Paul C. Atkins, MD

Paul C. Atkins, M.D.

Professor of Medicine
Director, Outpatient Allergy Programs
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
and Penn Medicine at Radnor

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Division
3 Ravdin Building
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
tel.: (215) 662-2425
fax: (215) 349-8432
email: atkinse@mail.med.upenn.edu

Education:

MD: New York Medical College
Residency: Metropolitan Hospital (NYC)
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Atkins has been director of the Outpatient Allergy Programs at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania since 1976. Recently he has established three new programs - Rhinosinusitis Program and Chronic Urticaria Program, both at HUP, and Allergy and Immunology at Penn Medicine at Radnor. His primary interest is in the care of patients with allergic diseases with special interests in rhinosinusitis and chronic urticaria.

Representative publications:

Zweiman B, Atkins PC, Moskovitz A, von Allmen C, Ciliberti M, Grossman S. Cellular inflammatory responses during immediate developing and established late phase allergic cutaneous reactions: Effects of cetrizine. J Allergy Clin Immunol 100:341-347, 1997.
Zweiman B, Valenzano M, Atkins PC. Modulation of serum histamine releasing activity in chronic idiopathic urticaria. Immunopharmocology 39 (3):225-234, 1998.
Zweiman B, von Allmen C, Schwartz LB, Atkins PC. Patterns of inflammatory responses following rechallenge of late phase reactions. J Allergy Clin Immunol 102:94-98, 1998.
O'Dowd L, Atkins PC. Penicillin allergies: Evaluation and desensitization. In: Lanken P, Manaker S, Hanson CW III (eds.) The Intensive Care Unit Manual. WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1999.
O'Dowd L, Atkins PC. Penicillin and other antibiotic allergy: Skin testing and desensitization. In: UpToDate: Update in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 1999.

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