Rebecca Eli Sadun | Scholars@Duke

Rebecca Eli Sadun
Assistant Professor of Medicine

I am an adult and pediatric rheumatologist with clinical and research interests in the areas of lupus and transition to adult care. My time is split between the departments of Medicine and Pediatrics. In addition to seeing patients in both environments, I am starting a dedicated Young Adult Rheumatology Clinic, which will serve clinical, educational, and research missions.

Current Research Interests

My primary areas of research interest include:

Systemic lupus erythematosus - mechanistic (B cell biology), translational (personalized medicine), and outcomes
Lupus nephritis - outcomes
Pediatric rheumatic disease - outcomes
Macrophage activation syndrome - outcomes
Patient physician communication - PROs and medical education research
Transition to adult care - educational interventions
Medication adherence - PROs and behavioral economics
Narrative medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology, Medicine 2021
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Pediatrics 2020

Contact Information

2301 Erwin Rd, Chc, T-Level, Durham, NC 27713
rebecca.sadun@duke.edu

Background
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
Medical Licensure
- 2014-00636. North Carolina. 2014
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology, Medicine 2018 - 2020
- Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Pediatrics 2018 - 2020
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Arthritis Foundation Fellowship Training Grant 2019 awarded by Arthritis Foundation 2020 - 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
External Relationships
- north carolina rheumatology association
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - 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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  - 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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  - 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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  - Vazzana, K. M., A. Daga, B. Goilav, E. A. Ogbu, D. M. Okamura, C. Park, R. E. Sadun, et al. “Principles of pediatric lupus nephritis in a prospective contemporary multi-center cohort.” Lupus, January 1, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/09612033211028658.
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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
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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Education, Training, & Certifications

Medical Licensure

Duke Appointment History

Subject Headings

Selected Grants

External Relationships

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers

Clinical Activities