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Rennie L. Rhee, MD, MSCE

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine

Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dept. of Medicine/Rheumatology
3400 Spruce Street
5th Floor, White Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.S.
Yale University, 2004.
M.D.
New York University School of Medicine, 2008.
M.S.C.E.
University of Pennsylvania, 2014.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, 2008-2009.
Resident in Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, 2009-2011.
Fellow in Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2011-2013.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2013-2014.
Certifications
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2011.
Rheumatology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014.
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Selected Publications

Rhee RL, Rebello R, Tamhankar M, Banerjee S, Liu F, Cao Q, Kurtz R, Baker JF, Fan Z, Bhatt V, Amudala N, Chou S, Liang R, Burke M, Desiderio L, Loevner LA, Merkel PA, Song JW: "Combined orbital and cranial vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of disease activity in giant cell arteritis" ACR Open Rheumatology Jan 2024 Notes: Online publication.

Romich E, Banerjee S, Amudala N, Chou S, Li R, Lee H, Cohen N, Merkel PA, Rhee RL: "Patient-reported sinonasal symptoms and risk of relapse in ANCA-associated vasculitis" Arthritis Care & Research 2024 Notes: accepted.

Bloom JL, Pickett-Nairn K, Silveira L, Fuhlbrigge RC, Cuthbertson D, Akuthota P, Corbridge TC, Khalidi NA, Koening CL, Langford CA, McAlear CA, Monach PA, Moreland LW, Pagnoux C, Rhee RL, Seo P, Silver J, Specks U, Warrington KJ, Wechsler ME, Merkel PA: "The Association Between Age at Diagnosis and Disease Characteristics and Damage in Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis" Arthritis Rheumatol 75(12): 2216-2227, Dec 2023.

Beukelman T, Chen L, Annapureddy N, Oates J, Clowse MEB, Long M, Kappelman MD, Rhee RL, Merkel PA, Nowell WB, Xie F, Clinton C, Curtis JR.: "Using pooled electronic health records data to conduct pharmacoepidemiology safety studies: Challenges and lessons learned." Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 32(9): 969-977, Sep 2023.

Smith RM, Jones RB, Specks U, Bond S, Nodale M, Al-Jayyousi R, Andrews J, Bruchfeld A, Camilleri B, Carette S, Cheung CK, Derebail V, Doulton T, Ferraro A, Forbess L, Fujimoto S, Furuta S, Gewurz-Singer O, Harper L, Ito-Ihara T, Khalidi N, Klocke R, Koening C, Komagata Y, Langford C, Lanyon P, Luqmani R, McAlear C, Moreland LW, Mynard K, Nachman P, Pagnoux C, Peh CA, Pusey C, Ranganathan D, Rhee RL, Spiera R, Sreih AG, Tesar V, Walters G, Wroe C, Jayne D, Merkel PA.: "Rituximab versus azathioprine for maintenance of remission for patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis and relapsing disease: an international randomised controlled trial." Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 82(7): 937-944, Jul 2023.

Junek ML, Zhao L, Garner S, Cuthbertson D, Pagnoux C, Koening CL, Langford CA, McAlear CA, Monach PA, Moreland LW, Rhee RL, Seo P, Specks U, Sreih AG, Warrington K, Wechsler ME, Merkel PA, Khalidi NA; Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium: "Ocular manifestations of ANCA-associated vasculitis" Rheumatology 62(7): 2517-2524, Jul 2023.

Beukelman T, Long MD, Rhee RL, Kappelman MD, Merkel PA, Nowell WB, Clinton C, Ringold S, Del Gaizo V, Price B, Shaw DG, Venkatachalam S, Cuthbertson D, Xie F, Zhang X, Curtis JR: "Assessment of Real-World Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients Initiating Biologic Agents for the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases: An Observational Study in Four Patient-Powered Research Networks" Patient Relat Outcome Meas 13(14): 171-180, Jun 2023.

Mayer A, Sperry A, Quimson L, Rhee RL: "Long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients with clinically isolated aortitis" ACR Open Rheumatology 4(12): 1013-1020, Dec 2022.

Arnett N, Pavlou A, Burke MP, Cucchiara BL, Rhee RL, Song JW: "Vessel Wall MR Imaging of Central Nervous System Vasculitis: a Systematic Review" Neuroradiology 64(1): 43-58, Jan 2022.

Willett K, Sreih A, Rhee R, Lee V, Kwong B, Tamhankar MA: "Giant Cell Arteritis Associated with Multiple Cranial Neuropathies" Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 27(8S): 769-770, Dec 2021.

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