Connie Rhee, MD
Enriched profileProfessor-in-Residence, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Section Chief of Nephrology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System · University of California, Los Angeles
Connie Rhee is Professor-in-Residence, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Section Chief of Nephrology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System at University of California, Los Angeles. OpenAlex indexes 490 publications with 19,162 citations (h-index 65); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Nephrology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Connie Rhee, MD, is Professor-in-Residence, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA at University of California, Los Angeles (David Geffen School of Medicine) / VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. The public record shows 490 publications with 19,162 citations (h-index 65), centered on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 6 companies, 7 NIH-funded awards (2014–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Diabetes care
- Top research focus: Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 6 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 28 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 225.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Plant-Focused Nutrition in Patients With Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
Sponsor: University of California, Irvine
- Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Hemodialysis
Sponsor: University of California, Irvine
- A Pilot Feasibility Trial of Thyroid Hormone Replacement in Dialysis Patients
Sponsor: University of California, Irvine
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.Program year20253 payments
- Vifor Pharma, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year20241 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2023)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
100%Calcium channel blocker36.8%Amlodipine Besylate100%Part D<11 patientsLoop diuretic31.6%Bumetanide100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
7 NIH research awards on record, funded 2014–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Plant-Focused Nutrition in Patients with Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease (PLAFOND Study): A Pilot/Feasibility Study
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-Ucla Medical Center
FY2025$277,389R01DK132875 - Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Dialysis Patients to Overcome Dysglycemia (CONDOR) Trial
University of California Los Angeles
FY2025$232,020R01DK132869 - Summer Mentoring and Research Training (SMART)
University of California-Irvine
FY2025$90,553T35DK128788
Congress activity
Updated 27 Aug 2026
2 congress contributions (2020) across ADA, ENDO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- 519-P: Comparison of Chronic Kidney Disease Risk Factors between Normoalbuminuric and Albuminuric Patients with Diagnosed Diabetes and Reduced Kidney Function
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2020Co-authorPoster - SAT-447 Thyroid Function, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality: A Mediation Analysis
ENDO Annual Meeting
ENDO2020Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- The Role of Precision Nutrition in Kidney Disease.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Review2026 - Research Code Sharing in Support of Gold Standard Science.
Journal of diabetes science and technology
Editorial2026 - Kidney Disease among the Compacts of Free Association Pacific Islander Community: A Hidden Crisis.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Article2026 - In Support of Venous Glucose as a Reference Matrix for Evaluating Continuous Glucose Monitoring Accuracy.
Journal of diabetes science and technology
Editorial2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01US Renal Data System 2016 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United StatesArticle2,211 citations2017
- 02US Renal Data System 2015 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United StatesArticle1,165 citations2016
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Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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Mentions by others
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ASN Publications (@CJASN) X/Twitter account announced her appointment as CJASN Editor-in-Chief, tagging her handle @ConnieMRhee
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- Clinical Nephrology Fellowship and postdoctoral research training
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital combined Nephrology Fellowship Program, completed 2013
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editor-in-Chief
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), 6-year term beginning January 1, 2024; first female CJASN Editor-in-Chief …
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Awards & honors
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- National Kidney Foundation Dr. Joel D. Kopple Award
2020 (awarded for contributions to renal nutrition, while affiliated with UC Irvine School of Medicine)
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Previously (2013-2023): University of California
Irvine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, held roles including interim division chief, Director of Clinical and Translational Research …
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Nephrology Section (Section Chief)
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Interviewed by Joel Topf
MD (Nephrology Times editorial board) at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings 2025, Boston, discussing her career and CJASN role
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