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Tamara T. Perry, M.D. is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and serves as the Chief of Allergy and Immunology at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She also holds the position of Medical Director of Telemedicine at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital System. Dr. Perry earned her M.D. from UAMS in 1997 and completed her residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital in 2001. Her fellowship training in Allergy and Immunology was completed at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. Perry's clinical practice focuses on a range of allergic and immunologic disorders, including asthma, food allergy, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and primary immunodeficiency. Her research interests include improving health outcomes for children in rural and underserved communities, with a particular emphasis on the implementation of early peanut introduction strategies and the utilization of telemedicine for drug allergy risk stratification among pediatric cohorts in the southern U.S. She also investigates trends in the use of Z-codes to capture social determinants of health in children with asthma and conducts systematic reviews and meta-analyses on topics such as macrolides for asthma and bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma.

With a scholarly impact indicated by an h-index of 32, 228 total publications, and 6,979 total citations, Dr. Perry leads a research group and collaborates with colleagues at UAMS, including Dieu Doan and Akilah A. Jefferson, on shared publications.

Research Overview

Tamara T. Perry, M.D. is an Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Perry is the Chief of Allergy and Immunology and researcher at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute. She also serves as the Medical Director of Telemedicine at Arkansas Children’s Hospital System. Dr. Perry received her M.D. in 1997 from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital in 2001. She completed Allergy and Immunology Fellowship training at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She joined the faculty of UAMS in August 2004 where she is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology. Dr. Perry treats patients with allergic and immunologic disorders including asthma, food allergy, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis and primary immunodeficiency. She also has clinical and research interests aimed to improve health outcomes for children in rural and other underserved communities. Dr. Perry’s research also focuses on using cutting-edge innovation such as mobile health applications and telemedicine to improve health outcomes. Dr. Perry is a member of many professional societies including the American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Academic Society, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American Telemedicine Association. She serves on the Board of Directors of the AAAAI and past chair of the AAAAI Committee for Diversity Equity and Inclusion. She has published multiple scientific manuscripts, review articles and book chapters. She is board-certified in both Pediatrics and Allergy-Immunology.

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• h-index: 32
• Publications: 228
• Citations: 6,979