Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Combined Adult & Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship, Duke University School of Medicine 2014 - 2018
  • Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency, Duke University School of Medicine 2010 - 2014
  • M.D., University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine 2010
  • Ph.D., University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine 2007
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  Medical Licensure

  • 2014-00636. North Carolina. 2014
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology, Medicine 2018 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Pediatrics 2018 - 2020
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  Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

  • I direct the Young Adult Rheumatology Clinic, which is a multidisciplinary collaboration with Duke Family Medicine.  This clinic serves as a medical home for young adults with rheumatic diseases, integrating primary care and subspecialist care to improve clinical outcomes.
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • B cells
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Transition to Adult Care
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Immunogenicity and risk of autoimmune cross-reactivity of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in SLE - RRF Investigator Award awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation 2022 - 2025
  • ACR/Amgen Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation 2022 - 2023
  • CARRA Registry Associates awarded by Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance, Inc. 2021 - 2023
  • Arthritis Foundation Fellowship Training Grant 2019 awarded by Arthritis Foundation 2020 - 2023
  • Arthritis Foundation - DEI awarded by Arthritis Foundation 2022 - 2023
  • Identifying Cross-Registry Commonalities to Facilitate International Pediatric Lupus Research awarded by Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance, Inc. 2021 - 2022
  • Clinician Scholar Educator Award awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation 2018 - 2021
  • HVTN Phase 1 Protocol Funding awarded by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 2018 - 2020
  • High-throughput analysis of human memory B cells and antibodies against flavivirus E protein in Asia-Pacific regions. awarded by CRDF Global 2019 - 2020
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Cannon, Laura A., Scott E. Wenderfer, Laura B. Lewandowski, Jennifer C. Cooper, Beatrice Goilav, Andrea M. Knight, Aimee O. Hersh, Stacy P. Ardoin, Rebecca E. Sadun, and Rebecca E. CARRA Lupus Nephritis Workgroup. “Use of EuroLupus Cyclophosphamide Dosing for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis in Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in North America.” J Rheumatol 49, no. 6 (June 2022): 607–14. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210428.
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    • Maheswaranathan, Mithu, Amanda M. Eudy, Ann Cameron Barr, Catherine Howe, Jayanth Doss, Rebecca E. Sadun, Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber, et al. “Association of Health Literacy and Numeracy With Lupus Knowledge and the Creation of the Lupus Knowledge Assessment Test.” J Rheumatol 49, no. 6 (June 2022): 585–91. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210708.
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    • Curtis, Jeffrey R., Sindhu R. Johnson, Donald D. Anthony, Reuben J. Arasaratnam, Lindsey R. Baden, Anne R. Bass, Cassandra Calabrese, et al. “American College of Rheumatology Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Version 4.” Arthritis Rheumatol 74, no. 5 (May 2022): e21–36. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.42109.
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    • Eudy, Amanda M., Bryce B. Reeve, Theresa Coles, Li Lin, Jennifer L. Rogers, David S. Pisetsky, Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber, et al. “The use of patient-reported outcome measures to classify type 1 and 2 systemic lupus erythematosus activity.” Lupus 31, no. 6 (May 2022): 697–705. https://doi.org/10.1177/09612033221090885.
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    • Yildirim-Toruner, Cagri, Rajdeep Pooni, Y Ingrid Goh, Emily Becker-Haimes, James W. Dearing, Maria E. Fernandez, Esi M. Morgan, et al. “Translating research into practice-implementation recommendations for pediatric rheumatology; Proceedings of the childhood arthritis and rheumatology research alliance 2020 implementation science retreat.” Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 20, no. 1 (February 7, 2022): 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-022-00665-y.
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    • Sadun, Rebecca E., Lauren T. Covert, and Erica F. Lawson. “Transitioning to Adulthood with a Rheumatic Disease: A Case-Based Approach for Rheumatology Care Teams.” Rheum Dis Clin North Am 48, no. 1 (February 2022): 141–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rdc.2021.09.011.
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    • Chang, Joyce C., Cora Sears, Nicole Bitencourt, Rosemary Peterson, Risa Alperin, Y Ingrid Goh, Rebecca S. Overbury, et al. “Implementation of rheumatology health care transition processes and adaptations to systems under stress: a mixed methods study.” Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), November 21, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24822.
