Curriculum Vitae
Allergenic Products Advisory Committee
Fred McDaniel Atkins, M.D.
- Personal History
- Educational History
- Professional Position
- Honors and Awards
- Professional Affiliations
- Professional Service and Committees
- Institutional and Departmental Committees
- Chairperson, Medical Executive Committee, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1996-2001
- Chairperson, Medical Records/ Utilization Review Committee, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
- Faculty Chairperson, 1998 United Way Campaign, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
- Pediatric Executive Committee, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
- Long Range Planning Committee, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
- Rush Immunotherapy Committee, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
- Managed Care Business Group Committee, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
- Life Rate Committee, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
- Search Committee for Medical Director of Adult Clinic, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
- Search Committee for Pediatric Psychiatrist, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
- Pediatric Redesign Team, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
- Bylaws Committee, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
- Asthma Management Committee, The Children's Hospital
- Infectious Disease/ Epidemiology/ Immunology/ Allergy Future Planning Group The Children's Hospital
- Search Committee for President and Chief Executive Officer of National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Pediatric Faculty Representative
- National Committees
- Review and Referee Activities
- Major Areas of Interest
- Invited Lectureships and Selected Teaching Activities
- 2/8/95 Denver Allergy Rounds: A Food Allergy Smorgasbord
- 3/6/95 RPR Asthma Patient Education Seminar: Recognition of the Deteriorating Asthmatic. This lecture has been given numerous times to participants in preceptorship programs.
- 3/7/95 RPR Asthma Patient Education Seminar: Spirometry Workshop
- 4/10/95 RPR Asthma Patient Education Seminar: Recognition of the Deteriorating Asthma Patient
- 3/25/95 Ski Train Lecture: The Recognition and Management of Allergic Rhinitis. Lecture for local primary care physicians sponsored by RPR
- 3/30/95 Pediatric Grand Rounds at NJC: Some Like It Hot Some Like It Cold: The Chilling Continuum of Urticaria Calorica
- 5/11/95 TCH Clinical Lecture Series: The Recognition and Management of Allergic Rhinitis
- 6/95 Boulder Colorado: The Recognition and Management of Allergic Rhinitis; Lecture to local primary care physicians sponsored by RPR
- 8/8/95 38th Annual Pediatric Program, Food Allergy: Where's the Beef? Aspen, Colorado
- 8/26/95 A Comprehensive Review in Adult & Pediatric Allergy/Immunology: Food Allergy; A
- Review of the Menu
- 2/7/96 Keystone Conference: Food Allergy
- 2/8&9/96 Keystone Conference, Workshop: Food Allergy: Soup to Nuts Co-moderator: Donald Leung
- 2/21/96 Denver Allergy Rounds: Food Allergy Morsels 1995: From the Sublime to the
- Ridiculous
- 5/2/96 Children's Hospital Office Pediatrics Update Food Allergies: Soup to Nuts
- 5/4/96 Denver, Colorado Symposium: Food Allergy: You and Your Family Moderator and Speaker
- 6/20/96 Resident's Conference at Children's Hospital: Food Allergy: Where's the Beef?
- 8/7/96 39th Annual Pediatric Program, Aspen, Colorado Management of the Child with the First Wheeze
- 8/21/96 Physician Education Series: St. Anthony Hospital: Allergic Rhinitis: Diagnosis and Management
- 10/10/96 Pediatric Grand Rounds at National Jewish: Food Allergy and Asthma: Is there evidence that foods can leave you breathless?"
- 10/24/96 Office Pediatrics Update: The "First Wheeze": Evaluation and Management
- 2/97 Keystone Conference: Lecture: Foods Cause Asthma?
