About Eric L. Lee, MD

Dr. Eric Lee is a fellowship-trained primary care sports medicine specialist, and he is board-certified in sports medicine and family medicine. He has extensive experience in the treatment of nonsurgical orthopedic injuries and conditions, and he enjoys caring for patients of all ages. 

Currently, Dr. Lee serves as a team physician for Lincoln-Way East and Providence Catholic High Schools, Olivet Nazarene University, Trinity Christian College, and Governors State University. He is also one of the team physicians for Chicago's professional rugby team, the Chicago Hounds. He has previously served as a team physician with the United States Soccer Federation, with whom he travelled internationally while caring for the nation's elite youth players.

Dr. Lee has also given numerous lectures and presentations on a variety of topics in the field of sports medicine at local, national, and international conferences. In addition, he serves as a lecturer in the Department of Exercise and Sports Science at Olivet Nazarene University. He has a special interest in the prevention and management of sports-related concussion.

Born and raised in Rochester, Minnesota, Dr. Lee attended Wabash College prior to attending Indiana University School of Medicine. He then completed his residency in family medicine at the world-renowned Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and pursued further training with a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at the Hennepin County Medical Center. He is a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, and the Illinois State Medical Society.

Dr. Lee and his family reside in Frankfort. In his free time, he enjoys family time and traveling with his wife and three sons, golfing, exercising, and reading.