Dr. Rhee currently serves as professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell and associate attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. His clinical interests are in the areas of tuberculosis and antibiotic pharmacology. His major research interests are in elucidating the basic physiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of TB, and identification of novel drug targets. Dr. Rhee received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Irvine, followed by clinical training in internal medicine and infectious diseases at Weill Cornell, where he has remained on the faculty since 2005, and also co-directs the Medical Research Residency track in internal medicine.