Newswise — Lesley Rhee, MD, a gastroenterologist who specializes in inflammatory bowel diseases has joined Loyola University Health System. Dr. Rhee has a special interest in treating Crohn’s Disease and colitis.
Dr. Rhee received her medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. She completed an internal medicine residency at the University of California at San Francisco and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Chicago, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from the University of Chicago. She joins Loyola from the Franciscan Hammond Clinic in Hammond, Ind., where she is a gastroenterologist.
“I am very interested in research and look forward to not only treating gastroenterology patients but also conducting groundbreaking academic medical research trials to improve patient care,” says Dr. Rhee, an assistant professor at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. “Loyola physicians work in a multidisciplinary team approach and I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues not only in gastroenterology but in other areas of medicine.”
Gastroenterology and nutrition services at Loyola University Health System provide high- quality care in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal system, which includes the esophagus, stomach, gallbladder, pancreas, intestines and liver. Conditions routinely treated include inflammatory bowel disease; peptic ulcer disease; esophageal disorders, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or Barrett’s esophagus; nutrition-related disease; and liver, biliary and pancreatic diseases. The team is composed of physicians, registered nurses, dietitians, pharmacists and research staff.
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