01/30/2026
Long before he became a physician, Dr. Daniel Lee spent his early mornings on the ice at the Pueblo Ice Arena, training as an Olympic figure skating hopeful. The discipline, focus and resilience he developed as a nationally ranked skater shaped who he would become. When injuries ended his skating career, those same qualities guided him toward medicine and back home to Pueblo.
Today, Dr. Lee is a hospitalist and physician leader at UCHealth Parkview Medical Center, where he cares for patients he often knows as neighbors, friends and lifelong community members. He brings the mindset of an elite athlete to health care, believing that consistent effort, teamwork and attention to detail lead to better outcomes. In addition to caring for patients, he helps lead initiatives to improve hospital quality, train future physicians and strengthen care across southern Colorado.
Outside the hospital, Dr. Lee finds joy skating with his children on the same ice where his journey began. For him, serving Pueblo is not just a career choice. It is a commitment to the community that raised him and the people he is proud to care for every day.
His artistry on ice made him an Olympic hopeful. Now, Dr. Daniel Lee brings that same determination and passion to improving health care in Pueblo.