Bio

Greetings and welcome to DoctorOfFitness.com! Health, training and nutrition have always been in Lee’s blood. The son of a semi-professional football player and former college football coach, Lee grew up in Ithaca, NY, where sports were always a part of his life. In high school, Lee played baseball, ice hockey, soccer, swimming, and basketball. He attended Harvard for college, was a two sport athlete, playing baseball and ice hockey, while at the same time graduating with honors in biology. He attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA, where he kept active with road races, strength competitions, and sprint distance triathlons. In 1999, while a medical student, he completed the Boston Marathon.

After medical school, he completed a residency in Family Medicine and a fellowship in Sports Medicine at the University of Massachusetts.

He currently is on faculty at the University of Massachusetts Department of Family Medicine, serving as both a board certified primary care physician and a board certified sports medicine specialist at the Family Health Center of Worcester. He also sees patients at the UMass Memorial Sports Medicine Center as a sports medicine specialist. He has taken care of many high school, college, and professional athletes. The list of college athletes includes Holy Cross, Fitchburg State, Worcester State, Assumption College, and UMass Amherst. Through the Sports Medicine Center he also takes care of the Worcester Ice Cats and the Boston Red Sox organization. He is now the team physician for Assumption College, and for the student-athletes at South High School and Shrewsbury High School as well.

During the many years of training to become a physician, Lee still managed to train numerous high school, college, and recreational athletes. He has also been able to apply his knowledge as a certified strength and conditioning specialist and certified sports nutritionist to his patients. He has helped injured athletes return to play sooner, he has helped diabetic patients lose weight and control their sugars more effectively, and he has created training programs that have enabled sports participants of all ages to reach the next level of competition. CLICK HERE and see what Dr. Mancini can do for you!

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