Dr. Richard H. Lee is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area. Dr. Lee graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with high honors. He attended medical school at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was recognized for excellence in clinical research in plastic surgery pertaining to facial injuries.
Dr. Lee graduated at the top quartile of his class at Johns Hopkins and began a 7-year residency program in general surgery and plastic surgery at the world-renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Lee’s Curriculum Vitae
As a surgical resident, Dr. Lee distinguished himself, winning the prestigious Ortho-McNeil Investigator’s Award with an invitation to present his research at the 13th International Wound Healing Society Symposium in Bordeaux, France. Upon finishing his residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Lee established his practice in Newport Beach, California.
Over the past 11 years, Dr. Lee has performed the fine art of plastic surgery in Newport Beach. Dr. Lee specializes in breast, body contouring, and facial plastic surgery, and his passion is to achieve enhanced but natural results.
Notably, Dr. Lee is also a classically trained violinist and has studied at The San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has traveled to the musical capitals of Europe and has performed alongside members of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. (Psalm 112:1)
Contact Dr. Lee for your consultation to learn more about the procedures available, such as breast augmentation, liposuction, rhinoplasty or other plastic surgery procedure. You can also call our office in Newport Beach, California, at 949-548-9312.
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M.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland 1996
Top Quartile of Class in Percentile Rank
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California 1992
High Honors and Distinction in General Scholarship
Diploma, The Andrew P. Hill High School
San Jose, California 1988
Valedictorian
Plastic Surgery Fellow
Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Chief Resident
Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Senior Assistant Resident
Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Research Fellow
Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Junior Assistant Resident
Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Intern
Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
One Hospital Road
Newport Beach, California 92658
Newport Beach Surgery Center
361 Hospital Road, Suite 124
Newport Beach, California 92663
Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center
16200 Sand Canyon Avenue
Irvine, California 92618
Huntington Beach Hospital
17772 Beach Blvd.
Huntington Beach, California 92647
First Prize
Resident Article Contest
“Blunt Traumatic Craniofacial Injuries: A Comprehensive Analysis”
The Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Trauma
Ortho-McNeil Young Investigator Award
“Inhibition of TNF Attenuates Wound Healing”
Third Joint Conference of Wound Healing Society and
European Tissue Repair Society
Bordeaux, France
Henry Strong Dennison Research Award
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The American Heart Association
Student Research Grant
Dean’s List
College of Letters and Science
University of California, Berkeley
Alumni Scholar
University of California, Berkeley
City of Vienna Prize
15th Annual International Youth & Music Festival
First Violinist
The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Vienna, Austria
“The Evolution of Craniofacial Trauma: An 11-Year Experience of the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center” (oral)
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
78th Annual Meeting
Colorado Springs, Colorado
“Nitric Oxide Expression in the Healing Wound: A Time Course Study” (oral)
Plastic Surgery Research Council
44th Annual Meeting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“Insulin Resistance: A Role in Peripheral Neuropathy?”(poster)
Plastic Surgery Research Council
44th Annual Meeting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“Insulin Resistance: A Role in Peripheral Neuropathy?” (oral)
American Society for Peripheral Nerve
9th Annual Meeting
Los Angeles, California
“Inhibition of TNF Attenuates Wound Healing” (oral)
3rd Joint Meeting of The European Tissue Repair Society and The Wound Healing Society
Bordeaux, France
“Incisional Wound Healing in Two Different Strains of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Knock-out (iNOS-KO) Mice” (poster)
3rd Joint Meeting of The European Tissue Repair Society and The Wound Healing Society
Bordeaux, France
“Nitric Oxide in the Healing Wound: A Time Course Study” (oral)
Owen H. Wangensteen Surgical Forum
85th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons
San Francisco, California
“Comprehensive Analysis of Craniofacial Injuries in
Motor Vehicle Collisions” (oral)
Biennial Meeting of The Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association
Baltimore, Maryland
Lee RH. Manson PN. Robertson BC. Evolution of Craniomaxillofacial
Trauma. Seminars in Plastic Surgery. 16(3):283-293.
Lee RH. Efron DT. Tantry U. Barbul A. Nitric Oxide in the Healing
Wound: A Time Course Study. Journal of Surgical Research. 101(1):1-5
Lee RH. Gamble WB. Robertson B. Manson PN. Blunt Traumatic Craniofacial Injuries: A Comprehensive Analysis. The Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Trauma. 6(2):7-16
Lee RH. Efron DT. Tantry U. Stuelten C. Moldawer LL. Abouhamze A. Barbul A. Inhibition of Tumor Necrosis Factor-a Attenuates Wound Breaking Strength in Rats. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 8(6):547-53
Lee RH. Dellon AL. Insulin resistance: Does It Play a Role in Peripheral Neuropathy?. Diabetes Care. 22(11):1914-5
Lee RH. Efron DT. Tantry U. Barbul A. Nitric Oxide in the Healing Wound: A Time Course Study. Owen H. Wangensteen Surgical Forum Volume. L:636-8
Lee RH. Gamble WB. Robertson B. Manson PN. The MCFONTZL Classification System for Soft-tissue Injuries to the Face. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 103(4):1150-7
Lee RH. Gamble WB. Mayer MH. Manson PN. Patterns of Facial Laceration from Blunt Trauma. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 99(6):1544-54.
Citizenship: United States
Married
Children: 3
Board-Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Certified, United States Medical Licensing Examination
Advanced Trauma Life Support
Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Service Systems
The Maryland State Board of Physician Quality Assurance
Physician License
The Medical Board of California
Physician & Surgeon License
Lee RH. Tufaro AP. Prosthetic Substitutes in Chest Wall Reconstruction. Current Therapy in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
