The physicians and staff of the Pediatric Urology Group evaluate and treat your child’s pediatric urological condition with the expertise of a skilled professional and the compassion of a caring parent.
Urology
Minimally Invasive / Robotic-Assisted
MD — Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, 1990
Surgery Internship — Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, 1990-1991
General Surgery Residency — University of California — Davis/East Bay, Oakland, California, 1992-1993
Urology Residency — Naval Hospital, Oakland, California, 1993-1994
Urology Residency — University of California/SF, San Francisco, California, 1994-1996
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
American Urology Association, North Central Section
American Medical Association
US Navy Health Professional Scholarship, 1986-1990
Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of DMFO vs. Placebo in Low-grade Superficial Bladder Cancer.
Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor (CaPSURE™) a Longitudinal Observational Study of Prostate Cancer Patients Nationwide
Rhee B.K, Stoller, M.L., Urinary Tract Abnormalities. McGraw-hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology 5th ed.
Rhee B.K., Stoller, M.L., Bretan, P.N., Urinary Stone Disease in Renal and Renal/Pancreas Transplant Recipients, Society of Urological Transplant Surgeons. Annual Meeting of American Urological Association.
Raised in the Chicago area, Dr. Rhee received his Bachelor of Science — Anatomical Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his doctorate in medicine from Rush Medical College in 1990. After completing his general surgery residency at the University of California – Davis/East Bay in Oakland, he did his urology residency at University of California/San Francisco and Naval Hospital in Oakland. He practiced for 10 years in Minnesota before returning to central Illinois and joining Pediatric Urology Group. He is board certified by the American Board of Urology.
Dedicated to finding the newest and most effective treatments for a variety of pediatric urology diseases and disorders, Dr. Rhee has participated in numerous investigational studies on conditions such as bladder cancer, prostatic hyperplasia and overactive bladder. In addition, he has co-authored a number of publications and given presentations on a variety of urology topics. His area of interest is minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery. He has gained recognition in the field of pediatric robotic urologic surgery. Dr. Rhee is Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP).