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Children’s Colorado will offer the COVID-19 vaccine to patients ages 16 and older beginning Friday, April 2. Find updates on vaccine clinics at Children's Colorado. Patients with a MyChart account will receive updates (by email and in the app) regarding the vaccine as they become eligible.

For COVID-19 resources, please see our resources for parents and families and resources for providers.

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Fred (Dan) Atkins, MD

Fred (Dan) Atkins, MD

Fred (Dan) Atkins, MD

Co-Director, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program

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Allergy & Immunology
Pediatrics

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Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora

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I strive to provide the optimal care for each patient through collaboration with the patient, their family and their primary care provider.

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English

Experience and background

My clinical interests include almost any allergic condition such as food allergies (IgE and non-IgE mediated), allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis (eczema), anaphylaxis, insect sting allergies, animal dander allergies and medication allergies. I also very interested in Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases such as eosinophilic esophagitis.

Undergraduate 1972

Midwestern State University (TX)

Medical School 1975

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Residency 1978

University of Texas at Houston (Memorial Hermann Hospital) Program, Pediatrics

Fellowship 1979

University of Texas at Houston (Memorial Hermann Hospital) Program, Ambulatory Pediatrics

Fellowship 1981

University at Buffalo Program, Allergy and Immunology

Fellowship 1984

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Allergy and Immunology

Top Doctor in Denver 2016

Voted a 5280 best doctor by my peers in response to the question, "Which physician would you trust to treat you and your family?"
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