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Sangmee Bae, MD
- Rheumatology
Westwood Specialty Care
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Education
Fellowship
Rheumatology, UCLA Medical Center - Rheumatology, 2019
Residency
Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine: Internal Medicine, 2015
Degrees
MS, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, 2019
MD, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 2010
Recognitions
- Southern California Rising Stars, Super Doctors®, 2025
Locations
Medical Services
Research
Interests
Dr. Bae is an active researcher in a variety of rheumatological conditions with a particular interest in inflammatory myositis and a member of the International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group
- Bae S, Charles-Schoeman C. "Oral cyclophosphamide in treatment of patients with refractory idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a retrospective observational study" Clin Rheumatol. 2018 Aug;37(8):2113-2123
- Bartoli F, Bae S, Cometi L, Matucci Cerinic M, Furst DE. Sirukumab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: update on sirukumab, 2018. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2018 Jul;14(7):539-547. Epub 2018 Jul 4. Review.
- FitzGerald JD, Dalbeth N, Mikuls T, Brignardello-Petersen R, Guyatt G, Abeles AM, Gelber AC, Harrold LR, Khanna D, King C, Levy G, Libbey C, Mount D, Pillinger MH, Rosenthal A, Singh JA, Sims JE, Smith BJ, Wenger NS, Bae SS, Danve A, Khanna PP, Kim SC, Lenert A, Poon S, Qasim A, Sehra ST, Sharma TSK, Toprover M, Turgunbaev M, Zeng L, Zhang MA, Turner AS, Neogi T. "2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout" Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 Jun;72(6):744-760. doi: 10.1002/acr.24180
- Bae S, Lee Y, Shahbazian A, Wang J, Meriwether D, Golub I, Oganezian B, Dowd T, Reddy S, Charles-Schoeman C. "High Density Lipoprotein Function is Abnormal in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies" Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020 Aug 24:keaa273. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa273z
- Bae S. Chang L, Merkin S, Elashoff D, Ishigami J, Matsushita K, Charles-Schoeman C, "Major Lipids and Future Risk of Pneumonia: 20 year Observation of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Cohort" Am J Med. 2020 Aug 16:S0002-9343(20)30698-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.07.022.
- Bae S, Oganesian B, Golub I, Charles-Schoeman C. "Statin use in patients with non-HMGCR idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A retrospective study" Clin Cardiol. 2020 Jul;43(7):732-742. doi: 10.1002/clc.23375
- Bae S, Khanlou N, Charles-Schoeman C. "Cardiac Transplantation in Dermatomyositis: A case report and literature review" Human Pathology: Case reports Volume 8, June 2017, Pages 55-58
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Southern California Rising Stars, Super Doctors®, 2025
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Reviews
Dr. Bae moved her schedule to accommodate my need to have an appointment. She is always taking my input and questions in to consideration when contemplating the next step in my plan of care. I would follow her anywhere.
Dr. Bae was incredibly knowledgeable and took the time to truly listen to my concerns. She explained everything in a clear, understandable way and never made me feel rushed. I came into the appointment feeling overwhelmed and anxious about the unknown, but I left feeling empowered, with a much better understanding of my condition. It was clear that I was speaking with someone who is an expert in their field and who genuinely cares about their patients.
Dr. Bar is absolutely incredible and I feel incredibly blessed to be under her care.
Excellent
Dr. Bae was very insightful going over current n plan along with potential changes in the near future. She listens to my questions and answers honestly and with options that I can further research so that decisions can be made.