- 2/97 Keystone Conference: Workshop: Food Allergy: Soup to Nuts
- 2/97 Keystone Conference: Workshop: Clinical Techniques: Peak Flow, MDI & Spacers, Nasal Washes
- 6/14/97 1997 Update on Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Food Allergy: A Review of the Menu
- 6/17/97 : Estes Park, Colorado: Problems in Pediatric Asthma. Family Practice Conference for physicians throughout Colorado (over 200 attendees). Talk repeated in October 1997
- 7/23/97 Aspen Allergy Conference: Overview of Food Allergy: Prevalence and Controversial Issues
- 8/26/97 Poudre Valley Hospital Grand Rounds: Food Allergy
- 9/10/97 Pharmacist's Asthma Update: A Focus on Patient Education
- 9/26/97 McKee Medical Center Grand Rounds: Problems in Pediatric Asthma
- 10/16/97 Pediatric Grand Rounds at National Jewish: Food Allergy: Scoop Du Jour
- 10/23/97 Office Pediatrics Update at TCH: The "first wheeze": Evaluation and management
- 7/23/97 Aspen Allergy Conference: Overview of Food Allergy: Prevalence and Controversial Issues
- 8/26/97 Poudre Valley Hospital Grand Rounds: Food Allergies
- 9/10/97 Pharmacists: Asthma Update: A Focus on Patient Education
- 9/26/97 McKee Medical Center Grand Rounds: Problems in Pediatric Asthma
- 10/16/97 National Jewish Pediatric Grand Rounds: Food Allergy: Scoop du Jour
- 10/28/97 43rd Annual Family Practice Review Lecture: Problems in Pediatric Asthma
- 10/30/97 43rd Annual Family Practice Review Workshop: Management of Pediatric Asthma Workshop
- 2/4/98 Keystone Conference: Food Allergy: Manifestations in the Young Child
- 2/5-6/98 Keystone Conference: Workshop: Food Allergy
- 2/25/98 Denver Allergy Rounds: Peanut Allergy: What's New?
- 2/26/98 A Pharmacist's Guide to New Asthma Guidelines and Treatment
- 4/3/98 TCH Grand Rounds: Food Allergy: A Toast to Lessons Learned and a Taste of the Future
- 4/28/98 Panelist for TCH Pediatric Challenges: New Approaches to Treatment and Prevention
- 6/5/98 American Association of Physician Specialists Meeting: Deteriorating Asthma: What to Do When Guidelines Aren't Enough
- 2/4/99 Keystone Conference: Lecture: Food Allergy: Distilled
- 2/4/99 Keystone Conference: Workshop: Food Allergy Free for All
- 6/12/99 A Comprehensive Review in Adult & Pediatric Allergy/Immunology: Food Allergy: Morsels for the Boards
- 1/26/00 Kaiser Mortality and Morbidity Conference: Case Discussant
- 3/14/00 National Jewish Dinner Lecture Series: Pediatric Asthma: The Basics
- 4/6/00 Pulmonary Conference: Allergy Testing
- 7/18/00 Littleton Hospital: Lecture: Food Allergy: A Rational Approach
- 1/6/01 Asthma Workshop, The Children's Hospital, Lecture: Initial Intake: History, Triggers and Environmental Factors
- 5/24/01 Pediatric Office Update, The Children's Hospital: Insect Sting Hypersensitivity
- 7/18/01 Denver General Hospital, Resident Lecture: Insect Hypersensitivity
- 7/20/01 Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatement of Vocal Cord Dysfunction: A State of the Art Conference, Clinical Case Presentation
- 8/30/01 Pediatric Pulmonary Conference: Allergic Rhinitis
- 10/9/01 Colorado Springs, Dey Pharmaceuticals, Lecture: Anaphylaxis: Screen, Educate and Protect to Improve Patient Outcomes
- 11/29/01 Carbondale, Case Study Program for Glenwood Springs Area Physicians
- 1/30/02 University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Child Health Associates/Physician Assistant Program: Lecture: Allergic Rhinitis: Recognition and Management
