Background
Lee, Richard Vaille was born on May 26, 1937 in Islip, New York, United States. Son of Louis Emerson and Erma Natalie (Little) Lee.
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Richard Vaille Lee
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Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1960; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Yale University, 1964.
Career
Intern, Grace-New Haven Hospital, 1964-1965;
assistant resident in internal medicine, Grace-New Haven Hospital, 1965-1966, 69-70;
fellow in inflammatory disease, Yale University, New Haven, 1970-1971;
practice medicine specializing in internal medicine, New Haven, 1969-1976;
practice medicine specializing in internal medicine, Buffalo, since 1976;
family practice, Poplar, Montana, 1966-1968;
family practice, Chester, Montana, 1968-1969;
assistant professor medicine, Yale University, 1971-1974;
associate professor clinical medicine, Yale University, 1974-1976;
professor medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1976;
professor pediatrics, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1985;
Adjunct Professor anthropology, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1989;
professor obstetrics, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1992;
chief division general internal medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1979-1982;
chief division maternal and adolescent medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1982;
chief division geografic medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1991;
director primary care center, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1975-1976;
director medical clinics, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1971-1975;
chief medical service, Buffalo Veterans Administration Hospital., 1976-1979;
head department medicine, Children's Hospital Buffalo, 1979-1996;
chief medical officer, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Health in Housing, since 1995;
fellow, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Health in Housing, since 1985. Consultant internal medicine New York Zoological Society, since 1973. Consultant physician Buffalo Zoological Society, since 1980.
Aviation medical examiner, since 1980. Medical director Ecology and Environment, Inc., Lancaster, New York. Member of New York State Board for Medicine, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Public Health Service, 1966-1968. Fellow American College of Physicians, Explorers Club New York City, Royal Geography Society, Royal Society Medicine. Member American Medical Association, American Society History of Medicine, Yale China Association (trustee since 1992, secretary since 1995), New York Academy Science, American Federation Clinical Research Society, General Internal Medicine, American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Infectious Disease Society American, Society Obstetric Medicine (president 1991-1993), International Society of Travel Medicine, American College Occupl. and Environmental Medicine, Great Lakes Interurban Clinical Club, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Susan Bradley, June25, 1961. Children: Matthew, Benjamin.
