Rheumatology and Immunology

Teresa Kathleen Tarrant, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Campus mail 200 Trent Dr., DUMC 3874, Durham, NC 27710
Phone (919) 684-6797
Email address teresa.tarrant@duke.edu

I first became interested in clinical immunology as a medical student studying autoimmune inflammatory eye disease at the National Institutes of Health.  Since then, I have been inspired to understand what causes autoimmunity and immune deficiency disorders in order to improve the quality of life for my patients.  I see patients with multiple complex immune disorders with particular expertise in autoimmune and Rheumatoid arthritis, primary Sjogren's syndrome, and Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID). My research investigates immune targets that may impact either the development of immune disease or identify new therapies for patients.  The goal is to help us understand why and how immunologic diseases develop so that we may better treat them.

Education and Training

  • Immunology Postdoctoral Fellowship, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 2004 - 2005
  • Allergy and Immunology Fellowship, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, 2002 - 2005
  • Rheumatology Fellowship, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, 2001 - 2005
  • Internal Medicine Residency, Clinical Investigator Pathway, Duke University School of Medicine, 1999 - 2001
  • M.D., University of Florida, College of Medicine, 1999

Grants

Publications

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.

PMID
33475900
Full Text

Min, Hyunjung, Li Xu, Roberta Parrott, Christopher C. Overall, Melina Lillich, Emily M. Rabjohns, Rishi R. Rampersad, et al. “Mesenchymal stromal cells reprogram monocytes and macrophages with processing bodies.” Stem Cells 39, no. 1 (January 2021): 115–28. https://doi.org/10.1002/stem.3292.

PMID
33166420
Full Text

Malcolm, Elizabeth, Zachary Brandon, John Paul Shoup, Lauren Wilson, Heather King, Allison Lewinski, Melissa Greiner, et al. “IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF RHEUMATOLOGY E-CONSULTS INTERVENTION TO REDUCE SPECIALIST WAIT TIMES.” In Journal of General Internal Medicine, 35:S167–S167, 2020.

Scholars@Duke

Min, H., L. Xu, R. Parrott, E. M. Rabjohns, R. R. Rampersad, T. K. Tarrant, C. Overall, et al. “Reprogramming inflammatory macrophages with mesenchymal stromal cells.” In Cytotherapy, 22:S83–84, 2020.

Scholars@Duke

Wickenheisser, V., E. M. Zywot, E. Rabjohns, N. Orlova, C. M. Marvin, S. Ding, D. S. Lawrence, and T. R. Tarrant. “Photo-released drugs: A targeted treatment approach for arthritis.” In Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging  Proceedings of Spie, Vol. 11223, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2546949.

Full Text

Chinn, Ivan K., Alice Y. Chan, Karin Chen, Janet Chou, Morna J. Dorsey, Joud Hajjar, Artemio M. Jongco, et al. “Diagnostic interpretation of genetic studies in patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases: A working group report of the Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.” J Allergy Clin Immunol 145, no. 1 (January 2020): 46–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2019.09.009.

PMID
31568798
Full Text

Marvin, Christina M., Song Ding, Rachel E. White, Natalia Orlova, Qunzhao Wang, Emilia M. Zywot, Brianna M. Vickerman, et al. “On Command Drug Delivery via Cell-Conveyed Phototherapeutics.” Small 15, no. 37 (September 2019): e1901442. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201901442.

PMID
31353802
Full Text

Wickenheisser, Victoria A., Emilia Marta Zywot, Emily Mary Rabjohns, Hyun Ho Lee, David S. Lawrence, and Teresa Kathleen Tarrant. “Laser Light Therapy in Inflammatory, Musculoskeletal, and Autoimmune Disease.” Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 19, no. 8 (July 2, 2019): 37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11882-019-0869-z.

PMID
31267251
Full Text

Serafin, D Stephen, Brittney Allyn, Maria F. Sassano, Roman G. Timoshchenko, Daniel Mattox, Jaime M. Brozowski, David P. Siderovski, et al. “Chemerin-activated functions of CMKLR1 are regulated by G protein-coupled receptor kinase 6 (GRK6) and β-arrestin 2 in inflammatory macrophages.” Mol Immunol 106 (February 2019): 12–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2018.12.016.

PMID
30576947
Full Text

Pages