John Sangwon Lee, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician
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John Sangwon Lee, MD, FAAP

Pediatrician

99 Pigeon Rd Willimantic CT, 06226

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Dr. Johnnie Lee is a pediatrician practicing in Willimantic, CT. Dr. Lee is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Lee diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Lee can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.

Education and Training

Yonsei University College of Medicine medical degree 0

Board Certification

pediatrics

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John Sangwon Lee, MD, FAAP's Expert Contributions

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor within the Department of Pediatrics University of Connecticut School of Medicine -
  • Chairperson of the Department of Pediatrics Koshin Medical School in Korea -

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics  
  • Korean American Association of Connecticut, and Democratic Peace and Unification of the Republic of Korea  

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99 Pigeon Rd -
Willimantic, CT 06226
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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. John Sangwon Lee, who serves patients in Willimantic, Connecticut.

An excellent pediatrician, Dr. Lee has been serving the community of Willimantic, Connecticut for the last 32 years.

Born in Chungnam, South Korea, he graduated with his medical degree from the Yonsei University College of Medicine. He worked in a non-doctor village for 2 years, and then joined the Korean Military, where he served for 3 years. Upon relocating to the United States, he completed two consecutive residencies in pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and at the Yale University School of Medicine.

Distinguished as a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), the doctor attained board certification in pediatrics through the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The mission of the ABP is to advance child health by certifying pediatricians who meet standards of excellence and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.

Professionally, Dr. Lee serves as the President of the Korean American Association of Connecticut, and is an active member of the National Advisory Board for Democratic Peace and Unification of the Republic of Korea.

With a passion for teaching, he is a Clinical Assistant Professor within the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and is the Chairperson of the Department of Pediatrics at Koshin Medical School in Korea.

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends individuals be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatricians provide medical care to people ranging in age from newborns to young adults. They are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses through all of their developmental stages, as they grow and mature.

Author for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Encyclopedia, Raising your Sons and Daughters with real unconditional love, with humanity education such as, Pregnancy, Labor, and Childbirth, Care of Newborns, Drugs and Children, Encyclopedia of Pediatric and adolescents home medical care (parents should be at least the half-doctors), Growth and Development newborn infant, toddlers, preschool children, school children, adolescents, Pediatric Epilepsy + Epilepsy 100 Questions and Answers, Parents should also become at least half-doctors- www.koreapediatrics.com (2001-2020)

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