Dr. Richard Rhee joined NHRA in 2003. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Yale College and received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his residency at the University of California, San Francisco, where he was the recipient of the Renee B. Sauers Award for Outstanding Resident Educator. Subsequently, Dr. Rhee returned to Harvard to complete a fellowship in musculoskeletal imaging and image-guided spine interventions at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, Irvine, where he lectures to orthopaedic residents and faculty on topics related to imaging of the spine and extremities. Dr. Rhee is also the principal investigator of an ongoing clinical research trial exploring the use of MR spectroscopy for the diagnosis of discogenic low back pain.
Dr. Rhee serves as Medical Director of Spinal and Musculoskeletal Injections with NHRA.
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Fellowships
Musculoskeletal Radiology and Image-Guided Spine Interventions
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
2002-2003
Residency
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
1998-2002
Internship
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA
1997-1998
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
1993-1997
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts in History
Yale University
New Haven, CT
1986-1990
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