Department of Internal Medicine
Rheumatology Faculty
Medical School:
University of Chicago
Graduate School:
Immunology,
University of Chicago
Residency:
The University of Iowa
Fellowship:
The University of Iowa
Rebecca Tuetken, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
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
- 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.
- 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