Connie Rhee

Dr. Connie Rhee

Dr. Connie Rhee, MD, MSc is a nephrologist, physician-scientist, Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and Chief of Nephrology at the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS). Dr. Rhee completed her medical school training at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and her residency and Chief Residency at the Oregon Health and Science University. Dr. Rhee subsequently pursued her clinical nephrology fellowship and postdoctoral research training at the combined Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital nephrology fellowship program, and also completed her Master of Science in Epidemiology degree program at the Harvard School of Public Health. Prior to joining UCLA/VAGLAHS she served as the University of California Irvine Department of Medicine Vice-Chair of Clinical Research and Interim Chief of Nephrology. Dr. Rhee currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. She also leads a robust research program centered on the intersection of kidney disease, nutrition, and endocrinology/metabolism that has been supported by multiple National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Kidney Foundation, and American Thyroid Association grants in which she has served as the Principal Investigator. She also mentors a wide cadre trainees in the areas of nephrology, nutrition science, endocrinology/metabolism, public health, biostatistics, and related disciplines.