Richard S. Lee, MD
Richard S. Lee, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Affiliation
- Hoag Physician Partners
Language
- English
About Dr. Lee
A southern California native, Richard Lee, M.D., is board certified in orthopedic surgery specializing in minimally invasive surgery of the spine. He treats the entire spectrum of spinal conditions including cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine pathologies. Employing the most current and advanced operative techniques, Dr. Lee performs surgical procedures of the spine with the goal of returning patients to function as quickly as possible.
Dr. Lee’s interest in spinal surgery is a combination of several academic interests during his schooling. In college, he studied neurobiology and was intrigued by the complexity of the human nervous system. His laboratory research included work on the effects of microgravity on gene expression in bone and muscle cells in outer space. These early experiences as an undergraduate student and NASA researcher primed his interest in orthopedic and spinal surgery as a medical student.
“What I enjoy most about spinal surgery is the opportunity to combine science and art to help patients rehab from physically debilitating conditions.”
Dr. Lee attended the University of California at Berkeley for his undergraduate degree in molecular biology. He went on to attend medical school at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He completed his surgical internship and orthopedic surgery residency at the Yale School of Medicine, followed by a combined orthopedic and neurosurgical spinal surgery fellowship at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Lee resides in Newport Beach and enjoys running and cycling in his spare time.
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Conditions Treated
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion
- Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Arthritis Of The Low Back
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Back Pain
- Bulging Disc
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Cervical Disc Disorder
- Cervical Spondylosis
- Chronic Back Pain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Complex Spine Surgery
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Degenerative Herniated Disc
- Difficulty Walking
- Disc Herniation
- Dorsalgia
- Fracture of Thoracic Spine
- Herniated Cervical Disc
- Herniated Disc
- Herniated disk
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Intervertebral disc disorders
- Kyphosis
- Limb Numbness
- Limb Weakness
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbago
- Lumbar Decompression
- Lumbar Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Lumbar Spine Fusion (Lumbar Lateral Interbody Fusion LLIF)
- Mechanica Idiopathic Chronic Low Back Pain
- Microdiscectomy
- Middle Back Pain
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neck Pain
- Nerve Compression
- Nerve Impingement
- Nerve Root Compression
- Pain in Spine
- Posterior Cervical Laminectomy
- Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Protruding Disc
- Radiating Pain
- Radiculopathy
- Scoliosis
- Slipped Disc
- Spinal Arthritis
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Pain
- Spinal Deformities
- Spinal Osteoarthrisis
- Spinal Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spinal Trauma
- Spinal Tumors
- Spine
- Spine Pain
- Spine Revision Surgery
- Spine Surgery
- Spine Trauma
- Tailbone Pain
- Thoracic Spine Pain
- Thoracic spine fracture
- Upper Back Pain
- Weakness in Limbs
- lumbar arthritis
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Education
- Medical Education - Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx (Medical Doctor)
- Internship - Yale New Haven Hospital (General Surgery)
- Residency - Yale New Haven Hospital (Orthopaedic Surgery)
- Fellowship - Harvard Medical School (Spinal Surgery)
Board Certification
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery
Affiliations
- Hoag Physician Partners
Area of Focus
- Orthopedic Surgery