Meet the Team

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Henry C. Lee, MD

Henry C. Lee, MD, is a board-certified neonatologist who provides specialized and emergency care for preterm infants or critically ill infants, or infants requiring transitional care or increased monitoring after birth. He is the medical director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Jacobs Medical Center.

Dr. Lee appreciates the opportunity to help families who are facing the challenging circumstance of having a newborn that requires unexpected prolonged hospitalization after birth. He enjoys working with the multidisciplinary team of experts at UC San Diego Health.

As a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Lee instructs medical students, residents, and fellows at UC San Diego School of Medicine. One of his main research interests includes neonatal resuscitation.

Dr. Lee completed a fellowship in neonatology at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif. where he also completed a residency in pediatrics. He earned his medical degree from University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. Dr. Lee is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.

He a member of the American Academy Pediatrics (AAP), AAP Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Pediatric Society and California Association of Neonatologists.