Brian Lee MD

Dr. Brian T. Lee is an adult hepatologist at the Digestive Health Institute at Hoag Health. He is triple board-certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and transplant hepatology. He practices in Newport Beach and Irvine with a focus on patient care in the diagnosis and treatment of complex liver diseases. His clinical interests include liver cancer, autoimmune liver diseases, and alloimmune complications after liver transplantation.

Dr. Lee earned his medical degree from Rush Medical College at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., and completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Southern California/LAC+USC in Los Angeles. While there, he was awarded the Intern of the Year and the USC Choi Family Excellence in Patient-Centered Care Award as a fellow. He then went on to complete his fellowship in transplant hepatology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.

Dr. Lee is a member of professional organizations including the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the American Society of Transplantation, contributing as a member and peer reviewer. He is well-published in numerous medical journals in the study of chronic liver disease, autoimmune liver disease, and liver transplant rejection. He served as Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine for the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Loma Linda University prior to his arrival at Hoag.