- 4/22/02 University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Child Health Associates/Physician Assistant Program: Lecture: Food Allergy: Principles and Practice
- 5/2/02 The Children's Hospital, Pediatric Office Update: Asthma Gadgets
- 6/19/02 The Children's Hospital: Allergy Case Conference
- 11/6/02 The Children's Hospital: Gastroenterlogy Conference: Food Allergy
- 2/6/03 Keystone Conference: Lecture: Food Allergy: Pearls and Pitfalls
- 2/8/03 Keystone Conference: Workshop: Lecture: Food Allergy: Applying Principles to Practice
- 5/8/03 National Jewish Leadership Forum: Food Allergy
- 5/13/03 The Children's Hospital, Key Concepts Lecture
- 5/29/03 The Children's Hospital: Noon Resident's Lecture: Food Allergy
- 6/18/03 The Children's Hospital: Allergy Case Conference
- 8/21/03 Pediatric Pulmonary Conference: Animal Dander Sensitivity
- 8/28/03 The Children's Hospital Core Lecture Series: Allergic Emergencies
- 12/10/03 Denver Allergy Rounds: Food Allergy: An Overview of the Menu
- 2/5/04 Keystone Conference: Workshop: Pediatric Asthma Cases
- 2/7/04 Keystone Conference: Workshop: Food Allergy Cases
- 2/18/04 University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Child Health Associates/Physician Assistant Program: Lecture: Food Allergy: Principles and Practice
- 6/11/04 Pediatric Telephone Triage Conference, The Children's Hospital: Telephone Triage of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis
- 6/23/04 The Children's Hospital: Allergy Case Conference
- 8/18/04 The Children's Hospital Core Lecture Series: Allergic Emergencies
- 11/19/04 School Nurses Meeting, National Jewish Medical and Research Center: The Management of Food Allergy in School
- 6/17/95 Houston, Texas UTMSH Medical School Reunion Food Allergy: Where's the Beef?
- 7/28/95 Jiminy Peak, Massachusetts 3rd Annual Clinic Update on Adult and Pediatric Asthma Workshop: Food Allergy: Soup to Nuts
- 7/29/95 Jiminy Peak, Massachusetts 3rd Annual Clinic Update on Adult and Pediatric Asthma Diagnosis of Asthma: Clinical Differential in Children and Adults
- 7/30/95 Jiminy Peak, Massachusetts 3rd Annual Clinic Update on Adult and Pediatric Asthma The Allergy Trigger in Asthma: Unloading the Gun
- 9/8/95 Rapid City, South Dakota: Rapid City Regional Hospital Grand Rounds The Recognition and Management of Allergic Rhinitis Sponsored by RPR
- 10/20/95 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Tri-State Managed Care Conference: Pediatric Asthma Intervention
- 11/11/95 Dallas, Texas American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Workshop: Food Allergy: Soup to Nuts Co-moderator: Anne Munoz-Furlong
- 11/11/95 Dallas, Texas American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Workshop: Food Allergy: State of the Art Co-moderator: Wesley Burkes
- 3/96 New Orleans, Louisiana, American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology: Luncheon Seminar: Food Anaphylaxis: Diagnosis, Prevention, Management Co-moderator: S. Alan Bock
- 3/96 New Orleans, Louisiana, American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Workshop: Food Allergy Co-moderators: S. Alan Bock, Wesley Burks, Hugh Sampson, Robert Zeiger, Steve Taylor, Bill Ebbling
- 3/96 New Orleans, Louisiana American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Allied Health Professionals Meeting Workshop: Food Allergy: Where's the Beef?
- 4/25/96 Cleveland, Ohio Case Western Reserve University Pediatric Grand Rounds: Food Allergy: Where's the Beef?