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    • Sun, Kai, Amanda M. Eudy, Jennifer L. Rogers, Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber, Rebecca E. Sadun, Jayanth Doss, Mithu Maheswaranathan, et al. “Pilot Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using Pharmacy Refill Data.” Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), November 5, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24806.
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    • Curtis, Jeffrey R., Sindhu R. Johnson, Donald D. Anthony, Reuben J. Arasaratnam, Lindsey R. Baden, Anne R. Bass, Cassandra Calabrese, et al. “American College of Rheumatology Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Version 3.” Arthritis Rheumatol 73, no. 10 (October 2021): e60–75. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.41928.
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    • Curtis, Jeffrey R., Sindhu R. Johnson, Donald D. Anthony, Reuben J. Arasaratnam, Lindsey R. Baden, Ellen M. Gravallese, Anne R. Bass, et al. “Reply.” Arthritis Rheumatol 73, no. 9 (September 2021): 1769–70. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.41805.
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    • Vazzana, Kathleen M., Ankana Daga, Beatrice Goilav, Ekemini A. Ogbu, Daryl M. Okamura, Catherine Park, Rebecca E. Sadun, et al. “Principles of pediatric lupus nephritis in a prospective contemporary multi-center cohort.” Lupus 30, no. 10 (September 2021): 1660–70. https://doi.org/10.1177/09612033211028658.
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    • Curtis, Jeffrey R., Sindhu R. Johnson, Donald D. Anthony, Reuben J. Arasaratnam, Lindsey R. Baden, Anne R. Bass, Cassandra Calabrese, et al. “American College of Rheumatology Guidance for COVID‐19 Vaccination in Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Version 2.” Arthritis &Amp; Rheumatology 73, no. 8 (August 2021). https://doi.org/10.1002/art.41877.
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    • Curtis, Jeffrey R., Sindhu R. Johnson, Donald D. Anthony, Reuben J. Arasaratnam, Lindsey R. Baden, Anne R. Bass, Cassandra Calabrese, et al. “American College of Rheumatology Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Version 1.” Arthritis Rheumatol 73, no. 7 (July 2021): 1093–1107. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.41734.
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    • Sun, Kai, Amanda M. Eudy, Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber, Rebecca E. Sadun, Jennifer L. Rogers, Jayanth Doss, Amy L. Corneli, Hayden B. Bosworth, and Megan E. B. Clowse. “Racial Differences in Patient-provider Communication, Patient Self-efficacy, and Their Associations With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-related Damage: A Cross-sectional Survey.” J Rheumatol 48, no. 7 (July 2021): 1022–28. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200682.
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    • Sun, Kai, Amy L. Corneli, Carrie Dombeck, Teresa Swezey, Jennifer L. Rogers, Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber, Rebecca E. Sadun, et al. “Barriers to Taking Medications for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Qualitative Study of Racial Minority Patients, Lupus Providers, and Clinic Staff.” Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), March 4, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24591.
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    • Udupa, Akrithi, David Leverenz, Stephen J. Balevic, Rebecca E. Sadun, Teresa K. Tarrant, and Jennifer L. Rogers. “Hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19: a Rheumatologist's Take on the Lessons Learned.” Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 21, no. 1 (January 21, 2021): 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11882-020-00983-9.
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    • Blew, Kathryn H., Annabelle Chua, John Foreman, Rasheed Gbadegesin, Annette Jackson, Shashi Nagaraj, Rebecca Sadun, Del Wigfall, Allan D. Kirk, and Eileen T. Chambers. “Tailored use of belatacept in adolescent kidney transplantation.” Am J Transplant 20, no. 3 (March 2020): 884–88. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.15611.
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    • Sadun, Rebecca E. “Mind the Gap: Improving Care in Pediatric-to-Adult Rheumatology Transition Through Education.” Rheum Dis Clin North Am 46, no. 1 (February 2020): 103–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rdc.2019.09.008.
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    • Sadun, Rebecca E., Richard J. Chung, Mclean D. Pollock, and Gary R. Maslow. “Lost in transition: resident and fellow training and experience caring for young adults with chronic conditions in a large United States' academic medical center.” Med Educ Online 24, no. 1 (December 2019): 1605783. https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2019.1605783.
