- Birthplace: Seoul, Korea
- College: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
- Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL.
- Internship: Letterman Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington
- Surgery Residency: Brooke Army-Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center, San Antonio, TX.
- Military: U.S. Army, Major Medical Corps, with Honorable Discharge
- Board Certified: American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Societies:
- Northwestern Alumni Association
- American Medical Association
- Military Otolaryngology Association
- American Academy of Otolaryngology
- Los Angeles ENT Society
- License: California, Illinois
James J. Lee M.D., F.A.C.S.,