Dale Young Lee, MD, MSCE

Dale Lee, MD, MSCE is a specialist at the Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology program in Seattle Children’s Hospital. He grew up in Oregon but left the Pacific Northwest for many years before returning to Seattle. After graduating magna cum laude from Rice University in Houston, he earned a medical doctorate at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He completed specialty training in pediatrics at the Children's Medical Center of Dallas and was selected Chief Resident. Dr. Lee completed dual fellowship training in Pediatric Gastroenterology and also Nutrition at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He also obtained a masters degree in clinical epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, Dr. Lee is co-chair of the Seattle Children's Nutrition Committee and director of the Celiac Disease Program. He is also an Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at UW Medicine Department of Pediatrics. His area of expertise and research experience is in the role of diet in disease, which includes studies on dietary therapy and the role of food additives in inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Lee is a strong believer that diet plays a fundamental role in health and can be utilized as part of the therapeutic plan for many GI tract conditions. His goal is to help children achieve their potential and not be limited by their medical conditions.