 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (November 2019) |
Peter M. Rhee | |
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| Born | September 18, 1961 Seoul, South Korea |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1983–2007 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Commands | Navy Trauma Training Center at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center |
| Battles / wars | Operation Enduring Freedom Iraq War |
| Awards |  Defense Meritorious Service Medal Navy Commendation Medal |
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Peter Meong Rhee (born September 18, 1961) is an American surgeon, medical professor, and military veteran.[1] During his 24 years in the United States Navy, Rhee served as a battlefield casualty physician in Afghanistan and Iraq.[2]
Formerly a Professor of Surgery and the Chief of Trauma, Critical Care, and Burn and Emergency Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine until 2016, he then served as the Chief of Surgery at the Marcus Trauma Center at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Currently he is the Director of the surgical ICU at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, New York. He was a tenured Professor of Surgery at the University of Arizona until 2016. Now he is Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda Maryland, Morehouse School of Medicine and is a tenured Professor of Surgery at the New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. He rose to national prominence when he served as the attending physician to U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords of Arizona, as well as other victims, following the 2011 Tucson shooting.[2]
- ^ Chang, Alicia (January 14, 2011). "Giffords' doctors balancing role as rock stars". Associated Press. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ^ a b Mehta, Seema (January 10, 2011). "Giffords' surgeon trained on the battlefield". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 23, 2011.