- Lipedema
- Lymphedema
- Cancer rehabilitation
- Wheelchair clinic
Hwajin Lee, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Perelman
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Dr. Lee is a physiatrist specializing in the functional recovery of cancer patients, as well as rehabilitation for primary and secondary lymphedema. She treats a variety of conditions patients may experience during or after cancer treatment, including musculoskeletal pain or weakness, neuropathy, radiation fibrosis, and fatigue and endurance-related issues. She also specializes in botulinum toxin injections to the head and neck region to treat radiation fibrosis and other musculoskeletal conditions.
My education and training
- Medical School: Wake Forest University
- Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Qualifications and experience
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2025
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National
- American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, National
- Association of Academic Physiatrists, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Michael D. Stubblefield and Hwajin Lee Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome , Cancer Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice. Third Edition.: 2025,822-840
Lee H, Stubblefield MD. Evaluation and management of shoulder dysfunction in cancer survivors , Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep, 12(3): 2024,383-394
Lee H, Stubblefield MD. Neuromuscular complications of radiation fibrosis syndrome , Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep., 1(11): 2023,1-8
Lee H, Cartwright MS Neuromuscular ultrasound in polyneuropathy , Pract Neurol, 20(3): 2020,26-30
Rosas S., Hughes R. T., Farris M., Lee H., McTyre E. R., Plate J. F., Shi L., Emory C. L., Blackstock A. William, Kerr B. A., Willey J. S. Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein in patients with osteoarthritis is independently associated with metastatic disease in prostate cancer , Oncotarget, 1(10): 2019,4776-4785