Dr. Patrick Lee

Dr. Patrick Lee was born and raised in San Francisco, CA. He performed his undergraduate work at UC Berkeley, receiving the Bachelor of Arts degree in Physiology. He completed his M.D. degree at the University of Southern California, then proceeded to an Internal Medicine internship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He received his Dermatology training at UCLA, followed by a fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Laser Surgery at UCLA and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He is Board-certified in Dermatology, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery and a Fellow of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. He joined the UCLA Dermatology faculty in 1996, and in 2012, was promoted to Clinical Professor.  From 2001-2015, he was the Director of Dermatologic Surgery Residency Education at UCLA where he supervised the dermatologic surgery lecture curriculum for the dermatology residents. Dr. Lee had an active clinical practice in Orange County, focusing on Mohs surgery, dermatologic surgery, and cosmetic dermatology. He also had a specialty clinic at UCLA, focusing on Mohs surgery, laser surgery, and cosmetic dermatology, and acted as Attending Physician for the UCLA dermatology residents’ surgery clinic as well. Dr. Lee has a special interest in postgraduate education, and, in addition to teaching at UCLA, had lectured frequently on dermatologic surgery to the UC Irvine dermatology residents. He was recognized as a Physician of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association in 2005, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Dr. Lee was also awarded Teacher of the Year by the UCLA dermatology residents in 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2013, and by the UC Irvine dermatology residents in 2001, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2015, and 2018. In 2016, he accepted the positions of Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Director of Dermatologic Surgery, Program Director of the Fellowship in Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology for the UC Irvine Department of Dermatology, and, in 2019, he was promoted to Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs.