Overview
Updated 14 Jul 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 496 publications with 19,078 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 focusfrom trials led + research topics
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Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 28 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 225.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 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
InvestigatorEnrolling, by, invitationNCT05514184 - Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Hemodialysis
Sponsor: University of California, Irvine
InvestigatorUnknownNCT04217161 - A Pilot Feasibility Trial of Thyroid Hormone Replacement in Dialysis Patients
Sponsor: University of California, Irvine
InvestigatorUnknownNCT03191188
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 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
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 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
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 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
2026 - Research Code Sharing in Support of Gold Standard Science.
Journal of diabetes science and technology
2026 - Kidney Disease among the Compacts of Free Association Pacific Islander Community: A Hidden Crisis.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2026 - In Support of Venous Glucose as a Reference Matrix for Evaluating Continuous Glucose Monitoring Accuracy.
Journal of diabetes science and technology
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
3445 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 100, Torrance, CA 90505
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees 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 rolesjournal 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 & honorshonors on the public record
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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 affiliationsappointments 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 …
2023verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →connect.uclahealth.org ↗ - VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Nephrology Section (Section Chief)
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Media & interviewspress, 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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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
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- YouTube
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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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