- 8/2/96 Carlsbad, California California Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology New Directions in Food Allergy: You Are What You Eat
- 11/1/96 Rapid City Regional Hospital Physician Education Conference. An Approach to the Child with the First Wheeze
- 1/24/98 Kansas City Allergy Society: Food Allergy Management: Recipes for Success
- 3/14/98 Annual Meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology: Co-moderator of Breakfast Seminar: Food-Induced Anaphylaxis
- 3/17/98 Annual Meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology: Moderator: Food Allergy Poster Session
- 4/17/98 Combined Allergy/Immunology Meeting: Eastern Allergy Conference, Southwest Allergy Forum, Texas Allergy and Immunology Society: Food Allergy: What's Cooking
- 9/19/98 Michigan Allergy Society: Food Anaphylaxis
- 11/16-17/98 International Life Sciences Institute Workshop in the Classification of Gastrointestinal Diseases of Infants and Children Due to Adverse Immunologic Reactions to Foods: Workshop Partiticpant
- 3/2/99 Orlando, Florida, Annual Meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Interest Section Symposium Co-Moderator: Venom Immunotherapy- 20 Years Out
- 3/2/99 Orlando, Florida, Annual Meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Lunch Seminar: Food Allergy: Diagnosis, Prevention and Management
- 6/2/99 Greater Washington Allergy Society: Food Allergy: A Toast to the Past and a Taste of the Future
- 8/15/99 Destin, Florida, Alabama Society of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology: Food Allergy: Soup to Nuts
- 11/20/99 Phoenix, Arizona, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Family Practice Chief Resident's Program: Food Allergy
- 3/4/00 San Diego, California, Annual Meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Breakfast Seminar: Food Allergy: Diagnosis, Prevention and Management
- 5/18/00 Buffalo, New York, Buffalo Allergy Society, Carl E. Arbesman Lectureship: Food Allergy: A Review of the Menu
- 9/27/00 Park City, Utah, Merck 3 rd Trimester National Respiratory HAS Meeting: Allergic Rhinitis Overview
- 11/18/00 Phoenix, Arizona, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Family Practice Chief Resident's Program: Food Allergy
- 3/17/01 New Orleans, Louisiana, Annual Meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Workshop Speaker: Dilemmas and Difficult Food Cases
- 3/20/01 New Orleans, Louisiana, Annual Meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Moderator, Interest Section Symposium: Comparative Anaphylaxis
- 6/9/01 Denver, Colorado, National Jewish, A Comprehensive Review in Adult & Pediatric Allergy/Immunology: Food Allergy, Morsels for the Boards
- 6/10/01 Denver, Colorado, National Jewish, A Comprehensive Review in Adult & Pediatric Allergy/Immunology: Insect Sting Hypersensitivity
- 11/6/01 Leawood, Kansas, Dey Pharmaceuticals, Lecture: Anaphylaxis: Screen, Educate and Protect to Improve Patient Outcomes
- 11/10/01 Phoenix, Arizona, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Family Practice Chief Resident's Program: Food Allergy
- 3/4/02 New York, New York, Annual Meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Breakfast Seminar: Food Allergy: Diagnosis, Prevention and Management
- 3/4/02 New York, New York, Annual Meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Interactive Workshop Moderator: Food Allergy: Difficult Cases
- 4/15/02 Interviewed for Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
- 5/19-21/02 West Palm Beach, Florida, Roundtable Participant, 2 nd International Roundtable Workshop, Thresholds for Allergenic Foods: How Much is Too Much?
- 1/19/03 Chicago, Illinois, Family Practice Update Series in Clinical Medicine, Videotaped lecture for national distribution; The Diagnosis and Treatment of Food Allergy: A Recipe for Success
- 2/10/03 Washington, D.C. Current Trends in Allergic Reactions: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Patient Management, Lecture: Management of Allergic Reactions From Food, Drug, Insect Stings to Anaphylaxis
- 2/11/03 Washington, D.C. Current Trends in Allergic Reactions: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Patient Management, Lecture: More Than a Nuisance: Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
- 3/9/03 Denver, Colorado, Annual Meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Breakfast Seminar: Food Allergy: Diagnosis, Prevention and Management
- 3/10/03 Denver, Colorado, Annual Meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Audience Response Workshop Moderator: Food Allergy: Difficult Cases
- 3/12/03 Denver, Colorado, Annual Meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Breakfast Seminar: Food Allergy in Adults
- 9/9/03 Vancouver, Canada, World Allergy Organization Congress XVIII, Workshop Chair: Food Allergy: Diagnosis and Treatment
- 9/12/03 Vancouver, Canada, World Allergy Organization Congress XVIII, Breakfast Seminar: Food-Induced Anaphylaxis
- 3/21/04 San Francisco, California, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Symposium Presentation: Successful Approaches to Difficult Food Allergy Diagnosis
- 3/21/04 San Francisco, California, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Workshop Moderator: Managing Food Allergy in the School Aged Child
- 3/22/04 San Francisco, California, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Dinner Symposium: The Pathophysiology of Urticaria
- 3/21/04 San Francisco, California, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Breakfast Seminar: Food Allergy in Adults
- Research Grants
- Bibliography
- Papers Published in Refereed Journals
- Frankel, L., C. Flake, F. Atkins, and S. Ayala: The Variable Cause of Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia in Children. Am. J. Pediatr. Oncol. 2(2):103-109, 1980
- Subba Rao, P.V., M.M. Friedman, F.M. Atkins, D.D. Metcalfe: Phagocytosis of Mast Cell Granules by Cultured Fibroblasts. J. Immunol. 130: 341-349, 1983.
