Sangmee Bae, MD
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Sangmee Bae, MD

  • Rheumatology
Average rating: 4.9
Star ratings are displayed only for those physicians who participate in UCLA Health’s patient experience survey program and have received a minimum of 30 survey responses.
Westwood Specialty Care |
200 Medical Plaza, Suite 365 Los Angeles, CA 90095

Languages

English

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

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

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

  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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

Reviews

Overall rating: 4.9
Star ratings are displayed only for those physicians who participate in UCLA Health’s patient experience survey program and have received a minimum of 30 survey responses.
30 total ratings | 15 reviews
5.0
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.
5.0
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.
5.0
Dr. Bar is absolutely incredible and I feel incredibly blessed to be under her care.
5.0
Excellent
5.0
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.