Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Director of the Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Service at St. Louis Children's Hospital

• Patient Oriented Research
• Cardiology

Dr. Rhee did his undergraduate training in neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania and did his medical training at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Rhee completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at St. Louis Children's Hospital then completed his fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Children's Hospital - Boston.

Dr. Rhee's clinical interests involve the management of cardiac arrhythmias in infants, children and young adults. He has specialized training in radiofrequency and cryothermal catheter ablation of various pediatric tachyarrhythmias in children with structurally normal hearts as well as those who have undergone surgery for congenital heart disease. Dr. Rhee also implants pacemakers or automatic defibrillators in children requesting permanent device therapy.

Education

• B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1986
• M.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1993

Training

• Intern in Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1993-1994
• Resident in Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1994-1996
• Fellow in Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital - Boston, 1997-2000
• Senior Fellow in Electrophysiology, Children's Hospital - Boston, 2000-2001

Licensure and Board Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners, 1994
• American Board of Pediatrics, 1996
• NASPE/HRS, Certificate of Special Competency in Pacing and Defibrillations, 2005
• American Board of Pediatrics, Sub board in Pediatric Cardiology, 2000
• Massachusetts Medical License, 1999
• Missouri Medical License, 2001

Honors

• Chief Fellow in Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital - Boston, 1999-2000
• Fellow, American College of Cardiology, 2005

Selected Publications

1. Rhee EK: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Pediatrics, Emerging Technology for Emerging Indications. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine 2005; 7:399-409.

2. Stephenson EA, Batra AS, Knilans TK, Gow RM, Gradaus R, Balaji S, Dubin AM, Rhee EK, Ro PS, Thogersen AM, Cecchin F, Triedman JK, Walsh EP, Berul CI: A Multicenter Experience with Novel Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Configurations in the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Population. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2006; 17(1):1-6.

3. Dubin AM, Janousek J, Rhee EK, Strieper MJ, Cecchin F, Law IH, Shannon KM, Temple J, Rosenthal E, Zimmerman FJ, Davis A, Karpawich PP, Ahmad AI, Vetter VL, Kertesk NJ, Shah M, Snyder C, Stephenson E, Emmel M, Sanatani S, Kanter R, Batra A, Collins KK: Resynchronization therapy in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients - an international multicenter study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2005; 46(12):2277-83.

4. Collins KK, Rhee EK, DeLucca JM, Alexander ME, Bevilacqua LM, Berul CI, Walsh EP, Mayer JE, Jonas RA, DelNido PJ, Triedman JK: Modification to the Fontan Procedure for the Prophylaxis of Intraatrial Reentrant Tachycardia: Short-Term Results from a Prospective Randomized Blinded Trial. Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2004; 127(3):721-9.