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    • Sadun, Rebecca E., and Mary H. Foster. “Déjà Vu But New: Using T Cells to Deplete B Cells to Treat Lupus.” Am J Kidney Dis 74, no. 5 (November 2019): 708–10. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.04.009.
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    • Sadun, Rebecca E., Richard J. Chung, and Gary R. Maslow. “Transition to Adult Health Care and the Need for a Pregnant Pause.” Pediatrics 143, no. 5 (May 2019). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-0541.
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    • Sadun, Rebecca E., and Laura E. Schanberg. “Using social media to promote medication adherence.” Nat Rev Rheumatol 14, no. 8 (August 2018): 445–46. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-018-0037-1.
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    • Sadun, Rebecca E., Melissa A. Wells, Stephen J. Balevic, Victoria Lackey, Erica J. Aldridge, Nicholas Holdgagte, Samya Mohammad, Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber, Megan E. B. Clowse, and Mamata Yanamadala. “Increasing contraception use among women receiving teratogenic medications in a rheumatology clinic.” Bmj Open Qual 7, no. 3 (2018): e000269. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000269.
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    • Sadun, Rebecca E., and Laura E. Schanberg. “Transition and transfer of the patient with paediatric-onset lupus: a practical approach for paediatric and adult rheumatology practices.” Lupus Sci Med 5, no. 1 (2018): e000282. https://doi.org/10.1136/lupus-2018-000282.
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    • Wells, Melissa, Victoria Lackey, Erica Peart, Nicholas Holdgate, Samya Mohammad, Stephen Balevic, Rebecca Sadun, Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber, Megan E. B. Clowse, and Mamata Yanamadala. “A Fellow Led Quality Improvement Project for Improving Contraceptive Compliance in Women Receiving Teratogenic Medications.” Arthritis & Rheumatology 67 (October 1, 2015).
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    • Miller, Deana, Aaron Mitchell, Rebecca Sadun, Judy Milne, and Joel Boggan. “House staff perceptions of how handoff quality influences code blue and rapid response team events.” Am J Med Qual 30, no. 3 (May 2015): 292–93. https://doi.org/10.1177/1062860614552671.
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    • Hill, S. N., G. Maslow, A. Rozycki, R. Sadun, M. Sendowski, and J. Neukirch. “Character development pilot evaluation of two studies.” Journal of Youth Development 10, no. 3 (2015).
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    • Sadun, Rebecca E., Wen-En Hsu, Nan Zhang, Yu-Chih Nien, Scott A. Bergfeld, Helen Sabzevari, ME Christine Lutsiak, Leslie Khawli, Peisheng Hu, and Alan L. Epstein. “Fc-mOX40L fusion protein produces complete remission and enhanced survival in 2 murine tumor models.” J Immunother 31, no. 3 (April 2008): 235–45. https://doi.org/10.1097/CJI.0b013e31816a88e0.
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    • Hu, Peisheng, Robyn S. Arias, Rebecca E. Sadun, Yu-Chih Nien, Nan Zhang, Helen Sabzevari, ME Christine Lutsiak, Leslie A. Khawli, and Alan L. Epstein. “Construction and preclinical characterization of Fc-mGITRL for the immunotherapy of cancer.” Clin Cancer Res 14, no. 2 (January 15, 2008): 579–88. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-0940.
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    • Sadun, Rebecca E., Suzanne M. Sachsman, Xiaoying Chen, Kamilee W. Christenson, William Z. Morris, Peisheng Hu, and Alan L. Epstein. “Immune signatures of murine and human cancers reveal unique mechanisms of tumor escape and new targets for cancer immunotherapy.” Clin Cancer Res 13, no. 13 (July 1, 2007): 4016–25. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-0016.
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    • Zhang, Nan, Rebecca E. Sadun, Robyn S. Arias, Meg L. Flanagan, Suzanne M. Sachsman, Yu-Chih Nien, Leslie A. Khawli, Peisheng Hu, and Alan L. Epstein. “Targeted and untargeted CD137L fusion proteins for the immunotherapy of experimental solid tumors.” Clin Cancer Res 13, no. 9 (May 1, 2007): 2758–67. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-06-2343.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Johnson, Kiana R., Cuoghi Edens, Rebecca E. Sadun, Peter Chira, Aimee O. Hersh, Y Ingrid Goh, Joyce Hui-Yuen, et al. “Differences in Healthcare Transition Views, Practices, and Barriers Among North American Pediatric Rheumatology Clinicians From 2010 to 2018.” In J Rheumatol, 48:1442–49, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200196.
