Dr. Eric Lee - Orange Orthopedic Medical Group

Eric W. Lee, M.D.Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

Fellowship Trained in Sports Medicine

Dr. Lee graduated from Stanford University in 1992, where he was awarded the President’s Award for Academic Excellence and Phi Beta Kappa honors. He earned his medical degree and completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. After completing his Sports Medicine fellowship training with noted knee specialists Dr. Lonnie Paulos and Tom Rosenberg in Salt Lake City, Utah and renowned shoulder specialist Dr. Buddy Savoie in Jackson, Mississippi, he began practicing in Orange County in 2002. He has been honored multiple times as a Physician of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association and has led the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at St. Joseph Hospital as section chair twice.

Dr. Lee also holds a Subspecialty Board Certification in Orthopedic Sports Medicine for diagnosis and treatment of knee, shoulder, and sports-related injuries. He specializes in arthroscopic and open surgery for knee and shoulder pathology such as meniscus and ligament injuries, osteochondral lesions, instability, labral and rotator cuff tears, and arthritis. He is well-versed in instrumented and robotic-assisted partial and total knee replacement. As an experienced teacher/ lecturer in musculoskeletal ultrasound and ultrasound-guided injections, Dr. Lee is also at the forefront of non-operative regenerative medicine interventions such as platelet rich plasma (PRP).

Since 2002, he has volunteered and covered the sports programs for Orange High School and Villa Park High School. Outside of work, Dr. Lee enjoys golf, food, and spending time with his wife and two daughters.

Accepted Health Plans:

Accepts all major insurances.

Specializing in:

Shoulder and knee injuries
Sports related injuries
Arthroscopic Surgery
Instrumented and robotic total knee replacement
Ultrasound-guided platelet rich plasma injection therapy

Education

8/01-7/02

Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship. With Dr. Lonnie E. Paulos, The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (Salt Lake City, UT) and Dr. Felix H. Savoie, Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center (Jackson, MS). Specializing in knee, shoulder, and sports medicine surgery.

7/96-7/01

University of California, San Francisco Orthopedic Surgery Residency Training Program. Department Chairman David S. Bradford, MD.

9/92-6/96

University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Medical Doctorate conferred June 1996.

9/88-4/92

Stanford University. Stanford, CA. Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences. Conferred April 1992. GPA 3.92.

Professional Awards and Achievements

1/18 – 1/22

Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery. St. Joseph Hospital of Orange.

Orange County Physician of Excellence (2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Selected by the Orange County Medical Association to award physicians who “have exhibited the skills, training, and commitment to their patients and the community to stand out above their peers.”

10/13

Certificate of Added Qualification, Sports Medicine. Granted by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery to signify sub-specialty training and knowledge in the field of sports medicine. Re-certified in April 2023.

4/07

Active Member, Arthroscopy Association of North America. A specialty society which encourages, fosters, and promotes development and dissemination of knowledge in the discipline of arthroscopic surgery.

3/06

Fellow, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

7/04

Diplomate, American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Successfully completed Part I written exam (7/01) and Part II oral examination (7/04) for board certification. Re-certified in October 2014 and April 2023.

4/92

Graduate with Distinction, Stanford University. Reserved for students across all majors with superior academic achievement.

5/91

Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University. Awarded to 33 of 1500+ members of Stanford’s junior class for excellence in the sciences and humanities.

9/89

President’s Award for Academic Excellence, Stanford University. Awarded to the Top 50 students in Stanford’s freshman class, as determined by academic performance and faculty nomination.

4/92

Stanford Biological Sciences, Departmental Honors Program. Designed and implemented an independent research project for faculty review.

6/00

Orthopedic Research Education Fund Fellowship Grant. Received funding for volunteer orthopedic mission to Umtata, South Africa to provide care to underserved population.

Research, Teaching, and Publications

9/15, 10/16

Faculty, Innovative Techniques: The Knee Course. Las Vegas, NV. Lecturer and instructor for musculoskeletal ultrasound workshop teaching imaging anatomy and injection techniques to orthopedic surgeons.

11/15

Faculty, Advanced Concepts in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Las Vegas, NV. Ultrasound Section Chair. Lectured and taught hands-on skills lab for musculoskeletal ultrasound.

3/15

Faculty, Kaiser Permanente Dale Daniel Orthopedic Symposium. Carlsbad, CA. Guest lecturer on incorporating musculoskeletal ultrasound in orthopedic practice.

1/12, 1/13, 1/14

Faculty, Arthrex North American Sports Medicine Symposium. Naples, FL. Instructor for musculoskeletal ultrasound lab to teach imaging and needle-guided injections to orthopedic surgeons.

4/12

Faculty, Arthrex Hip Faculty Forum. Newport Beach, CA. Gave lectures on PRP basic science update and hip ultrasound. Taught hip ultrasound and ultrasound guided needle placement lab.

5/11, 6/12

Faculty, NBA Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Instructional Course. Chicago, IL. Taught fundamentals, techniques, and current applications of musculoskeletal ultrasound to NBA team physicians.

2/11

Speaker, Sonosite/ Carticept. San Diego, CA. Lectured and instructed orthopedic surgeons on the techniques and appropriate uses of knee ultrasound in sports medicine orthopedic practice. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

5/06

Lee, E. and Shelton, W. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Quadriceps tendon autograft. Sports Injuries of the Knee: Surgical Approaches, 2006; 94-98.

10/02

Lee, E., Paulos, L., and Warren, R. Complications of thermal energy in knee surgery. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 2002; Vol. 21: 753-763.

3/02

Lee, E., Dirschl, D., Duff, G., Dahners, L., and Miclau, T. High-Pressure Pulsatile Lavage Irrigation of Fresh Intra-articular Fractures: Effectiveness at removing particulate matter from bone. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma, 2002; Vol. 16: 162-165.

6/01

Lee, E. Fellowship opens new world for orthopaedist. The Bulletin: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons/ American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, 2001; Vol. 49 (3): 42-43.

2/01

Lee, E. and Kim, H. Early fatigue failures of cemented, forged, cobalt-chromium femoral stems at the neck-shoulder junction. The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2001; Vol. 16(2): 236-238.

6/99

Lee, E. and Donatto, K. Fractures of the midfoot and forefoot. Current Opinion in Orthopedics, 1999; Vol. 10(3): 224-30.

3/92

Beushausen, S., Lee, E., Walker, B., and Bayley, H. Catalytic subunits of Aplysia neuronal cAMP-dependent protein kinase with two different N termini. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 1992; Vol. 89: 1641-5.

Additional Information

Birthplace

Albany, NY.

Active Medical Licenses:

California #A065673

Active Society Memberships:

Arthroscopy Association of North America
Orange County Medical Association
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery