Hannah Hoeun Lee, MD, PhD

Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepting new patients
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

  • Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
  • Residency: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Spoken languages

English
English
한국어
Korean

Reviews

Average Rating

665 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
May 2026
the doctor did not give proof she just diagnosed me without showing me my results which i did not like it almost felt as if i was being rushed then i had to inquire about a pt if i didn't mentioned can i see a physical therapist she would not had mentioned it cause she didn't mention it at all i mentioned it i do not want to see her again and i would not recommend anyone to see her
Anonymous
May 2026
i spent a lot of money to be seen and left with nothing, no pain meds despite expressed continued constant pain. take some aleeve i was told for $200 plus tax
Anonymous
May 2026
she was very attentive and compassionate
Anonymous
April 2026
be more communicating about medical treatment in a better way .make sure patient understand what their condition and treatment moving foward as suggesting surgical aspect only before any test have been ran etc.

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

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Berns, E.M., Zhuang, T., Lee, H.H. Opioid-Free Pain Management Strategies for Patients on Oral Anticoagulation Undergoing Soft Tissue Hand Surgery , Journal of Hand Surgery American Volume: 2025

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

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

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 , Journal of Hand Surgery American Volume, 50(7): 2025,819-828

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., 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

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

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

Beck A, Lee H, Fourman M, Giugale J, Zlotnicki J, Rodosky M, Lin A. Preoperative Comorbidities and Postoperative Complications Do Not Influence Patient-Reported Satisfaction Following Humeral Head Resurfacing: Mid- to Long-term Follow-up of 106 Patients , J Shoulder Elb Arthroplast, 3: 2019,2471549219830284