Paul C. Lee, M.D.
Dr. Lee is double board certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and in the sub-specialty of pain medicine by the ABMS / ABPMR. He specializes in non-surgical, conservative, rehabilitative and regenerative approaches to spine, sports, and orthopedic pain. He has a compassionate and team-based approach to patient care. His hobbies include basketball, mixed martial arts, and traveling.
PRACTICE
Full Range Spine and Ortho, Los Angeles/Fullerton/Encino, CA
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Pain Medicine
Cedars Sinai Spine Center, Los Angeles, CA
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Pain Medicine
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE
- ABPMR / ABMS Board Certification: Subspecialty of Pain Medicine
- ABPMR / ABMS Board Certification: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- The Medical Board of California: Physician and Surgeon
EDUCATION/TRAINING
- UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA
- ACGME Accredited Fellowship—Pain Medicine UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA
- Residency—Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Mount Sinai / Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
- Preliminary Year—Internal Medicine
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY
- Doctor of Medicine – University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, B.S. in Biology
LECTURES
- Spinal Cord Stimulation. 2018 USC Spine Symposium. Anaheim, CA. March 23, 2018
- Complication of Interventional Spine Procedures. 2018 USC Spine Symposium. Anaheim, CA. March 23, 2018
- Common Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes. Chinese American Medical Association of Southern California: Pain Management Seminar. Los Angeles, CA. May 21, 2017
- Invasive “Conservative” Treatment (of spine disorders). Cedars Sinai Spine Center: State of the Art Spine Care. Los Angeles, CA. October 11, 2014
- Medial Branch Block and Radiofrequency Ablation. UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Pain Lecture Series. Los Angeles, CA. December 26, 2012
- Meningitis with Epidural Steroid Injections. UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Pain Lecture Series. Los Angeles, CA. November 21, 2012
PUBLICATIONS
- Fung D, Davis TT, Lee PC. Injections of the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine. Surgical Approaches to the Spine 3rd ed. 2015 Edition. Ed. Robert G. Watkins III. April 29, 2015
- Pangarkar S, Lee PC, Fish DE. Evaluation and initial management of neck pain. First Consult, website.
- Pangarkar S, Lee PC. Conservative treatment for neck pain: medications, physical therapy, and exercise. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2011 Aug;22(3):503-20, ix. Epub 2011 Jun 14.
- Fish DE, Lee PC, Parti A, Pham Q. Evaluating correlation of two pain scales in spinal procedures. Fed Pract. 2010;27(5):24-28.
- Marcus D, Lee PC, Fish DE. Pain precedes CT and scintigraphic findings in an osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a case report. Pain Med. 2008 Oct;9(7):866-70. Epub 2008 Jul 24.
- Fish DE, Lee PC, Marcus D. The S1 “Scotty Dog”: report of a technique for S1 transforaminal epidural steroid injection. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2007 Dec;88(12):1730-3.
ABSTRACTS & PRESENTATIONS
- Lee PC, Pangarkar S. Pulsed radiofrequency ablation of the sciatic nerve in treatment of postamputation residual limb pain: a case report. Poster presenter at NWAC World Anesthesia Convention 2013, Bangkok, Thailand. April 23-27,2013
- Dechter S, Berk J, Lee PC, Pangarkar S. Pulsed radiofrequency ablation of the brachial plexus for chronic shoulder and radicular upper extremity pain caused by metastatic squamous cell carcinoma: A case report. Poster presenter at NWAC World Anesthesia Convention 2013, Bangkok, Thailand. April 23-27,2013
- Fish DE, Lee PC, Pham Q. Evaluating correlation of two pain scales in spinal procedures. Poster presenter at UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System PM&R Research Day, Los Angeles, CA. August 31, 2010.
- Fish DE, Lee PC, Pham Q. The S1 “Scotty Dog:” Report of a technique for S1 transforaminal epidural steroid injection. Poster presenter at UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System PM&R Research Day, Los Angeles, CA. August 31, 2010.
AWARDS/RECOGNITION
- Super Doctors: Southern California Rising Stars 2018
- Super Doctors: Southern California Rising Stars 2017
LANGUAGES
- Fluent in English
- Conversational Mandarin Chinese
- Conversational Spanish