Hannah Hoeun Lee, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Pennsylvania Hospital
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact information
3737 Market Street
6th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
6th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)
Cornell University, 2006.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pittsburgh, 2014.
Ph.D (Bioengineering)
University of Pittsburgh, 2014.
Permanent linkBS (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)
Cornell University, 2006.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pittsburgh, 2014.
Ph.D (Bioengineering)
University of Pittsburgh, 2014.
Selected Publications
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 May 2025 Notes: May 4: S0363-5023(25)00161-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2025.03.020. Online ahead of print.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 May 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
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 Jan 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
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): 418-420, March 2025.
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, February 2023.
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): 387-391, May 2024.
Lee, H.H., Satish, L.: Biological Targets for Dupuytren Disease. Annals of Plastics Surgery 87: 355-358, September 2021.
Lee HH, Imbriglia JE, Balk ML.: Delayed mid-substance flexor tendon graft rupture 31 years after a two-stage reconstruction. J Hand Surg Eur Vol 44(3): 325-326, Mar 2019.
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: 2471549219830284, Feb 2019.
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, Mar 2018.
Lögters, T.T., Lee, H.H., Gehrmann, S., Windolf, J., Kaufmann, R.A: Proximal Phalanx Fracture Management. Hand 13(4): 376-383, July 2018.
Su F, Kowalczuk M, Ikpe S, Lee H, Sabzevari S, Lin A.: Risk Factors for Failure of Arthroscopic Revision Anterior Shoulder Stabilization. J Bone Joint Surg Am 100(15): 1319-1325, Aug 2018.
Lee HH, O'Malley MJ, Friel NA, Payne KA, Qiao C, Xiao X, Chu CR.: Persistence, localization, and external control of transgene expression after single injection of adeno-associated virus into injured joints. Hum Gene Ther 24(4): 457-66, Apr 2013.
Lee HH, O'Malley MJ, Friel NA, Chu CR.: Effects of doxycycline on mesenchymal stem cell chondrogenesis and cartilage repair. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 21(2): 385-393, Feb 2013.
Lee HH, Chu CR.: Clinical and Basic Science of Cartilage Injury and Arthritis in the Football (Soccer) Athlete. Cartilage 3(1 Suppl): 63S-8S, Jan 2012.
Lee HH, Haleem AM, Yao V, Li J, Xiao X, Chu CR.: Release of bioactive adeno-associated virus from fibrin scaffolds: effects of fibrin glue concentrations. Tissue Eng Part A 2011.
Payne KA, Lee HH, Haleem AM, Martins C, Yuan Z, Qiao C, Xiao X, Chu CR.: Single intra-articular injection of adeno-associated virus results in stable and controllable in vivo transgene expression in normal rat knees. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 19(8): 1058-65, Aug 2011.