Sue J. Rhee, M.D.

• Research Interest
• Clinical Specialties
• Recent Publications
• Honors & Awards
• Training and Certifications
• Contact Information

Research Interests

• Short bowel syndrome:
  • Nutrient effect on intestinal adaptation
  • Use of trophic factors in intestinal adaptation
    
• Intestinal transplantation:
  • Role of enteric flora in acute and chronic rejection
  • Targeting immunomodulation to the intestine, minimizing systemic immunosuppression
    
• Intestinal immunology:
  • Development of the systemic and mucosal immune response following bowel resection in neonates

Clinical Specialties

• Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation
• Short bowel syndrome
• Specialized nutrition support
• Intestinal transplantation
• Liver transplantation
• General pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

Recent Publications (selected)

• Rhee SJ, Cherayil BJ. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of age-specific differences in response to enteric pathogens Journal of Immunology (2005) 175 (2): 1127-36
  
• Rhee SJ, Bousvaros A. Blocking lymphocyte adhesion: new treatment for sticky cases of Crohn disease?. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition (2003) 37(2): 211-3
  
• Kallakury BV, Sheehan CE, Rhee SJ, Fisher HA, Kaufman RA, Rifkin MD, and Ross JS. The Prognostic Significance of Proliferation-Associated Nucleolar Protein p120 Expression in Prostate Adenocarcinoma Cancer (1999) 85(7): 1569-76
  
• Rhee SJ, Walker WA. Mucosal Immunity. In: Baker SS, Baker RD, Davis AM, eds. Pediatric Nutrition Support. Jones and Barlett Publishers, Inc; 2004: in press.
  
• Rhee SJ, Bousvaros A. Immunosuppressive Therapies. In: Walker WA, Goulet O, Kleinman RF, Sherman PM, Shneider BL, Sanderson IR, eds. Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease 4th Edition. London: BC Decker Inc; 2004: 2015-2044.
  

Honors & Awards (selected)

• 2002 Mead Johnson Pediatric Research Award
• 2002 G. Bowers Mansdorfer Award for Excellence in Pediatrics
• 2003 NIH Pediatric Research LRP Award

Training & Certificates

• Cornell University, B.S. 1993
• Albany Medical College, M.D. 1998
• University of Maryland, Family Medicine Residency (1998-1999)
• University of Maryland, Pediatrics Residency (1999-2002)
• Harvard Medical School, Pediatric GI and Nutrition Fellowship (2002-2005)
• Board Certified in Pediatrics (2003)
• Board Certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology (2005)