Biography
Dr. Eric Lee is a board-eligible Orthopedist who joined DMOS in September 2025. Originally from Pleasant Hill, Iowa. He began his medical education at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN and then earned his M.D. in May 2019 from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, IA. He completed his Orthopedic Sports Medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI and his Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship in Atlanta, GA. During his fellowship, he assisted in team physician coverage for the Falcons (NFL), Hawks (NBA), Braves (MLB), United (MLS), and Georgia Tech University (Division 1 Athletics). Throughout his training, Dr. Lee worked as a Research assistant at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Ophthalmology; NewLink Genetics Corporation and the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Lee is a member of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine. Outside of work, he enjoys being with his incredible family, physical activity, reading to his children, yard work, and cheering for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Dr. Lee believes that movement is medicine. Activity has been a cornerstone of his own life and he wants to help patients at all levels regain function & return to their work, desired activity or sport. He chose the field orthopedics because he liked the idea of helping improve one’s motion, mobility and function.
Credentials
Medical Education
- University of Notre Dame; South Bend, IN
- University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine; Iowa City, IA
Residency
- University of Wisconsin; Atlanta, GA
Fellowship
Emory Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship; Atlanta, GA
Awards
- 2021 Outstanding Resident Educator Award
- 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee,
- Dowling Catholic High School
- 2011 Nick Niedert Award Recipient
- 2010 John B Hayes Scholar-Athlete Recipient