ACS Bulletin - May 2016

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MHS: SUPPORTING THE FUTURE

Her semi-retirement allows her to participate in several medical missions each year. “It feels very good to give these patients a better quality of life,” Dr. Lee said in a

2014 interview with representatives of the journalism department at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. 2

As a Colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, Dr. Lee also served her adopted homeland.

She was an active duty surgeon assigned to an evacuation hospital during Operation Desert Storm. In a 400-bed hospital in northern Saudi Arabia, she served on a team of surgeons that performed 125 operations.

One of Dr. Lee’s patients was a high-ranking officer of the Iraqi Republican Guard, illustrating her commitment to care for any patient in need of surgical services. 3

Philanthropically minded

Beyond offering her volunteer
services, Dr. Lee has given back
to the medical community in
other notable ways. She’s been a
generous donor through planned
gifts to several educational
institutions and medical
associations, including her alma
mater, Harvard Medical School,
and the ACS Foundation. She
gives back because of the support
she received and because she
wants to help future generations
of students. “The education and
training I received in the U.S. have
enabled me to have a career and
to serve humanity,” Dr. Lee said. 4

Explaining why she donated to the ACS, Dr. Lee said, “The motto on the seal of the ACS is ‘to serve all with skill and fidelity.’ In order to preserve and promote highest standards and quality of surgical care, all Fellows of the American College of Surgeons should support and donate to the ACS Foundation.” (Personal communication with author via e-mail, May 16, 2013).

As a donor to the ACS Foundation since 1994, Dr. Lee also is a member of the Fellows Leadership Society and has made major gifts to ACS Cancer Programs and the scholarship fund to help international surgeons attend Clinical Congress.

The ACS Foundation recognizes Dr. Lee’s commitment to her profession and patients, as illustrated in her gifts of time, talent, and financial contributions.

Through her support as a MHS member, Dr. Lee will continue a legacy of service in support of the ACS Operation Giving Back program and of the provision of lifelong learning opportunities.

If you are interested in learning about how you can join Dr. Lee in making a planned gift to the College, contact Shane Hollett, Executive Director, ACS Foundation, at 312-202-5506. ♦

REFERENCES

1. Searcy T. 13 people receive much needed hernia surgery. Blog post. March 13, 2009. Available at: http://teresasearcy.blogspot. com/2009/03/13-people-receive- much-needed-hernia.html. Accessed March 11, 2016.

2. Bergonio B. Ka Hui Ho’olauna Show 13. May 24, 2014. Available at: https://bbergonio.wordpress. com/2014/05/24/margaret-yeu-tsu- lee-story-ka-hui-hoolauna-show-13/. Accessed March 11, 2016.

3. Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, Inc. Available at: www.womensmemorial. org/Education/ APA.html. Accessed March 11, 2016.

4. Yeu-Tsu Margaret Lee, MD ’ 61 returns help she was given. Harvard Medical School. Available at: http://hms. harvard.edu/yeu-tsu-margaret-lee-md- 61. Accessed on March 11, 2016.