Hannah Hoeun Lee, MD, PhD

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.6 with 186 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and Korean

Hannah Hoeun Lee, MD, PhD

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.6 with 186 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and Korean

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Pennsylvania Hospital
Dr. Lee is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Lee

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.

Abnormalities of the Hands
Adhesive Capsulitis
Amputation of Finger
Amputation of Thumb
Animal Bite of the Hand
Anterior Interosseous Compression Neuropathy
Anterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome
Arthritis of Fingers
Arthrodesis of Wrist
Arthroplasty Wrist
Arthroscopy of Wrist
Avascular Necrosis of Scaphoid
Avascular Necrosis of the Fingers
Avascular Necrosis of the Hand
Avascular Necrosis of the Lunate
Avascular Necrosis of the Wrist
Basal Joint Arthritis
Basal Joint Arthritis Surgery
Benign Tumor Removal of the Hand
Boutonniere Deformity
Brachial Plexus Exploration and Repair
Brachial Plexus Injury
Broken Finger (Finger Fracture)
Bursectomy of Hand
Bursitis of the Elbow
Bursitis of the Hand
Bursitis of the Wrist
Cancerous Tumor Removal of the Hand
Carpal Sequestrectomy
Carpal Tunnel Release
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpometacarpal Boss
Cat Bite of Hand
Cellulitis of Finger
Claw Hand
Cmc Thumb Arthroplasty
Cold Sensitivity Hands
Colles Fracture
Cubital Tunnel Surgery
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Cyst Removal
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis Surgery
Degenerative Joint Disease of the Hand
Developmental and Congenital Hand Deformities
Developmental Hand Deformities
Digital Ischemia
Digital Mucous Cysts
Digital Nerve Repair
Dislocated Thumb
Dislocation of Wrist
Distal Biceps Tendon Problem
Distal Radial Fracture
Dog Bite of Hand
Dupuytren's Contracture
Ectrodactyly
Elbow Fracture
Elbow Fracture Surgery
Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
Epicondylitis
Extensor Tendon Laceration
Extensor Tendon Repair
Fasciotomy of Hand
Felon
Finger Abscess
Finger Deformity
Finger Flexor Recession
Finger Fracture Surgery
Finger Injection
Finger Injury
Finger Pain
Finger Reattachment
Finger Sprain
Finger Tendon Lengthening
Fingertip Repair
Flexor Tendon Repair
Forearm Fracture
Forearm Fracture Surgery
Frostbite of Finger
Galeazzi Fracture
Gamekeeper's Thumb
Ganglion Cyst
Ganglion Cyst Removal (Ganglionectomy)
Giant Cell Tumor of Tendon Sheath of Hand
Glomangioma
Glomus Tumor
Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)
Gout of the Hand
Gout of the Wrist
Gymnast's Wrist
Hand Arthritis
Hand Deformities
Hand Fracture
Hand Fracture Surgery
Hand Infection
Hand Injury
Hand Mass
Hand Pain
Hand Reconstructive Surgery
Hand Steroid Injection
Hand Surgery
Hand Tendon Injury
Hand Tendon Repair
Hand Tendon Transfer
Hand Tendonitis
Hand Therapies
Hand Wound
High Pressure Injection Injury of Hand
Human Bite of the Hand
Humerus Fracture
Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome
Joint Surgery of Hand
Joint Surgery of the Wrist
Lesion of Ulnar Nerve
Lunate Fracture
Madelung Deformity
Mallet Finger
Malunion Fracture of the Forearm
Malunion Fracture of the Hand
Malunion Fracture of the Wrist
Median Neuropathy
Melanoma On Finger
Melanoma On Hand
Metacarpal Sequestrectomy
Metacarpophalangeal Fusion
Microsurgery of the Hand
Microsurgical Replantation of the Hand
Microvascular Epiphyseal Plate Transplantation
Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Hand
Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Wrist
Monteggia Fracture
Mp Joint Arthritis
Nail Bed Surgery
Nail Injuries
Nerve Reconstruction
Non-Displaced Fracture of Radius
Non-Displaced Fracture of Ulna
Nonunion Fracture of the Forearm
Nonunion Fracture of the Hand
Oligodactyly - Hand
Osteoarthritis of Fingers
Osteoarthritis of the Hand
Osteochondral Lesion of the Wrist
Osteonecrosis of the Hand
Palmar Fasciitis
Percutaneous Pinning
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Pollicization
Polydactyly
Polydactyly Foot
Postraumatic Radioulnar Synostosis
Post-Traumatic Reconstruction
Proximal Humerus Fractures
Proximal Ulnar Fracture
Psoriatic Arthritis
Radial Club Hand
Radial Fracture
Radial Nerve Injury
Radial Nerve Neuropathy
Radial Pseudoarthrosis Nonunion
Reconstruction of Thumb
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Repair Mallet Finger
Repair Trigger Thumb
Repetitive Stress Injury
Replantation of Extremities
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Rotator Cuff Injury
Scaphoid Fracture
Shoulder Arthritis
Shoulder Fracture
Sports Related Finger Injury
Sports Related Hand Injury
Sports Related Thumb Injury
Sports Related Wrist Injury
Stress Fracture of the Radius
Styloidectomy
Swan Neck Deformity
Symbrachydactyly
Syndactyly
Syndactyly Repair
Synovectomy of Wrist
Tendinitis of the Hand
Tendinitis of the Wrist
Tendon Pulley Reconstruction
Tendon Repair
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
Tenoplasty of Hand
Tenosynovitis
Tenosynovitis of Hand
Tenotomy (Tendon Release Surgery)
Thumb Fracture
Thumb Hypoplasia
Thumb Reattachment
Toe Transfer
Traumatic Amputation of Arm
Traumatic Amputation of Hand
Treatment for Post-Traumatic Deformity
Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury
Trigger Finger
Trigger Finger Release
Trigger Thumb
Ulna Fracture
Ulnar Claw
Ulnar Club Hand
Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury (UCL Injury)
Ulnar Nerve Compression
Ulnar Nerve Decompression
Ulnar Nerve Injury
Ulnar Nerve Subluxation
Ulnar Nerve Surgery
Ulnar Pseudoarthrosis Nonunion
Ulnar Variance
Ulnocarpal Abutment Syndrome
Upper Extremity Malunion Fracture
Upper Extremity Neuropathy
Upper Extremity Nonunion Fracture
Volkmann's Ischemic Contracture
Wartenberg's Syndrome
Wrist Arthritis
Wrist Contracture
Wrist Flexor Recession
Wrist Fracture
Wrist Fracture Surgery
Wrist Fusion
Wrist Injury
Wrist Instability
Wrist Pain
Wrist Reconstructive Surgery
Wrist Surgery
Wrist Tendon Lengthening

