Dr. Tuetken is the Associate Director for Clinical Services in the Division of Rheumatology. Her interests are management of chronic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases, especially systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and polymyositis.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

• American College of Physicians
• American College of Rheumatology

Select Publications

1. Anitescu M. Chase JH. Tuetken R. Yi AK. Berg DJ. Krieg AM. Cowdery JS. Interleukin-10 functions in vitro and in vivo to inhibit bacterial DNA-induced secretion of interleukin-12. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research . 17:781-788, 1997 Dec.
2. Yi AK. Tuetken R. Redford T. Waldschmidt M. Kirsch J. Krieg AM. CpG motifs in bacterial DNA activate leukocytes through the pH-dependent generation of reactive oxygen species. Journal of Immunology . 160(10):4755-4761, 1998

Medical School:
University of Chicago

Graduate School:
Immunology,
University of Chicago

Residency:
The University of Iowa

Fellowship:
The University of Iowa