UAMS Pediatrics

• Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Sections

• Allergy & Immunology

Specialties

• Allergy/immunology

Contact Information

• Email:	PerryTamaraT@uams.edu
  Phone:	501-364-1062
  Fax:	501-364-3173
  Address:	Arkansas Children's Hospital
  	1 Children's Way
  	Little Rock, AR 72202

Education

• B.S., University of Arkansas, 1993
• M.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1997

Training

• Fellowship, Allergy and Immmunology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2001-2004
• Residency, Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1999-2001
• Internship, Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1997-1999

Licensure and Board Certification

• American Board of Medical Specialties, Allergy & Immunology, Allergy & Immunology
• American Board of Medical Specialties, Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
• American Board of Medical Specialties, Pediatrics, Pediatrics

Clinical & Research Interests

• Clinical Research, Community-based research, Reducing disparities in pediatric asthma among high-risk populations

Recent Honors

• Role Model Award, Minority Access, Inc., 2007

Recent Publications

• Journal Article, Pesek RD., Vargas PA., Halterman JS., Jones SM., McCracken A., Perry TT. A Comparison of Asthma Prevalence and Morbidity Between Rural and Urban Schoolchildren in Arkansas. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2010 104:125-131.
• Journal Article, Varshney P., Steele PH., Vickery BP., Bird JA., Thyagarajan A., Scurlock AM., Perry TT., Jones SM., Burks AW. Adverse reactions during peanut oral immunotherapy home dosing. 2009 124:1351-1352.
• Journal Article, Robles E., Vargas PA., Perry TT., Feild CR. Reducing Exposure of Pre-School Children to Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Feasibility of a Program for Parents and other Caregivers. Mexican J Behavior Analysis 2009 35:7-22.
• Journal Article, Valet, RS., Perry, TT., Hartert, TV. Rural Health Disparities in Asthma Care and Outcomes. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009 123(6):1220-1225.
• Journal Article, Halterman JS., Lynch KA., Conn KM., Hernandez TE., Perry TT., Stevens T. Environmental Exposures and Respiratory Morbidity among Very Low Birth Weight Infants at One Year of Life. Arch Dis Child 2009 94(1):28-32.
• Journal Article, Perry TT., Vargas PA., Bufford J., Feild CR., Flick M., Simpson PM., Hamilton RG., Jones SM. Classroom Aeroallergen Exposure in Arkansas Head Start Centers. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2008 100:368-363.
• Journal Article, Perry TT., Vargas PA., McCracken A., Jones SM. Under-diagnosed and Uncontrolled Asthma: Findings in Rural Schoolchildren in the Delta Region of Arkansas. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2008 101:375-381.
• Journal Article, Vargas PA, Perry TT, Robles E, Jo CH, Simpson PM, Magee JM, Feild CR, Hakkak R, Carroll PA, Jones SM. Relationship of body mass index with asthma indicators in head start children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2007 Jul; 99(1):22-28.
• Journal Article, Perry TT, Wood RA, Matsui EC, Curtin-Brosnan J, Rand C, Eggleston PA. Room-specific characteristics of suburban homes as predictors of indoor allergen concentrations. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2006 Nov; 97(5):628-635.
• Journal Article, Perry TT, Corren J, Philip G, Kim EH, Conover-Walker MK, Malice MP, Massaad R, Dass SB, Reiss TF, Wood RA. Protective effect of montelukast on lower and upper respiratory tract responses to short-term cat allergen exposure. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2004; 93(5):431-438.

Recent Grant Awards

• Reducing Asthma Disparities Through School-Based Telemedicine for Rural Children, NIH, 1R01HL102388-01 REVISED, 5/1/2010-2/28/2015
• Telemedicine Education for Children with Asthma, ACHRI/ABI, 9/1/2009-8/31/2011