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Dr. Yu-Po Lee, MD, San Diego, CA, 92103
"Discover the Power of Academic Medicine. Spine Care at UCSD."
UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest
Hillcrest Medical Offices North
350 Dickinson Street Suite 121
San Diego, California 92103 United States
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UC San Diego Medical CenterAdditional Location
UCSD Thornton Hospital, La Jolla
Perlman Ambulatory Care Center
9350 Campus Point Drive
La Jolla, California 92037 United States
Perlman Ambulatory Care Center
9350 Campus Point Drive
La Jolla, California 92037 United States
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Dr. Yu-Po Lee, MD, San Diego, CA, 92103
Dr. Lee has been performing spine surgery at UCSD since 2004. He trained at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at UCLA. His main research interests are in disc regeneration and minimally invasive cervical fusions. His past research includes work on bone morphogenetic proteins and also gene therapy.
UC San Diego Medical Center offers a team of neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons with unsurpassed skill, academic excellence and a dedication to advancing new techniques for the treatment of spinal disorders.
Dr. Lee is an orthopedic surgeon with UC San Diego Medical Center.
Type of Spine Care Professional
Orthopedic Surgeon
Languages
English, Taiwanese
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Herniated disc / bulging disc
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Osteoporotic compression fracture
- Sciatica / radiculopathy
- Scoliosis and deformity
- Spinal infections
- Spinal stenosis
- Tumors
Treatments
- Artificial disc replacement - cervical
- Artificial disc replacement - lumbar
- Cervical spine surgery
- Discectomy
- Kyphoplasty
- Lower back surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Neck surgery
- Reconstructive / revision spine surgery
- Scoliosis surgery
- Spinal fusion
- X-STOP
Professional Distinctions
- Spine Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