- Atkins, F.M., and D.D. Metcalfe: Degradation of the Heparin Matrix of Mast Cell Granules by Cultured Fibroblasts. J. Immunol.131: 1420-1425, 1983.
- Atkins, F.M., S.S. Steinberg, and D.D. Metcalfe: Evaluation of Immediate Adverse Reactions to Foods in Adult Patients. I. Correlation of Demographic, Laboratory, and Prick Skin Test Data with Response to Controlled Oral Food Challenge. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 75(3): 348-355, 1985.
- Atkins, F.M., S.S. Steinberg, and D.D. Metcalfe: Evaluation of Immediate Adverse Reactions to Foods in Adult Patients. II. A Detailed Analysis of Reaction Patterns During Oral Food Challenge. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 75(3): 356-363, 1985.
- Atkins, F.M., M.M. Friedman, and D.D. Metcalfe: Biochemical and Microscopic Evidence for the Internalization and Degradation of Heparin-Containing Mast Cell Granules by Bovine Endothelial Cells. Lab. Invest., 52(3): 278-286, 1985.
- Atkins, F.M., M.M. Friedman, P.V. Subba Roa, and D.D. Metcalfe: Interaction Between Mast Cells, Fibroblasts, and Connective Tissue Components. Int. Arch. Allergy Appl. Immun. 77: 96-102, 1985.
- Meggs, W.J., F.M. Atkins, R. Wright, M. Fishman, M.A. Kaliner, and D.D. Metcalfe: Failure of Sulfites to Produce Clinical Response in Patients with Systemic Mastocytosis or Recurrent Anaphylaxis: Results of a Single-Blind Study. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 76: 840-846, 1985.
- Atkins, F.M., M. Wilson, S.A. Bock: Cottonseed Hypersensitivity: New Concerns Over an Old Problem. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 82: 242-250, 1988.
- Bock , S.A. , F.M. Atkins: The Natural History of Peanut Allergy. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 83: 900-904, 1989.
- Bock , S.A. , F.M. Atkins: Sixteen Years of Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Food Challenges. J Pediatr. 117: 561-567, 1990.
- Taylor SL, Helfe SL, Bindslev-Jensen C, F.M. Atkins, et al. A consensus protocol for the determination of the threshold doses for allergenic foods :how much is too much? Clin Exp Allergy 34(5):689-95, 2004.
- Reviews
- Middleton, E., Jr., F.M. Atkins, M. Fanning, and J. Georgitis: Cellular Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Asthma. Med. Clin. N. Amer. 65 (5):1013-1031, 1981
- Lemanske, R.F., F.M. Atkins, and D.D. Metcalfe: Gastrointestinal Mast Cells in Health and Disease. Part I. J. Pediatr. 103: 177-184, 1983.
- Lemanske, R.F., F.M. Atkins, and D.D. Metcalfe: Gastrointestinal Mast Cells in Health and Disease. Part II. J. Pediatr. 103: 343-351, 1983.
- Atkins, F.M. and D.D. Metcalfe: Diagnostic Approaches to Food Allergy. Immunology and Allergy Practice 5: 71-77, 1983
- Atkins, F.M.: The Basis of Immediate Hypersensitivity Reactions to Foods. Nutrition Reviews 4: 233-255, 1984
- Atkins, F.M., and D.D. Metcalfe: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Food Allergy. Annual Review of Nutrition 4: 233-255, 1984.