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    • Clowse, Megan, Jennifer Rogers, Amanda Eudy, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, Jayanth Doss, Rebecca Sadun, Kai Sun, et al. “Biologic Differences Between Type 1 and 2 Lupus.” In Arthritis & Rheumatology, Vol. 71. WILEY, 2019.
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    • Eudy, Amanda, Jennifer Rogers, Raeann Whitney, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, Jayanth Doss, David Pisetsky, Rebecca Sadun, Kai Sun, and Megan Clowse. “Longitudinal Changes in Manifestations of SLE.” In Arthritis & Rheumatology, Vol. 71. WILEY, 2019.
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    • Harris, Nathaniel, Amanda Eudy, Megan Clowse, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, Jayanth Doss, Rebecca Sadun, Jennifer Rogers, and Kai Sun. “The PROMIS-29 as a Measure of Type 1 and 2 SLE Activity.” In Arthritis & Rheumatology, Vol. 71. WILEY, 2019.
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    • Rogers, Jennifer, Raeann Whitney, Megan Clowse, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, Jayanth Doss, David Pisetsky, Rebecca Sadun, Kai Sun, and Amanda Eudy. “Disability Among Subtypes of SLE.” In Arthritis & Rheumatology, Vol. 71. WILEY, 2019.
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    • Sadun, Rebecca, Amanda Eudy, Peter Chiraseveenuprapund, Cuoghi Edens, Aimee Hersh, Kiana Johnson, and Erica Lawson. “Predictors of Health Care Transition Practices Among North American Pediatric Rheumatology Providers.” In Arthritis & Rheumatology, Vol. 71. WILEY, 2019.
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    • Sun, Kai, Amanda Eudy, Jennifer Rogers, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, Jayanth Doss, Rebecca Sadun, and Megan Clowse. “Racial Disparities in Lupus Medication Adherence.” In Arthritis & Rheumatology, Vol. 71. WILEY, 2019.
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    • Sun, Kai, Amanda Eudy, Jennifer Rogers, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, Jayanth Doss, Rebecca Sadun, and Megan Clowse. “Racial Disparities in Factors Associated with SLICC Damage Score Among Patients with SLE.” In Arthritis & Rheumatology, Vol. 71. WILEY, 2019.
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    • Sun, Kai, Carrie Dombeck, Teresa Swezey, Amy Corneli, Amanda Eudy, Rebecca Sadun, Jennifer Rogers, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, Jayanth Doss, and Megan Clowse. “Barriers and Facilitators of Medication Adherence Among Minority SLE Patients: A Qualitative Study.” In Arthritis & Rheumatology, Vol. 71. WILEY, 2019.
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    • Whitney, Raeann, Amanda Eudy, Megan Clowse, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, Jayanth Doss, David Pisetsky, Kai Sun, Rebecca Sadun, and Jennifer Rogers. “Pharmacotherapies Targeting Type 2 SLE Symptoms.” In Arthritis & Rheumatology, Vol. 71. WILEY, 2019.
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    • Wells, Melissa, Rebecca Sadun, Malithi Jayasundara, Nicholas Holdgate, Samya Mohammad, Jason Weiner, Tayseer Haroun, Stephen Balevic, Lisa Criscione-Schrieber, and Mala Kaul. “Sustained Improvement in Documentation of Disease Activity Measurement As a Quality Improvement Project at an Academic Rheumatology Clinic.” In Arthritis & Rheumatology, Vol. 68. WILEY, 2016.
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    • Sadun, Rebecca, Nicholas Holdgate, Melissa Wells, Megan E. B. Clowse, Lisa Criscione-Schrieber, Stephen Balevic, Victoria Lackey, Samya Mohammad, and Erica Peart. “Contraception Use Amongst Women Ages 18-45 Taking Known Teratogenic Medications in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic.” In Arthritis & Rheumatology, Vol. 67. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2015.
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• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Clinical Activities

  • Duke Adult Rheumatology Clinic
    Duke Adult Lupus Clinic
    Duke Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic
    Duke Pediatric Lupus Clinic
    Duke Young Adult Rheumatology Clinic (in development)

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