Hannah Hoeun Lee, MD, PhD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Headshot of Hannah Hoeun Lee, MD, PhD

Hannah Hoeun Lee, MD, PhD

Orthopaedic Surgery
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Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Orthopaedics University City - 7th Floor
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Pennsylvania Hospital

Dr. Lee's clinical interests include wrist and thumb arthritis, and nerve injuries and transfers to the upper extremities. She also conducts research in hand and upper extremity disease processes, cartilage and nerve regeneration using stem cells, and bone healing.

My education and training

  • University of PittsburghMedical School
  • University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineResidency
  • University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineFellowship
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Spoken languages

English
English
한국어
Korean

Reviews

Average Rating

749 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
October 2026
She tell me i need surgery for my hand so I will feel better later and no more pain
Anonymous
October 2026
Doc.Lee provides the best care of my needs.
Anonymous
October 2026
She was a good listener and responded accordingly
Anonymous
October 2026
Dr Lee did a great job of the surgery itself but provides no detailed information during visitis but is rather very terse in answers and fast to get through appointments.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Lee is a Penn Medicine provider.

Qualifications and experience

All conditions and treatments

Research

Publications

Stoeckl, BD, Masada, KM, Laforest, LG, Lee, HH, Mauck, RL, Steinberg, DR Multi-Scale Analysis of Regional Pathology in the Human Trapezium during Osteoarthritis Progression , J Orthop Res, 43(9): 2025,1581-15


Shultz, R.B.; Laimo, F.A.; Lee, H.H.; Ali, Z.S.; Huang, R.; Barnewall, R.E.; Fetzek, C.G.; Ledebur, H.C.; Cullen, D.K.; Katiyar, K.S. A Nonhuman Primate Model to Evaluate Treatments for Long-Gap Ulnar Nerve Injury , J Neurosci Res., 103(8): 2025,e70069


Berns, E.M., Zhuang, T., Lee, H.H. Opioid-Free Pain Management Strategies for Patients on Oral Anticoagulation Undergoing Soft Tissue Hand Surgery , J Hand Surg Am.: 2025


Zhuang, T., Berns, E.M., Lee, H.H., Sobel, A.D. A Concurrent Perioperative Benzodiazepine and Opioid Utilization in Opioid-Naïve Patients Undergoing Soft Tissue Hand Surgery , Hand (N Y): 2025


Zhuang T, Berns EM, Lee HH. Treatment utilization for Dupuytren's contracture in the United States is influenced by socioeconomic factors , J Hand Surg Eur Vol, 50(3): 2025,418-420


Zhuang, T., Berns, E.M., Hallman, M., Lee, H.H. Are Preoperative Corticosteroid Injections in Large or Intermediate Joints Associated with Surgical Site Infection After Soft Tissue Hand Surgery? A Retrospective Database Analysis , J Hand Surg Am., 50(7): 2025,819-828


Ray, S., D’Auria, J., Lee, H.H., Baratz, M.E. Allyship for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hand Surgery , Hand Clinics, 39(1): 2023,103-109


Lee HH, Lynch KJ, Kohls MR, Fowler JR. Localization of the Median Nerve and Flexor Pollicis Longus at the Carpal Tunnel Inlet in Patients With and Without Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Using Ultrasound , Hand (N Y), 19(3): 2024,387-391


Lee, H.H., Satish, L. Biological Targets for Dupuytren Disease , Annals of Plastics Surgery, 87: 2021,355-358


Lee HH, Imbriglia JE, Balk ML. Delayed mid-substance flexor tendon graft rupture 31 years after a two-stage reconstruction , J Hand Surg Eur Vol, 44(3): 2019,325-326