- Atkins, F.M., and D.D. Metcalfe: Food Allergy. In: Principles of Immunology and Allergy, ed. by R.F. Lockey and S.C. Bukantz. W.B. Saunders Company, pp. 10-15, 1984.
- Atkins, F.M.: A Critical Evaluation of Clinical Trials in Adverse Reactions to Foods in Adults. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 78: 174-182, 1986.
- Atkins, F.M.: Food Allergy and Behavior: Definitions, Mechanisms, and a Review of the Evidence. Nutrition Reviews, 44: 104-112, 1986.
- Atkins, F.M.: Food Allergy and Behaviour. The Kellog Nutrition Symposium, April 1986, Toronto, Canada, p. 152-176.
- Atkins, F.M. and R.A.F. Clark: Mast Cells and Fibrosis. Arch. Dermatol., 123: 191-193, 1987.
- Atkins, F.M.: The Use of Cromolyn in Asthma. Seminars in Respiratory Medicine, 8(4): 381-386, 1987.
- Atkins, F.M.: Intestinal Mucosal Mast Cells. Annals Allergy, 59: 1-10, 1987.
- Bock, S.A., H.A. Sampson, F.M. Atkins, R.S. Zeiger, S. Lehre, M. Sachs, R.K. Bush, and D.D. Metcalfe: Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Food Challenge (DBPCFC) as an Office Procedure: A Manual. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 82: 986-997, 1988.
- Atkins, F.M.: The Asthma Action Plan: At the Fulcrum of Individualized Asthma Care. Journal of Asthma 34: 1-3, 1997 .
- Atkins, F. M.: Systemic FK506 and post transplant food allergy in children. J Pediatr Gastrenterol Nutr 37(4): 525-526, 3003.
- Atkins, D. : Clinical Trials Report. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports , 3(1):39-40, 2003.
- Atkins, D. : Clinical Trials Report. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 4(1):33-35, 2004.
- Book Chapters
- Atkins, F.M., and D.D. Metcalfe: Food Allergy in Adults. In: Current Therapy In Allergy and Immunology 1983-1984, ed. by L.M. Lichtenstein and A.S. Fauci, B.C. Decker, Inc. Philadelphia, 39-45, 1983
- Atkins, F.M., and D.D. Metcalfe: Food Allergy in Adults. In: Current Therapy in Internal Medicine 1984-1985, ed. by T.M. Bayless, M.C. Brian, and R.M. Cherniack. B.C. Decker, Inc., Philadelphia, pp. 10-15, 1984.
- Atkins, F.M.: Food-Induced Urticaria. In: Food Allergy: Adverse Reactions to Foods and Food Additives, ed. by D.D. Metcalfe, H.A. Sampson, and R.A. Simon. Blackwell Scientific Publications, pp. 129-138, 1991.
- Atkins, F.M.: The Diagnosis of Food-Induced Urticaria. In: Clinical Management of Urticaria and Anaphylaxis, ed. by A.L. Schocket. Marcell Dekker, Inc., pp. 141- 156,1993.
- Atkins, F.M.: Food-Induced Urticaria. In: Food Allergy: Adverse Reactions to Foods and Food Additives, Second edition. ed. by D.D. Metcalfe, H.A. Sampson, and R.A. Simon. Blackwell Scientific Publications, pp. 211-219, 1998.
- Atkins, D. , Leung DYM.: Diagnosis of Allergic Disease. In: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 17 th Edition. ed by R.E. Behrman, R.M. Kliegman, and H.B. Jensen. W.B. Saunders, pp. 747-751, 2003.
- Atkins, D. , Leung DYM.: Principles of Treatment of Allergic Disease. In: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 17 th Edition. ed by R.E. Behrman, R.M. Kliegman, and H.B. Jensen. W.B. Saunders, pp. 747-751, 2003.
