Dr Lee is one of the two originators of the Exeter Hip. His collaboration with Professor Ling started in the late 1960s and culminated in the present design of femoral implant. Dr Lee undertook his undergraduate education at Nottingham University, having starting his career as a University Apprentice with Rolls Royce Ltd, Derby, in 1957. After graduation he worked as a designer of jet engine re-heat systems in the early 1960s. He returned to Nottingham to work on his PhD thesis on the subject of experimental stress analysis and was awarded his doctorate in 1966. He was appointed to the academic staff at the University of Exeter in 1965 and it was here that his co-operation with Professor Ling commenced. Since that time he has continued to orchestrate laboratory research in partnership with other engineers at the University and surgeons based at the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Hospital in Exeter. Dr Lee continues to contribute enthusiastically to all aspects of hip replacement research.