Mr. Francis Sangwon Lee MD, Surgeon
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Mr. Francis Sangwon Lee MD

Surgeon

4/5(33)
12555 Garden Grove Blvd #303 Garden Grove CA, 92843
Rating

4/5

About

Dr. Francis S. Lee is a board certified General Surgeon who practices Minimally Invasive Surgery with main interests in Da Vinci Robotic Surgery and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery in the areas of Gallbladder Surgery, Stomach Cancer, Intestinal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Cancer Surgery, All Kinds of Hernia Surgeries-Inguinal, Femoral, Umbilical, Ventral, Incisional, Spigelian, and Hiatal Hernia. Dr. Lee is also a Wound Care Specialist who treats all of difficult to heal wounds such as Decubitus Ulcers, Diabetic Ulcers, Non-Healing Surgical Wounds, Venous Stasis Ulcers. He also performs Hyperbaric Medicine at the St. Joseph Wound Care Center. He has full privileges in the following hospitlas, St. Joseph Hospital at Orange, Garden Grove Hospital, Hoag Hospital at Irvine and various surgery centers. Please, call and make an appointment at his office for any General Surgical Needs. You can reach him at 714-537-7766 at anytime.

Education and Training

Univ of Ok Coll of Med, Oklahoma City Ok 1988

Board Certification

SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS

Provider Details

Male English, Spanish, Korean 29 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Da Vinci Robotic Surgery for Hiatal Hernia, Esophageal Refulx Treatments, Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair, Advanced wound care using various Biologic Tissues, Minimally Invasive Surgery on Gallbladder Removal, Bowel Resection, Hernias and Many Other SurgeriesTreatment of Difficult to heal wounds using MiMedx Dehydrogenated Amniotic Chorionic Membranes, ACell Micronized Matristem ProductsRobotic Inguinal Hernia Repair for Painless OutcomeRobotic Ventral Hernia Repair with Biologic Mesh

Awards

  • Physicians of Excellence 2005 Orange County Medical Association 
  • Physicians of Excellence 2006 Orange Coastal Magazine 
  • Physicians of Excellence 2007 County Medical Association 
  • Physicians of Excellence 2008 County Medical Association 
  • Physicians of Excellence 2009 County Medical Association 
  • American Leading Surgeon 2013 American Council of Medicine 
  • Physicians of Excellence 2014 Orange Coastal Magazine 
  • Physicians of Excellence 2012 OC Medical Association 
  •  2009 Southern California Super Doctors 2008 

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons  
  • California Medical Association  
  • Robotic Surgery Collaboration  
  • International Hernia Collaboration  
  • American Academy of Wound Management  

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

  • Orange County Korean Cultural Center,
  • Armstrong-Lee Scholarship Foundation,
  • Boys and Girls Club of America,
  • Leesfamily6 Foundation

Areas of research

Clinical Applications of Advanced Engineered Tissues from Amniofix, Apligraf, ACell, Alloderm, Strattice, Outcome Study on the Clinical Efficacy of Da Vinci Robotic Surgery - Single Surgeon's PerspectiveLong Term Outcome Study on the Various Types of Biological and Synthetic Meshes in Inguinal Hernia Repair

Mr. Francis Sangwon Lee MD's Practice location

Mr. Francis Lee, MD

12555 Garden Grove Blvd #303 -
Garden Grove, CA 92843
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New patients: 714-537-7766
Fax: 714-537-7361

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