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

Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Contact information

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
Division of Otolaryngology
3500 Civic Center Blvd., 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-590-3440/1582
Fax: 215-590-3986

Education:
BS (Biochemistry (Minor in Spanish))
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR , 2011.
MD (Medicine)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR, 2015.
(Thyroid-Parathyroid Ultrasound Course)
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2016.
(Ethicon Soft Tissue Closure Course (2016, 2017)
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2017.
(Combined Universities Sinus Course)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2017.
(Midface & Mandibular Trauma & Reconstructive Surgery Bioskills Course)
Zimmer Biomet Institute, Jacksonville, FL, 2018.
(Stryker Advanced Resident Temporal Bone Course)
Carolina Ear Research Institute, Raleigh, NC, 2019.
(Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Laser Workshop)
University of Cincinnati, 2020.
(Advanced Surgeon’s Course)
Institute for Cochlear Implant Training, Valencia, CA, 2022.

Post-Graduate Training
Residency, Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery , University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2015-2020.
Fellowship, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2020-2022.

Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2021.

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Selected Publications

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Dharani R, Lee DR, Wang S, Hannah C, Treat JR: Posterior neck cutaneous hemangioma associated with airway hemangiomas requiring intubation. Pediatric Dermatology 2023-24 Notes: Manuscript ID PEDDERMJ-23-757 accepted for publication 9/21/23. Case report.

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.

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.

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.

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.