Orange County Plastic Surgeon, Richard Lee , MD, Specializing in Body Contouring
Dr. Lee is a board certified plastic surgeon specializing in breast and body contouring, who 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.
Over the past ten years, Dr. Lee has studied and performed the fine art of plastic surgery. Dr. Lee specializes in breast and body contouring 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.
Dr. Lee offers complimentary consultations in our Aliso Viejo and San Clemente offices.
EDUCATION
- M.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Top Quartile of Class in Percentile Rank
- B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
High Honors and Distinction in General Scholarship
- Diploma, The Andrew P. Hill High School
San Jose, California
Valedictorian
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- 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
CERTIFICATION
- Board-Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
- Certified, United States Medical Licensing Examination
- Advanced Trauma Life Support
Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Service Systems
LICENSURE
- The Maryland State Board of Physician Quality Assurance
Physician License - The Medical Board of California
Physician & Surgeon License
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
One Hospital Road
Newport Beach, California 92658
Newport Beach Surgery Center
361 Hospital Road, Suite 124
Newport Beach, California 92663
Laguna Hills Surgery Center
24331 El Toro Road, Suite 150
Laguna Woods, CA 92637
AWARDS/HONORS
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
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