Background
Lee, Walter Estell was born on July 22, 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Estell and Nellie Florence (Dickerson) Lee.
Lee, Walter Estell was born on July 22, 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Estell and Nellie Florence (Dickerson) Lee.
Doctor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, 1902.
Gordon. Reserve pathologist Pennsylvania Hospital, 1902-1903, resident anesthetist and chief resident physical, 1904-1908. Interne Germantown Hospital, 1903-1904. Consultant surgeon to Pennsylvania, Graduate, Germantown, Bryn Mawr and Burlington County hospitals.
Professor emeritus surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
Director of research Jeanes Foundation. Reserve officer Medical corpus, United States army, 1911-1914.
Medical Corps, French Army, 1915-1916. Medical corpus, United States army, 1917-1919.
Officer Medical Reserve corpus, United States army from 1919 (major 1919, later lieutenant colonel).
Fellow American Surgical Association, American College Surgeons. Member International Surgical Society, American Association Thoracic Surgeons, American Medical Association, Pennsylvania State Medical Society, American Society Clinical Surgery, Philadelphia Academy Surgery, College of Physical of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Pediatric Society, Philadelphia Company Medical Society, Philadelphia Pathological Society, Kappa Sigma, Alpha Mu Pi Omega. Mason.; Clubs: University, Rittenhouse (Philadelphia).
Married Margaret Gordon, June 14, 1911.