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Paul Lee is a British regeneration orthopaedic surgeon. He is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the National Health Service and a visiting professor of sports medicine with the School of Sport and Exercise Science, College of Social Science, University of Lincoln.

Early life and education
Paul Lee studied at Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom for his medical degree (MBBch), Master of Science (MSc) in sports medicine and Doctor of philosophy (PhD) in Medical engineering. During this time he established Medtaste, an organisation that help to expose 'real life medicine' to school students and help them to make an informed decision to choose to study medicine and become a doctor. Over the last 10 years, with the help from Cardiff medical school, Swansea medical school, junior doctors, consultant and medical students there have been over 20 medtaste events to help young pupils to enter medicine.

Career
Paul Lee has completed his CCT via the all wales rotation and is on the General Medical Council UK specialist register for trauma & orthopaedic surgery. He has been awarded FRCS T&O by the Royal Colleges of Surgeons and MFSEM by the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine UK.

In 2017, Lee worked in the National Health Service as a Trauma and Orthopaedics consultant surgeon in the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT), he was the director of research for the trust (2018–2021).

In 2017, Lee founded MSK Doctors. He has introduced treatments such as STACi, Lipogems, SPAIRE and KneeKG to clinical practice. He is a strong advocate for non-surgical management for knee arthritis and has published his experience with knee brace in the British Medical Journal.

In 2018, Lee joined the Gilmore Groin Clinic in Harley Street, London and has been working with the late Mr Gilmore's team to treat common groin injuries in athletes. He has introduced a regeneration approach to sports injuries as part of the London Sports & injuries clinic in Harley street.

In 2020, Lee introduced the only dynamic open MRI scanner in the county to the clinic to benefit the population in rural Lincolnshire.

Research work
Lee is internationally recognised as the ICRS teaching centre of excellence for cartilage and joint preservation surgery. Combining surgery, technology, engineering and medical principles, Lee has taken medicine to the next level with Single Treatment Autologous Chondrocyte implantation (STACi), Golden Steps Knee Replacement, SPAIRE hip replacement, Same day hip replacement, Tendon saving ACL surgery and regeneration injections.

Lee has published his results in peer-reviewed medical journals on the treatment of muscle injuries in UK Premiership footballers, which has significantly reduced their time for recovery and return to play.