Physician at Emory Group Return. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.
Ambiguous identityThis name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$1.9M
Others who share this name
1
Who this is
Profile
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Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced
Dr. John M.
Rhee, MD, is a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at Emory University School of Medicine specializing in cervical and lumbar spine surgery, spinal deformity correction, and surgery for spinal tumors. He is President of the Cervical Spine Research Society and has been named one of America's Leading Doctors in Spine Surgery (Newsweek 2025), with extensive peer-reviewed publications and multiple textbooks on spine surgery.
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Career & tenure
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Tenure here
Professor at Emory School of Medicine; President of Cervical Spine Research Society
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Organizations
Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.
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Emory Group ReturnPhysician · $4.1B revenue · Atlanta, GASEE SCHEDULE Opay $2.2M → $1.9MFiled FY2023, FY2021, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.9Mreported comp
Emory UniversityPhysician · $7.3B revenue · Atlanta, GAEmory University's mission is to create, preserve, teach, and apply knowledge in the service of humanity. (See Schedule O for continuation)pay $28 → $52Filed FY2023, FY2021, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$52reported comp
Disambiguation
Other people named John M Rhee MD
Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.
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John M Rhee MD1 organization · Milwaukee, WICervical Spine Research Society INC
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