Meet the Doctor
MEET DR. SEAN H. LEE
Board-Certified Podiatrist | Foot & Ankle Surgeon
Helping patients understand the problem, so they can move forward with confidence.
Current Practice
Dr. Sean H. Lee is the founder of SLee Foot & Ankle, a private foot and ankle practice centered on accurate diagnosis, thoughtful clinical judgment, and individualized treatment.
His clinical focus includes sports and activity-related injuries, fractures and trauma, chronic and complex foot and ankle conditions, biomechanics, and surgical evaluation. He has a particular interest in second-opinion evaluations for patients with persistent symptoms, unclear diagnoses, or previous treatment that has not produced the expected result.
In addition to his private practice, Dr. Lee provides care through affiliated clinics, hospitals, and surgical facilities throughout Los Angeles, allowing continuity from initial evaluation and conservative treatment through surgical care and postoperative management when appropriate.
— The right treatment begins with understanding the problem.—
Professional Experience
Before returning to Southern California, Dr. Lee spent four years practicing in the Portland, Oregon area, treating a demanding, highly active population — runners, hikers, cyclists, paddlers, endurance and recreational athletes, and industrial workers — gaining deep expertise in managing complex, high-performance foot and ankle conditions.
His practice encompassed the full spectrum of foot and ankle care—from everyday conditions and sports injuries to fractures, trauma, reconstructive surgery, wound care, diabetic limb preservation, and complex postoperative recovery. He also participated in emergency department and trauma call, providing evaluation and surgical management of urgent foot and ankle injuries.
Working with a diverse patient population taught him a rare lesson that still shapes his care today: Understand the problem. Treat the person. Restore the path back to activity.
Training & Scientific Foundation
His residency included extensive care of veterans and former service members, strengthening his appreciation for function, resilience, and helping patients regain independence.
Before medical school, Dr. Lee spent six years conducting neurophysiology research focused on diabetes, neuroinflammation, memory, and molecular mechanisms of disease. That scientific foundation continues to influence his approach through careful clinical reasoning, evidence-based medicine, and thoughtful decision-making.
Areas of Focus
Comprehensive Foot & Ankle Care
Second & Complex Opinion Evaluations
Sports & Active Lifestyle Injuries
Youth Athlete Foot & Ankle Care
Trauma & Fracture Management
Chronic Foot & Ankle Pain
Biomechanics & Gait Evaluation
Diabetic Foot Care & Limb Preservation
Surgical Consultation & Reconstruction
Current Clinical Roles
Dr. Lee maintains clinical and surgical roles throughout Los Angeles, allowing him to care for patients across a broad spectrum of foot and ankle conditions.
SLee Foot & Ankle — Founder/ Foot & Ankle Specialist
Los Feliz Foot & Ankle — Foot & Ankle Specialist
Vertex Surgical — Foot and Ankle Specialist
Miracle Touch Urgent Care — Foot & Ankle Specialty Consultant — Sports Injuries, Fractures & Trauma
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center — Foot & Ankle Surgeon
Avalon Surgery Center — Foot & Ankle Surgeon
LA Youth Soccer / Campo NoHo / Juventus Academy Los Angeles — Foot & Ankle Team Physician
Outside the Clinic
Outside of medicine, Dr. Lee is an avid dragon boat and outrigger canoe paddler and understands firsthand the demands of training, competition, injury, and returning confidently to activity.
He also works with youth soccer athletes as a foot and ankle team physician. Outside of clinical practice and paddling, he enjoys photography and has recently taken up Aikido—continuing a longstanding interest in movement, balance, and learning.
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