Richard Vaille Lee, MD: A Conversation with the Editor

Abstract

Dr. Richard Lee was born in Islip, New York, on May 26, 1937. He went to public schools through the eighth grade and then to private schools, including a year at Loretto School in Scotland. He then went to Yale University, graduating in 1960. He was a member of the Torch Honor Society and president of the Interfraternity Council. He then went to Yale University Medical School, graduating in 1964 cum laude, and was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. He did his internship, residency in medicine, and fellowship in infectious disease at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Intermingled in his residency was a 2-year tour with the US Public Health Service at the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Montana, followed by a year in general practice in Chester, Montana.