Connie Rhee

Connie M. Rhee, MD

Specialties

Nephrology, Internal Medicine

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Certifications
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine - General
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology [Internal Medicine]
Language
  • English
Gender
Female
Medical School
Northwestern Univ. Medical School
Residency
Oregon Health and Science UniversityInternal Medicine
Fellowship
Brigham and Women's HospitalNephrology
Professional Positions
  • Associate Professor — Division of Nephrology, Hypertension & Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, UCI School of Medicine
  • Fellow — National Kidney Foundation
Awards and Recognition
  • Athalie Clarke Research Associates Dean's 2017 Junior Physician-Scientist Award — UCI School of Medicine
  • Rising Stars of Southern California, 2017 — Los Angeles Magazine
  • Junior Investigator of the Year award, 2016 — Institute of Clinical and Translational Science, UCI
  • Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association — 2020-2022
More Information

Dr. Connie Rhee is a board-certified UCI Health nephrologist who specializes in treating kidney diseases and kidney dialysis. Her clinical interests include diabetes-related kidney disease, endocrine disorders in kidney disease and thyroid dysfunction in chronic kidney disease.

She earned her medical degree at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland and a combined research and clinical fellowship in nephrology at Brigham and Women's and Massachusetts General hospitals in Boston. She also completed a master's of science in epidemiology at Harvard University's School of Public Health.

Her research interests include the study of endocrine derangements in chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease patients. She also studies racial disparities and nutrition in in chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease, as well as dialysis outcomes. She has received grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Kidney Foundation and the American Thyroid Association, and she has published more than 120 manuscripts.

Rhee is committed to providing each patient with individualized care. She sees patients in Orange and Irvine

UCI Health Gottschalk Medical Plaza
1 Medical Plaza Drive
Irvine, CA 92697
Phone: 949-824-8600
Fax: 855-209-8413
UCI Health Nephrology Services
101 The City Drive South, Pavilion 1
Building 30
Orange, CA 92868
Phone: 714-456-7720
Fax: 855-209-8413