James S. Lee, MD Appointed Community Clinical Chief of Cardiology
We are pleased to announce the appointment of James S. Lee, MD as the new community clinical chief of cardiology in the UCLA Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology. Dr. Lee assumes this role with a strong commitment to collaboration and to building upon the division’s established tradition of excellence in patient care, education and community engagement. In this position, he will work closely with cardiology faculty across the community practices to support the delivery of outstanding clinical care while fostering professional development. He looks forward to strengthening existing programs and helping to advance shared goals across the division.
Dr. Lee is an associate clinical professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He has served as associate regional director and co-lead of the Quality and Teaching Committee for Interventional Cardiology at UCLA. He has also been an active member of the UCLA Department of Medicine Quality team, supporting physician onboarding and training and serving as a peer physician coach. He maintains a busy clinical practice and has been closely involved in expanding UCLA’s presence in the Northwest Valley. He serves as medical director of the cardiology division, cardiac catheterization laboratory, STEMI program, and cardiac rehabilitation program at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Throughout his career, he has participated in quality improvement initiatives at community hospitals, both within UCLA and through the American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Lee completed a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at the UCLA San Fernando Valley program, where he served as chief cardiology fellow for the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. He further specialized in interventional cardiology through a fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He is board certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Internal Medicine, including subspecialty certification in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. Dr. Lee is also a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.
As we welcome Dr. Lee to this new role, we express our sincere appreciation to Ravi Dave, MD, for his service and leadership, which helped expand the reach and impact of cardiology throughout the region.
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