Kee-Joon Lee

Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Yonsei University, Korea.

Author of numerous book chapters on the biomechanics of miniscrew-driven orthodontics, non-extraction treatment of adult patients, contemporary lingual orthodontic techniques, and Surgery-First approaches using temporary anchorage devices (TADs).

First to demonstrate MARPE protocols for adult patients in the AJO-DO, which have been widely cited by other authors.

Author of numerous publications and clinical case reports on the treatment of impacted teeth and whole-arch movement in hyperdivergent patients, including publications featured on the covers of the AJO-DO.

Research interests include the clinical biomechanics of microimplant-assisted orthodontics and the response of sutures and bone tissue to orthodontic forces.

Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania (2002–2004).

Adjunct Professor, Department of Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania (2010–2011, 2016–2019) and Temple University (2010–2011).

Visiting Research Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (2010–2011).