Kyung (Kay) Rhee, M.D.

Bio

Dr. Kyung (Kay) Rhee is the medical director of the Medical Behavioral Unit, which treats children and teens with eating disorders.

Dr. Rhee earned her bachelor's degree in human biology and master's in sociology at Stanford University before earning her medical degree at Temple University School of Medicine. After completing her pediatric residency and chief residency at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, she went on to complete an academic general pediatrics fellowship at Boston Medical Center, with a focus on childhood obesity. While there, she earned her MSc in epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health.

Dr. Rhee is trained in family-based behavioral treatment of childhood obesity and motivational interviewing. Her research focuses on developing new and effective forms of treatment for childhood obesity. She also has several projects in the community that focus on increasing access to obesity treatment and prevention efforts, spanning infancy to adolescence.

Along with having several peer-reviewed articles on the role of parenting in childhood obesity and parent feeding behaviors, she lectures on this topic as well.

Publications

Cluster randomized control trial promoting child self-regulation around energy-dense food.
Rhee KE, Kessl S, Manzano MA, Strong DR, Boutelle KN

A Brief Provider Training Video Improves Comfort With Recommending the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine.
Kumar MM, Boies EG, Sawyer MH, Kennedy M, Williams C, Rhee KE

Imperative Instruction for Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers: Provider Perspectives.
Schmitz DC, Ivancie RA, Rhee KE, Pierce HC, Cantu AO, Fisher ES

An open trial targeting emotional eating among adolescents with overweight or obesity.
Boutelle KN, Braden A, Knatz-Peck S, Anderson LK, Rhee KE

Provider views on childhood obesity management in primary care settings: a mixed methods analysis.
Rhee KE, Kessl S, Lindback S, Littman M, El-Kareh RE

Changing Physician Approaches to Marijuana Use in a New Era of Legalization.
Reiss J, Rhee KE, Kumar M

Food parenting practices for 5 to 12 year old children: a concept map analysis of parenting and nutrition experts input.
O'Connor TM, Mâsse LC, Tu AW, Watts AW, Hughes SO, Beauchamp MR, Baranowski T, Pham T, Berge JM, Fiese B, Golley R, Hingle M, Kremers SPJ, Rhee KE, Skouteris H, Vaughn A

Effect of Attendance of the Child on Body Weight, Energy Intake, and Physical Activity in Childhood Obesity Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Boutelle KN, Rhee KE, Liang J, Braden A, Douglas J, Strong D, Rock CL, Wilfley DE, Epstein LH, Crow SJ

Outcomes of an inpatient refeeding protocol in youth with anorexia nervosa: Rady Children's Hospital San Diego/University of California, San Diego.
Maginot TR, Kumar MM, Shiels J, Kaye W, Rhee KE

Latino mothers' beliefs about child weight and family health.
Martinez SM, Rhee KE, Blanco E, Boutelle K

Effect of Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Overweight and Obese Mothers on Infant Weight-for-Length Percentile at 1 Year.
Yeung H, Leff M, Rhee KE

Increasing Universal Lipid Screening Among 9- to 11-Year-Old Children Through a Quality Improvement Initiative.
Kern L, Crow J, Williams CB, Boies E, Gahagan S, Rhee KE

Missed Opportunity: Why Parents Refuse Influenza Vaccination for Their Hospitalized Children.
Cameron MA, Bigos D, Festa C, Topol H, Rhee KE

Who's My Doctor? Using an Electronic Tool to Improve Team Member Identification on an Inpatient Pediatrics Team.
Singh A, Rhee KE, Brennan JJ, Kuelbs C, El-Kareh R, Fisher ES

Parental control and overconsumption of snack foods in overweight and obese children.
Liang J, Matheson BE, Rhee KE, Peterson CB, Rydell S, Boutelle KN

Warm Parenting Associated with Decreasing or Stable Child BMI during Treatment.
Rhee KE, Jelalian E, Boutelle K, Dickstein S, Seifer R, Wing R

Design of the FRESH study: A randomized controlled trial of a parent-only and parent-child family-based treatment for childhood obesity.
Boutelle KN, Braden A, Douglas JM, Rhee KE, Strong D, Rock CL, Wilfley DE, Epstein L, Crow S

The relationship between parent feeding styles and general parenting with loss of control eating in treatment-seeking overweight and obese children.
Matheson BE, Camacho C, Peterson CB, Rhee KE, Rydell SA, Zucker NL, Boutelle KN

Reading at Bedtime Associated With Longer Nighttime Sleep in Latino Preschoolers.
Brown SJ, Rhee KE, Gahagan S

Development of the General Parenting Observational Scale to assess parenting during family meals.
Rhee KE, Dickstein S, Jelalian E, Boutelle K, Seifer R, Wing R

Design and implementation of a study evaluating extinction processes to food cues in obese children: the Intervention for Regulations of Cues Trial (iROC).
Boutelle KN, Liang J, Knatz S, Matheson B, Risbrough V, Strong D, Rhee KE, Craske MG, Zucker N, Bouton ME

Firm maternal parenting associated with decreased risk of excessive snacking in overweight children.
Rhee KE, Boutelle KN, Jelalian E, Barnes R, Dickstein S, Wing RR

Call to action: continuum of care for females of reproductive age to prevent obesity and ensure better health outcomes of offspring through nutrition.
Zive MM, Rhee KE

Parent readiness to change differs for overweight child dietary and physical activity behaviors.
Rhee KE, McEachern R, Jelalian E

Relationship between maternal parenting and eating self-efficacy in overweight children when stressed.
Rhee KE, Pan TY, Norman GJ, Crow S, Boutelle K

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