Dr. Adam Lee, Pediatric Infectious Disease

Dr. Adam Lee is a specialist in Pediatric Infectious Diseases with CHOC Specialists, serving patients in both Orange and Mission Viejo, California. A graduate of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his residency at UCI Medical Center followed by a specialized fellowship at UC Irvine and CHOC Children’s. Dr. Lee is deeply committed to advancing neonatal care, particularly through his research in population pharmacokinetics. His work is centered on optimizing life-saving antibiotic and antifungal dosing for premature infants and neonates, ensuring that the smallest and most vulnerable patients receive precise, effective treatments for complex infections.  Dr. Lee combines academic rigor with a compassionate, family-centered approach to help children navigate challenging infectious health concerns.

Locations

CHOC Specialists, Infectious Disease
1201 W. La Veta Ave.
Orange, CA 92868
phone: 714-509-8403
fax: 714-509-4014

CHOC Health Center – Mission Viejo
26691 Plaza, Suite 130
Mission Viejo, CA 92691

Education

• Medical School
  Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
• Residency
  UCI Medical Center, Orange, CA
• Fellowship, 
  University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA

Administrative Appointments

• Infectious Diseases CHOC Specialists

Academic Appointments

• HS Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
  University of California, Irvine School of Medicine

Professional Organizations

• Pediatric Infectious Disease Society
• European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases
• Infectious Diseases Society of America
• American Society of Microbiology
• Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Honors and Awards

• Winner of Resident/Fellow Research Showcase – UC Irvine School of Medicine – UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA

Recent Research Presentations

Population Pharmacokinetics of Continuous Oxacillin in Premature and Term Infants and Neonates.  Adam Lee, Edmund Capparelli, M. Tuan Tran, Catherine Liu, Suna Phal, Kushal Bhakta, Delma Nieves, Aaron Shaw, Antonio C. Arrieta. Oral Presentation, May 2025. European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID). Bucharest, Romania.

Determining the Appropriateness of Standard Cefepime Dosing in Septic Pediatric Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study. Antonio Arrieta, Stephanie Osborne, Adam Lee, Tuan Tran, Claudia Enriquez, Delma Nieves. Poster Presentation, April 2025 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Vienna, Austria

Population Pharmacokinetics of Continuous Oxacillin in Premature and Term Infants and Neonates. Adam Lee, Edmund Capparelli, M. Tuan Tran, Catherine Liu, Suna Phal, Kushal Bhakta, Delma Nieves, Aaron Shaw, Antonio C. Arrieta. Poster Presentation, April 2025. Winner of Resident/Fellow Research Showcase, UC Irvine School of Medicine Resident & Fellow Research Showcase. UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA

Finding Nemo. Oral Case Presentation: Challenging Cases in Immunocompromised Hosts. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Meeting, March 2025.

Optimizing Voriconazole Dosing in Premature Infants with Primary Cutaneous spergillosis: When Large Doses are Necessary for Tiny Babies. Adam Lee, M. Tuan Tran, Anne Denslow, Beverly Walti, Kushal Bhakta, Antonio C. Arrieta. E-poster Presentation European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), May 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark

Optimizing Voriconazole Dosing in Premature Infants with Primary Cutaneous Aspergillosis: When Large Doses are Necessary for Tiny Babies. Adam Lee, M. Tuan Tran, Anne Denslow, Beverly Walti, Kushal Bhakta, Antonio C. Arrieta. Poster Presentation, CHOC Research Day 2024.

PICU Rounding Checklist: Improving the Quality of Interdisciplinary Patient and Family-Centered Rounds. Adam Lee, MD; Christopher Babbitt, MD; Alireza Fathi, MD; Paulina Zale, MSN, RN, PNP, CCRN; Quynh-Uyen P. Nguyen, MD. Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), April 21-25, 2022. Denver, CO.

Unintentional Marijuana Ingestions in Children: An Overview Since the Onset of Legalization.   Natalia Calderon, MD, MPH and Adam Lee, MD. Grand Rounds 2022. CHOC Children’s. Orange, CA.

Publications

Lee A, Tran Tuan, Singh J, Arrieta A. Optimizing voriconazole dosing in extremely premature infants with Aspergillus infections.. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2025;XX:00-00. . DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004868  PMID 40440717

Arrieta AC, Lee A, Tran MT. Invasive Mold Infections in Children: Navigating Troubled Waters with a Broken Compass. Infect Dis Ther. 2023 Jun;12(6):1465-1485. doi: 10.1007/s40121-023-00819-9. Epub 2023 May 20. PMID: 37209297; PMCID: PMC10281928.

Bajinting A, Lee A, Lunneen A, Fitzpatrick CM, Villalona GA. Pneumomediastinum: A Rare Presentation of Inflicted Injuries in Infants. J Pediatr Intensive Care. 2020 Sep 23;11(2):168-176. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1716857. PMID: 35734211; PMCID: PMC9208847.

Beale EO, Lee W, Lee A, Lee C, Soffer E, Crookes PF, Eagilen K, Chen R, Mack WJ, Tong H. Effect of bolus enteral tube feeding on body weight in ambulatory adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes: a feasibility pilot randomized trial. Nutr Diabetes. 2020 Jun 17;10(1):22. doi: 10.1038/s41387-020-0125-6. PMID: 32555148; PMCID: PMC7298641.