David R. Lee - Faculty Biosketch

David R. Lee, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Attending Staff, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Otolaryngology

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Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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45 3500 Civic Center Blvd., 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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13 Education:
21 7 BS 2c (Biochemistry (Minor in Spanish)) c
42 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR , 2011.
21 7 MD 15 (Medicine) c
69 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR, 2015.
21 6 32 (Thyroid-Parathyroid Ultrasound Course) c
41 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2016.
21 6 3b (Ethicon Soft Tissue Closure Course (2016, 2017) c
41 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2017.
21 6 2f (Combined Universities Sinus Course) c
50 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2017.
21 6 52 (Midface & Mandibular Trauma & Reconstructive Surgery Bioskills Course) c
42 Zimmer Biomet Institute, Jacksonville, FL, 2018.
21 6 3b (Stryker Advanced Resident Temporal Bone Course) c
45 Carolina Ear Research Institute, Raleigh, NC, 2019.
21 6 41 (Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Laser Workshop) c
31 University of Cincinnati, 2020.
21 6 28 (Advanced Surgeon’s Course) c
4e Institute for Cochlear Implant Training, Valencia, CA, 2022.
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1f Post-Graduate Training
24 88 Residency, Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery , University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2015-2020.
24 7b Fellowship, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2020-2022.
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17 Certifications
28 4f American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2021.
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Selected Publications

132 Dharani R, Lee DR, Wang S, Hannah C, Treat JR: Posterior neck cutaneous hemangioma associated with airway hemangiomas requiring intubation. Pediatric Dermatology 2026? Notes: Manuscript ID PEDDERMJ-23-757 accepted for publication 9/21/23. Case report. 2 69 1/6/26 per DRL: Havent heard back... I guess take off the Dharani Lee Wang article...

14d O'Reilly RC, Lee DR, Quimby A: Anatomy and Physiology of the Eustachian Tube (Chapter 130). Cummings Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Text, 8th ed. Francis HW, Haughey BH, Lesperance MM, Lund VJ, Robbins KT, Park SS, Hillel A (eds.). Elsevier, Nov 5 2025.

108 Lee DR, Reilly BK: Disorders of the Ear and Hearing (Chapter 69). Nelson Pediatrics Board Review: Certification and Recertification, 2nd ed. Dean Jr. T, Bell LM (eds.). Elsevier, Oct 31 2025.

ad Herpin L, Sangal N, Kaki P, Lee D: "Otitis Media Outcomes in Cleft Palate Pediatric Patients: A Population-level Analysis" 9a Poster presentation at the 23rd International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media, ISOM 2025, Philadelphia, PA Jun 2025.

b8 Sudoko C, Lee DR: Otitis Media. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2026, 28th ed. Ferri FF (eds.). Elsevier, Jun 17 2025.

17e Sudoko CK, Lee DR, O’Reilly RC: Conductive Hearing Loss (Volume 1, Chapter 14). K.J. Lee Essential Medicine Series (Essential Pediatric Otolaryngology, Volume 1 - General Principles, Otology and Aerodigestive). Valika T, Waldman EH, Cushing SL, Richter GT (eds.). Nova Publishers, Page: 165-180, Aug 9 2024.

188 Henry LE, Lee DR, He Z, Wertz A, Buzi A: "Gastric Pepsin in Adenoid Microenvironment of Children With Chronic Adenoiditis" Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation, Nashville, TN (10/4/23) Oct 2023 Notes: Accepted via abstract. Henry LE presented.

159 Cohen WG, Zhang B, Lee DR, Ampah SB, Sobol SE, Cook-Sather SD: Middle ear condition at the time of pediatric myringotomy tube placement: pain associations following intraoperative fentanyl/ketorolac and seasonal variation. Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(5): 975-985, May 2023.

fd Kazahaya K, Lee DR: Thyroid and Parathyroid (Chapter 31). Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, 3rd ed. Mattei P (eds.). Springer International Publishing AG, Page: 343-358, Dec 2022.

15b Lee DR, Banik GL, Giordano T, Kazahaya K, Lin EE: Early elective surgery in children with mild COVID-19 does not increase pulmonary complications: a retrospective cohort study. Pediatric Anesthesia 32(10): 1172-1174, Oct 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1111/pan.14528. Epub 2022 Jul 22.

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