Amber Reck Atwater | Scholars@Duke

Amber Reck Atwater
Associate Professor of Dermatology

Current Research Interests

Contact Dermatitis and Patch Testing
Dermatology Resident Education

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Dermatology, Dermatology, Clinical Science Departments 2018
Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology, Pediatrics 2017

Contact Information

5324 McFarland Drive, Suite 210, Durham, NC 27707
DUMC Box 3643, Durham, NC 27710
amber.atwater@duke.edu (919) 401-0374

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Dermatology Resident, Medicine, University of Wisconsin at Madison 2005 - 2008
- Medical Resident, Medicine, Duke University 2002 - 2005
- M.D., University of Illinois 2002
- B.S., University of Illinois -- Urbana-Champaign 1998
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Dermatology, Dermatology, Clinical Science Departments 2013 - 2017
- Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Dermatology, Clinical Science Departments 2008 - 2013
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Dermatology, Clinical Science Departments 2008
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Duke Dermatology Residency Program Director
Academic Positions Outside Duke
- Corporate Relations Committee, American Academy of Dermatology. 2017 - 2019
- President-Elect, American Contact Dermatitis Society. 2017 - 2019
- Member, North American Contact Dermatitis Group. 2017 - 2020
- Board of Directors, American Contact Dermatitis Society. 2014 - 2017
- Mentorship Committee, Women's Dermatologic Society. 2014 - 2017
Recognition
In the News
- AUG 26, 2014
  
