Dr. Rhee is a glaucoma specialist, molecular biologist, and board-certified ophthalmologist. After graduating in the top 10% of his class (Alpha Omega Alpha) at a combined pre-medical/medical program at the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Rhee went on to an internship at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. He then completed an ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Hospital, where he also served as co-chief resident. He was awarded a competitive Heed Fellow award and completed a clinical glaucoma fellowship at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and a post-doctoral laboratory fellowship at the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health, where he investigated the molecular biology of intraocular pressure regulation. Dr. Rhee is currently serving in glaucoma service at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary.
Dr. Rhee is an accomplished writer, having co-authored the Wills Eye Drug Guide (currently in its second edition), and he was the lead editor for the third edition of the Wills Eye Manual. His most recent text book,Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Ophthalmology: Glaucoma, was released in the spring of 2003. He has published many articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and co-authored many book chapters. Dr. Rhee has also served as a consultant for the Physician’s Desk Reference for Ophthalmology since 1997, and he has been the lead medical editor for this publication since 2002. He conducts reviews for several ophthalmologic journals, and in 2006 Dr. Rhee became a contributing editor for the trade publication Ocular Surgery News. He has lectured locally, nationally, and internationally and participates in the teaching of glaucoma to medical students, residents, and fellows.