Dr. John Spencer Atwater M. D.
Allergist and Immunologist
14 Mcdowell St Asheville NC, 28801About
Dr. John Atwater practices Allergy and Immunology care in Asheville, NC. Dr. Atwater specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma and other allergic diseases. Allergist-Immunologists are trained and certified to treat each patients sensitivity and response to allergens of varying severity. Dr. Atwater provides several means of testing and treatment to increase immunity to potentially harmful substances.
Education and Training
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1970
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Allergen immunotherapy.
- Access to allergy care: implications for quality healthcare and public safety.
- The use of anesthetic agents in gastroscopy.
- Prolonged drug therapy in peptic ulcer: I. An evaluation of banthine as an adjunct to conventional ulcer therapy.
- The feasibility of rehabilitation of the ulcer patient.
- The use of anticholinergic agents in peptic ulcer therapy.
- Anesthetic agents in gastroscopy: a follow-up study.
- Therapeutic principles in manment of peptic ulcer. 3. Anticholinergic-tranquilizer combination.
- The gastroscope as a diagnostic aid in gastric disorders.
- Carotid sinus syndrome.
- Regulatory changes that affect coding for immunotherapy.
- GASTROJEJUNOCOLIC FISTULAE: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ASSOCIATED NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES AND CERTAIN SURGICAL ASPECTS.
- Polyps of the colon; their origin and growth.
- Suppressor cells and IgA deficiency.
- Suppressor cells and IgA deficiency.
Treatments
- Sinusitis
- Asthma
- Allergies
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
- Hives (urticaria)
- Conjunctivitis
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