Tawnie J. Braaten
( out of 110 reviews )

Tawnie J. Braaten, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Sugar House Health Center

Salt Lake City
801-581-2000

University of Utah Hospital

Rheumatology, Area E
Salt Lake City
801-581-7724

  • Tawnie J. Braaten, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. She is a general clinical rheumatologist who sees patients with all forms of rheumatic disease. She has a special interest in patients who developed immune related adverse events secondary to immunotherapy treatment for cancer.

    She received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at Concordia College in Moorehead, MN and her medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, WA. She completed her internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, UT. During her fellowship she gained a special interest in immune related adverse events secondary to immunotherapy. This led her to do a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD to develop her knowledge and skill set in caring for those with rheumatic immune related adverse events. Throughout this post-doctoral fellowship she actively cared for patients with rheumatologic immune related adverse events and worked on expanding their established cohort to better understand these novel conditions. During this time Dr. Braaten worked with the experts of this field at one of the main institutions actively pursuing treatment of these difficult cases. She plans to continue to care for these individuals in her current practice here at the University of Utah and develop a cohort to continue to study these disease processes.

    Dr. Braaten joined the University of Utah School of Medicine in 2019.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Rheumatology)

    Patient Rating

    5.0 /5
    ( out of 110 reviews )

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    February 28, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    I have the utmost respect for Dr Braaten. She is professional and addresses every concern with caring and understanding.

    February 28, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Very caring and knowledgeable. Listens to all your concerns and needs. I¿m glad Dr. Braaten is my doctor.

    February 18, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Braaten saved my life. I drive 3 hours one way every 3 months for my check ups. Dr. Braaten is the only doctor I trust to treat my RA.

    February 17, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Very thankful to have Dr Braaten on my care team and I trust her enough to care for my mom as well as myself.

    February 11, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    She is on time, caring, and very thorough.

    February 08, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Hands down the best medical care I have ever received in my life. It is very refreshing to interact with a doctor who actually remembers the details of your condition as well as how it is affecting you and your life. She retains an empathy that seems to have disappeared in medicine. It would be a sad day if she ever left the profession- unless it was to teach new doctors how to use their brains and their heart at the same time. That would benefit her profession as a whole.

    February 05, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    She really took the time to listen to your concerns and willing to discuss it with you.Great job.

    February 03, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Britten is phenomenal! Takes time to listen, offers suggestions, provides solutions. Great doctor!

    January 29, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    She is the best! She wants to help me prevent my RA from getting worse, so I can have a productive life. She always asks me if there is anything else she can do her me. She offers me solutions to some of my issues and she is flexible if something isn¿t working right. I love this doctor.

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  • Tawnie J. Braaten, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. She is a general clinical rheumatologist who sees patients with all forms of rheumatic disease. She has a special interest in patients who developed immune related adverse events secondary to immunotherapy treatment for cancer.

    She received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at Concordia College in Moorehead, MN and her medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, WA. She completed her internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, UT. During her fellowship she gained a special interest in immune related adverse events secondary to immunotherapy. This led her to do a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD to develop her knowledge and skill set in caring for those with rheumatic immune related adverse events. Throughout this post-doctoral fellowship she actively cared for patients with rheumatologic immune related adverse events and worked on expanding their established cohort to better understand these novel conditions. During this time Dr. Braaten worked with the experts of this field at one of the main institutions actively pursuing treatment of these difficult cases. She plans to continue to care for these individuals in her current practice here at the University of Utah and develop a cohort to continue to study these disease processes.

    Dr. Braaten joined the University of Utah School of Medicine in 2019.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions Rheumatology
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Rheumatology)

    Education history

    Postdoctoral Fellowship Rheumatology - Johns Hopkins University Postdoctoral Fellow
    Rheumatology - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Residency Internal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Medicine - University of Washington School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Chemistry - Concordia College B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Braaten TJ, Brahmer JR, Forde PM, Le D, Lipson EJ, Naidoo J, Schollenberger M, Zheng L, Bingham CO, Shah AA, Cappelli LC (2019). Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced inflammatory arthritis persists after immunotherapy cessation. Ann Rheum Dis, 79(3), 332-338. (Read full article)
    2. Braaten TJ, Zhang, C, Presson, AP, Breviu, B, Clegg, D, Walsh, JA (2019).  Gender Differences in Psoriatic Arthritis With Fatigue, Pain, Function, and Work Disability. J Psoriasis Psoriatic Arthritis, 4(4), 192-197.
    3. Saxena R, Georgopoulos NA, Braaten TJ, Bjonnes AC, Koika V, Panidis D, Welt CK (2015). Han Chinese polycystic ovary syndrome risk variants in women of European ancestry: relationship to FSH levels and glucose tolerance. Hum Reprod, 30(6), 1454-9. (Read full article)

    Case Report

    1. Calabrese C, Cappelli LC, Kostine M, Kirchner E, Braaten T, Calabrese L (2019). Polymyalgia rheumatica-like syndrome from checkpoint inhibitor therapy: case series and systematic review of the literature. RMD Open, 5(1), e000906. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Cappelli LC, Bingham CO, Braaten T, Shah AA (2020). Response to: Correspondence on "Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced inflammatory arthritis persists after immunotherapy cessation" by Braaten et al. [Letter to the editor]. Ann Rheum Dis, 81(1), e14. (Read full article)

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