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Lee is part of these programs:

Penn Hand and Wrist Program

Board Certification

Orthopaedic Surgery, 2023

Education and Training

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Primary Location

Penn Musculoskeletal Center - University City, 7th Floor

Penn Medicine University City
7th Floor
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

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Penn Orthopaedics Radnor

Penn Medicine Radnor
Floor 3, Suite 305 South
145 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087

A facility of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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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.

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Aetna US Healthcare
Amerihealth Caritas
Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare

Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
Multiplan
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

Lee, H.H., Laimo, F.A., Lien, S., Tatarchuk, M., Shultz, R.B, Katiyar, K.S., Cullen, D.K.: Effect of Spatial Control of Neurogenic Factors Along Tissue Engineered Nerve Grafts In Vitro and In Vivo 2024 Annual Meeting of American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS), Nassau, Bahamas : 2024.

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

Lee, H.H., Lynch, K.J., Kohls, M.R., Fowler, J.R.: 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 : 2022.

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

Lee, H.H., Imbriglia, J.E., Balk, M.L: Delayed Mid-Substance Flexor Tendon Graft Rupture 31 Years After a Two-Stage Reconstruction Journal of the Hand Surgery 44 (3): 325-326,2019.

Lögters, T.T., Lee, H.H., Gehrmann, S., Windolf, J., Kaufmann, R.A: Proximal Phalanx Fracture Management Hand 13 (4): 376-383,2018.

Lee, H.H., St. Louis, K., Fowler, J.R.: Accuracy and Reliability of Visual Inspection and Smartphone Applications for Measuring Finger Range of Motion Orthopaedics 41 (2): e217-21,2018.

Lee, H.H., O’Malley, M.J., Friel, N.A., Chu, C.R.: Effects of Doxycycline on Mesenchymal Stem Cell Chondrogenesis and Cartilage Repair Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 21 (2): 385-393,2013.

Lee, H.H., O’Malley, M.J., Friel, N.A., Payne, K.A., Qiao, C., Xiao, X., Chu, C.R: Persistence, Localization, and External Control of Transgene Expression After Single Injection of Adeno-Associated Virus into Injured Joints Human Gene Therapy 24 (4): 457-468,2013.

Lee, H.H., Haleem, A.M., Yao, V., Li, K., Xiao, X., Chu, C.R.: Release of Bioactive Adeno-Associated Virus from Fibrin Scaffolds: Effects of Fibrin Glue Concentration, Tissue Engineering Part A 17 (15-16): 1969-1978,2011.

Academic Contact Information

3737 Market Street
6th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), National
American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS), National
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), National
Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), International
Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS), National