Kyu Rhee

M.D., chief public health officer, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Prior to joining HRSA, Dr. Rhee was Director of the Office of Innovation and Program Coordination at the National Institutes of Health's National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Before that, he was Chief Medical Officer of Baltimore Medical System Inc., the largest network of Federally Qualified Health Centers in Maryland. In addition, Dr. Rhee served five years as a National Health Service Corps Scholar and Medical Director at the Upper Cardozo Health Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Rhee is board-certified in internal medicine and pediatrics. He received his medical degree from the University of Southern California and did his residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Rhee also holds a masters degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He received his Bachelor degree from Yale University in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry.