval
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Offered on a selective and periodic basis, depending on divisional capacity and faculty availability
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Applicants must be at least 18 and a medical student, resident or physician (or similar professional); other observers may attend clinics only. Prior approval from a hosting faculty member is required.
Published training
- Clinic and operating-room observation across plastic surgery subspecialties
- Discussion with the hosting faculty member
- Faculty host approval obtained through the faculty member's administrative associate
- Compliance, HIPAA and immunisation clearance before the visit
Application route
Obtain approval from a faculty member's administrative associate, submit the Visiting Observer Request and Inquiry form, notify the division's visiting observer coordinator, then complete the compliance paperwork by the stated deadlines.
Published application documents
- Faculty approval email
- Visiting Observer Request & Inquiry form
- Official immunisation and test records (self-reported records are not accepted)
- HIPAA and compliance paperwork supplied after the request
Published contact note: Lillian L. C. Lee — Visiting Observer Coordinator, lilclee@stanford.edu
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Lillian L. C. Lee — Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗
- Stanford Surgery — International Visiting Observer Program ↗
Source review: 22 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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