Born: | ----------------------------- |
Present Position Rank: | Director of Ambulatory Pediatrics Professor of Pediatrics Head, Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics National Jewish Medical and Research Center Assistant Professor of Pediatrics University of Colorado Health Sciences Center |
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Undergraduate: | ---- | B.S., Magna Cum Laude, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas |
Medical School: | ---- | M.D., University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
Internship: | 1975 - 1976 | Pediatric Intern, Hermann Hospital, University of Texas School, Houston, Texas |
Residency: | 1976 - 1977 | Pediatric Resident, Hermann Hospital, University of Texas Medical School, Houston , Texas |
1977 - 1978 | Pediatric Chief Resident, Hermann Hospital, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas | |
Fellowships | 1978 - 1979 | Ambulatory Pediatric Fellow, Hermann Hospital University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas |
1979 - 1981 | Allergy and Clinical Immunology Fellow, Buffalo General Hospital and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York | |
1981 - 1984 | Medical Staff Fellow, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland | |
Board Certification: | 1981 | Diplomat, American Board of Pediatrics |
1981 | Diplomat, American Board of Allergy and Immunology | |
Licensure: | 1984 | Colorado #-------- |
1984 - 1989 | Pediatric Staff Physician, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, and Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center |
1989 - 1992 | Private Practice with Drs. Allan Weinstein and Howard Boltansky, Washington, D.C. |
1992 - 1994 | Solo Private Practice, Silver Spring, Maryland |
1994 - present | Head, Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics National Jewish Medical and Research Center Denver, Colorado |
1994 - present | Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver , Colorado |
1998- present | Medical Director, Pediatric Day Program National Jewish Medical and Research Center Denver, Colorado |
Societies:
American Thoracic Society
Fellow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Colorado Allergy and Asthma Society
1967 | International Christian Youth Exchange Student to Germany |
1972 | Outstanding Science Student Scholarship, Midwestern State University |
1975 | Alpha Omega Alpha |
1981 | American Academy of Allergy Travel Grant Award Recipient |
1989-1981 | Chairman, Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee American Academy of Allergy and Immunology |
1993 | President, Greater Washington Allergy Society |
1989-1991 | Chairman, Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
1996-1997 | Secretary, Food and Drug Interest Section American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
1998-1999 | Vice-Chairman, Food, Drug & Anaphylaxis Interest Section American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
2000-2001 | Chairman, Food, Drug & Anaphylaxis Interest Section American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
2001 | Clinician of the Year, Department of Pediatrics National Jewish Medical and Research Center |
2001-2002 | Listed in "Best Doctors" |
2002 | Friend of Health Initiatives National Jewish Medical and Research Center |
2003- 2004 | Listed in "Best Doctors in America" |
2004- 2005 | Listed in "Guide to America's Top Pediatricians" |
American Thoracic Society
Fellow, Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Colorado Asthma and Allergy Society
1996-1998 | Vice President Colorado Allergy Society Chairman, Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee American Academy of Allergy and Immunology |
1996-1997 | Secretary, Food and Drug Interest Section American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
1998-1999 | Vice-Chairman, Food, Drug & Anaphylaxis Interest Section American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
2000- 2001 | Chairman, Food, Drug & Anaphylaxis Interest Section American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
1990- 1999 | Medical Advisory Board of the Food Allergy Network |
2001- 2003 | Member, Food Biotechnology Subcommittee of the Food Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
American Journal of Rhinology
Institutional Review Board, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Current Allergy and Asthma Reports: Food Section Editor
Asthma Magazine: Consultant
Pediatrics Advisor, McKesson Health Solutions, Inc: Asthma Topics Consultant
Adverse Reactions to Foods
Childhood Asthma
Anaphylaxis
COLORADO:
NATIONAL:
Co-investigator with Dr. Stanley Szefler, Astra. START Protocol. October 16, 1996 - December, 2001
Co-investigator with Dr. Stanley Szefler, Astra. Pulmicort Respules Study. November, 1997 - March, 1998
Co-investigator with Dr. Donald Leung, Genentech, Inc. Xolair (omalizumab) for prophylaxis of peanut allergy. August, 2004 - present.