  Gold and nickel lead list of eyelid irritants
- AUG 1, 2013
  
  Saving face: Dermatologists helping patients identify source of facial allergic contact dermatitis
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Smith, J, Nicholson, L, Suwanpradid, J, Glenn, R, Gundry, J, Alagesan, P, Knape, N, Atwater, A, Gunn, M, MacLeod, A, Lefkowitz, R, and Rajagopal, S. "678 Biased CXCR3 ligands differentially alter allergic contact hypersensitivity and chemotaxis." May 2017. Full Text
- Journal Articles
  - Rosdahl, JA, Rudd, M, Benjamin, R, Wiener, JS, Sloane, R, Brown, A, Robert Lee, W, Turner, D, Qin, R, and Atwater, AR. "Effect of the Adoption of a Comprehensive Electronic Health Record on Graduate Medical Education: Perceptions of Faculty and Trainees." Southern Medical Journal 111, no. 8 (August 2018): 476-483. Full Text
  - Smith, JS, Rajagopal, S, and Atwater, AR. "Chemokine Signaling in Allergic Contact Dermatitis: Toward Targeted Therapies." Dermatitis : Contact, Atopic, Occupational, Drug 29, no. 4 (July 2018): 179-186. Full Text
  - Smith, JS, Suwanpradid, J, MacLeod, AS, and Atwater, AR. "T Cells Expressing the Chemokine Receptor CXCR3 Localize to Positive Patch Test Reaction Sites." Dermatitis : Contact, Atopic, Occupational, Drug 29, no. 4 (July 2018): 228-229. Full Text
  - Yu, J, Atwater, AR, Brod, B, Chen, JK, Chisolm, SS, Cohen, DE, de la Feld, S, Gaspari, AA, Martin, KL, Montanez-Wiscovich, M, Sheehan, M, Silverberg, N, Lugo-Somolinos, A, Thakur, BK, Watsky, K, and Jacob, SE. "Pediatric Baseline Patch Test Series: Pediatric Contact Dermatitis Workgroup." Dermatitis : Contact, Atopic, Occupational, Drug 29, no. 4 (July 2018): 206-212. Full Text
  - Zhu, TH, Suresh, R, Warshaw, E, Scheinman, P, Mowad, C, Botto, N, Brod, B, Taylor, JS, Atwater, AR, Watsky, K, Schalock, PC, Machler, BC, Helms, S, Jacob, SE, and Murase, JE. "The Medical Necessity of Comprehensive Patch Testing." Dermatitis : Contact, Atopic, Occupational, Drug 29, no. 3 (May 2018): 107-111. Full Text
  - Zhu, TH, Suresh, R, Farahnik, B, Jeon, C, Warshaw, E, Scheinman, P, Mowad, C, Botto, N, Brod, B, Taylor, JS, Atwater, AR, Watsky, K, Schalock, PC, Machler, BC, Helms, S, Jacob, SE, and Murase, JE. "Survey of Patch Test Business Models in the United States by the American Contact Dermatitis Society." Dermatitis : Contact, Atopic, Occupational, Drug 29, no. 2 (March 2018): 85-88. Full Text
  - Puza, CJ, and Atwater, AR. "Positive Patch Test Reaction in a Patient Taking Dupilumab." Dermatitis (February 2018): 1-1. Full Text
  - Nedorost, S, Atwater, A, Ardern-Jones, M, Elias, P, Mukherjee, P, Honari, G, Ertel, M, Hammond, M, Machler, B, Scheman, A, Mulligan, K, Montanez-Wiskovich, M, Jacob, S, and Brod, B. "Defining Gaps in Dermatitis Care." Dermatitis : Contact, Atopic, Occupational, Drug 28, no. 6 (November 2017): 372-375. Full Text
  - Nath, NS, Liu, B, Green, C, and Atwater, AR. "Contact Allergy to Hydroperoxides of Linalool and D-Limonene in a US Population." Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 28, no. 5 (September 5, 2017): 313-316. Full Text
  - Holcomb, ZE, Van Noord, MG, and Atwater, AR. "Gallate Contact Dermatitis: Product Update and Systematic Review." Dermatitis : Contact, Atopic, Occupational, Drug 28, no. 2 (March 2017): 115-127. (Review) Full Text
  - Qin, R, Gastrell, P, Lampel, HP, and Atwater, AR. "Association Between Glove Use While Preparing Patch Tests and Development of Rash." Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 28, no. 1 (January 2017): 89-91. Full Text
  - Atwater, AR, Rudd, M, Brown, A, Wiener, JS, Benjamin, R, Lee, WR, and Rosdahl, JA. "Developing Teaching Strategies in the EHR Era: A Survey of GME Experts." Journal of Graduate Medical Education 8, no. 4 (October 2016): 581-586. Full Text
  - Schalock, PC, Crawford, G, Nedorost, S, Scheinman, PL, Atwater, AR, Mowad, C, Brod, B, Ehrlich, A, Watsky, KL, Sasseville, D, Silvestri, D, Worobec, SM, Elliott, JF, Honari, G, Powell, DL, Taylor, J, and DeKoven, J. "Patch Testing for Evaluation of Hypersensitivity to Implanted Metal Devices: A Perspective From the American Contact Dermatitis Society." Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 27, no. 5 (September 2016): 241-247. (Review) Full Text
  - Lampel, HP, and Atwater, AR. "Patch Testing Tools of the Trade: Use of Immunosuppressants and Antihistamines during Patch Testing." Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association 8, no. 3 (May 1, 2016): 209-211. Full Text
  - Joy, NM, Rice, KR, and Atwater, AR. "Stability of patch test allergens." Dermatitis : Contact, Atopic, Occupational, Drug 24, no. 5 (September 2013): 227-236. (Review) Full Text
  - Oliveira, MEF, Piccini, JP, Atwater, BD, and Atwater, AR. "Pacemaker contact dermatitis: clinical and histopathologic description." Dermatitis 24, no. 2 (March 2013): 91-92. Full Text Link to Item
  - Love, PB, Patterson, SS, Prose, NS, and Atwater, AR. "Griscelli syndrome associated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis." J Drugs Dermatol 11, no. 9 (September 2012): 1126-. Link to Item
  - Love, PB, Patterson, SS, Prose, NS, and Atwater, AR. "RESIDENT ROUNDS: PART III Griscelli Syndrome Associated With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis." JOURNAL OF DRUGS IN DERMATOLOGY 11, no. 9 (September 2012): 1126-1126. Link to Item
  - Love, PB, Patterson, SS, Prose, NS, and Atwater, AR. "The Duke Dermatology Residency Training Program." Journal of Drugs in Dermatology 11, no. 9 (2012): 1115-1116.
  - Love, PB, Patterson, SS, Prose, NS, and Atwater, AR. "Adverse cutaneous reactions to chemotherapy agents." Journal of Drugs in Dermatology 11, no. 9 (2012): 1120-1121.
  - Naylor, E, Atwater, A, Selim, MA, Hall, R, and Puri, PK. "Leukocytoclastic vasculitis as the presenting feature of dermatitis herpetiformis." Arch Dermatol 147, no. 11 (November 2011): 1313-1316. Full Text Link to Item
  - Atwater, AR, Longley, BJ, and Aughenbaugh, WD. "Kikuchi's disease: Case report and systematic review of cutaneous and histopathologic presentations." Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 59, no. 1 (2008): 130-136. Full Text
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Service to the Profession
Service to Duke
Clinical Activities
- Evaluation and Management of Contact Dermatitis
  Patch Testing for Contact Dermatitis
  General Dermatology

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

Academic Positions Outside Duke

In the News

Awards & Honors

Subject Headings

Selected Publications

Conference Papers

Journal Articles

Presentations & Appearances

Service to the Profession

Service to Duke

Clinical Activities