John Yongkwon Lee, MD

Dr. Lee is a board-certified general surgeon practicing with Adventist Health Lodi Memorial. He comes to the Lodi area with more than a decade of experience as a surgeon. Dr. Lee graduated from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1995 and then completed a general surgery residency at the National Institute of Cancer, Paraguay followed by a minimally invasive surgery fellowship and general surgery residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Most recently, he worked at Marshall Medical Center in Placerville and Riverside County Regional Medical Center in Southern California. 

Dr. Lee has experience and expertise in robotic-assisted surgery and laparoscopic surgery. He has held numerous teaching positions at medical schools in the United States, including University of California, Riverside School of Medicine and Loma Linda University School of Medicine. In addition, he has authored numerous articles and publications about minimally invasive surgery. Fluent in both Spanish and Korean, Dr. Lee takes pride in creating highly individual approaches to caring for patients and finding solutions to complex clinical situations. 

Outside of work, Dr. Lee enjoys playing tennis and spending time with his wife, son and two daughters.