Adam C. Lee

MBBS

Cardiologist and electrophysiologist
Australian transplant and marathon runner

Dr. Adam C. Lee is a cardiologist who cares for patients with a variety of heart conditions. He specializes in electrophysiology (studying the heart's electrical activity), used to diagnose and treat arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeats). He has particular expertise in catheter ablation for complex arrhythmias (using a mapping system to identify and destroy heart tissues that are producing abnormal electrical signals) and in complex cardiac device procedures, including lead extraction (removing a wire from a pacemaker or implanted defibrillator because of a problem such as infection) and venoplasty (inserting and inflating a tiny balloon to improve blood flow in a vein), particularly to allow placement of additional wires for pacemaker upgrades. He also focuses on minimal-radiation procedures, performing many ablations with zero (or near-zero) radiation. He is experienced with advanced cardiac technologies, including subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators (heart monitors that deliver an electric shock if a life-threatening arrhythmia is detected) and leadless pacemakers (small devices implanted directly into a heart chamber to treat certain conditions).

In his research, Lee studies an animal model of heart failure due to a particular disorder of heart muscle called ectopy-mediated cardiomyopathy. To improve patient care, he also studies the best methods of performing ablation for atrial fibrillation and investigates new diagnostic tools for arrhythmias.

Lee earned his medical degree from the University of New South Wales and a master of medicine degree in clinical epidemiology from the University of Sydney. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. He then completed several fellowships, including cardiology at Liverpool Hospital in Sydney; cardiac electrophysiology at the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland; and two more in cardiac electrophysiology (one focused on research and one on patient care) at UCSF. He is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians.

Lee received the UCSF Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program's teaching award in 2019 and 2020.

  • Education

    University of New South Wales, MBBS, 2007

    University of Sydney, MMed, Clinical Epidemiology, 2009

  • Residencies

    Royal North Shore Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2012

  • Fellowships

    Liverpool Hospital, Cardiology, 2015

    Prince Charles Hospital, Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2017

    UCSF, Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2020

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    4.9

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    102 Ratings
    About our process
    Feb 23, 2023
    I feel that Dr Lee has my best interest.
    Jan 13, 2023
    Dr lee is great!
    Dec 14, 2022
    Amazing bed side manner
    Sep 02, 2022
    Excellent service
    Jun 15, 2022
    Dr. Lee is very pleasant and professional.
    May 25, 2022
    Excellent!
    May 18, 2022
    Dr Lee has the best bedside manner.
    Apr 25, 2022
    Good experience
    Feb 02, 2022
    Adam Lee was very professional and has a friendly and empathetic approach to his patients
    Dec 02, 2021
    Dr. Lee is one of the finest doctors I have ever worked with
    Sep 17, 2021
    Dr. Lee explained my situation in terms I could understand. His ability to understand and teach is second to none.
    Sep 14, 2021
    Didn't discuss follow up care or if it is necessary
    Sep 14, 2021
    Wonderful friendly works hard to insure all is understood. Draws pictures when necessary
    May 26, 2021
    i appreciate adam lee's thoroughness attention to detail & expertise. he clearly had spent time considering my situation thought through all of the options & presented them to me clearly. i am very grateful.

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