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Robert B. Albee, Jr., MD, FACOG, ACGE
Founder & Medical Director, Center for Endometriosis Care
Atlanta, GA

Background and Training
Dr. Robert Albee received his undergraduate degree from Hampden-Sydney College and earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia. He served his internship at Roanoke Memorial Hospital and his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Virginia Hospital. Dr. Albee is licensed in Georgia and has been in private practice in Atlanta since 1976.

He has studied with acknowledged leaders in laparoscopy and the use of the laser, both on this continent and abroad. He has taught his techniques to physicians from all over the world..

Dr. Albee has been awarded certification in Advanced Operative Laparoscopy by the Accreditation Council for Gynecologic Endoscopy. Dr. Albee was among the first 100 surgeons in the country to receive this honor.

Dr. Albee is active in many medical societies, including the Medical Association of Georgia, the GYN Laser Society, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, and the International Pelvic Pain Society. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Albee is listed in Who's Who in Virginia.

He has been the Medical Director of the Center for Endometriosis Care (formerly the Endometriosis Care Center) since its launch in 1991.

Approach to Endometriosis
Dr. Albee approaches endometriosis unflinchingly. He works under the premise that endometriosis can be recognized even in its subtlest manifestations, and, if one is willing to spend the time and refine one's operative skills, it can all be safely removed.

As determined as he is to remove all implants of endometriosis from a patient's body, Dr. Albee believes that such action is only part of the solution. Aesthetics are important to him, and he takes care to leave as small and unobtrusive a scar as possible. Dr. Albee reasons that he is involved with a woman's body for a few hours, but she will inhabit it her entire life. He is very aware that what he does in those hours, and how he does it, can have tremendous impact on the quality of her life.

Dr. Albee has collected outcome data on more than 800 of his endometriosis patients, going back to 1991. To his knowledge, this is the largest ongoing study currently active. He is planning to develop academic papers from this massive collection of information.

Volunteer Work
Dr. Albee has made three humanitarian trips to provide medical assistance to the Penan tribes in the Baram River area of Sarawak in East Malaysia. These trips have become a repeated occasion for global outreach. For many of the people he treats there, Dr. Albee is the only physician they see all year.

Summary
With satisfied patients who have come from as far away as England, Singapore, Hong Kong, Israel, Venezuela, and Italy, Dr. Albee truly is an internationally acclaimed surgeon.

A man who genuinely loves his work, Dr. Albee summarizes his attitude towards his profession this way: "I'm privileged to do what I do. My passion for treating women with endometriosis continues to grow each day."