Nina Botto, MD
Associate Professor
Dermatology
School of Medicine

In her general dermatology outpatient clinic, she sees patients with all types of skin disease including skin cancer, inflammatory skin diseases, and acne, amongst others.

In addition to her dermatologic academic pursuits, Dr. Botto believes that the relationship between the patient and provider is of vital importance to healing and optimized care. She is interested in enhancing the patient experience. She has organized and led efforts focused on service excellence within the Dermatology Department, and is a member of UCSF's CECH organization, which focuses on improving communication skills among providers throughout the University to better healthcare experiences for patients, families and the healthcare team.

• Trends in the Prevalence of Methylchloroisothiazolinone/Methylisothiazolinone Contact Allergy in North America and Europe.
  JAMA dermatology 2023 Reeder MJ, Warshaw E, Aravamuthan S, Belsito DV, Geier J, Wilkinson M, Atwater AR, White IR, Silverberg JI, Taylor JS, Fowler JF, Maibach HI, DeKoven JG, Buhl T, Botto N, Giménez-Arnau AM, Gallo R, …
• North American Contact Dermatitis Group Patch Test Results: 2019-2020.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2023 DeKoven JG, Warshaw EM, Reeder MJ, Atwater AR, Silverberg JI, Belsito DV, Sasseville D, Zug KA, Taylor JS, Pratt MD, Maibach HI, Fowler JF, Adler BL, Houle MC, Mowad CM, Botto N, Yu J, Dunnick CA
• Patch Testing With Benzophenone-3 and -4: The North American Contact Dermatitis Group Experience, 2013-2020.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2023 Warshaw EM, Xiong M, Belsito DV, Adler BL, Atwater AR, DeKoven JG, Taylor JS, Reeder MJ, Houle MC, Silverberg JI, Pratt MD, Dunnick CA, Botto N, DeLeo VA, Mowad CM, Maibach HI, Yu J, Fowler JF
• Patient-Centered Communication Tools for the Patch Test Clinic.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2023 Montejano RD, Chattopadhyay A, Woodruff CM, Botto N
• Co-reactivity of glucosides: Retrospective analysis of North American Contact Dermatitis Group Data 2019-2020.
  Contact dermatitis 2022 Warshaw EM, Xiong M, DeKoven JG, Taylor JS, Belsito DV, Reeder MJ, Adler BL, Pratt MD, Atwater AR, Maibach HI, Silverberg JI, Yu J, Botto N, Fowler JF, Houle MC, Mowad CM, Dunnick CA, DeLeo VA
• Racial disparities in access to patch testing: a cross-sectional study.
  The British journal of dermatology 2022 Woodruff CM, Kaur G, Botto N
• Update on Contact Sensitization in the Older Adult Population.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2022 Woodruff CM, Kollhoff A, Butler DC, Botto N
• The Role of Patch Testing in Evaluating Delayed Hypersensitivity Reactions to Medications.
  Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology 2022 Woodruff CM, Botto N
• Characterization of Residual Facial Dermatitis during Dupilumab Therapy: A Retrospective Chart Review to Delineate the Potential Role of Expanded Series Patch Testing.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2022 Ashbaugh AG, Murase EM, Raffi J, Botto N, Murase JE
• The use of social media platforms to discuss and educate the public on allergic contact dermatitis.
  Contact dermatitis 2021 Nguyen M, Case S, Botto N, Liszewski W
• Allergens and marketing claims in commercial hand sanitizers: A cross-sectional study.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2021 Guo L, Bai H, Botto N, Woodruff CM
• Contact dermatitis.
  Nature reviews. Disease primers 2021 Scheinman PL, Vocanson M, Thyssen JP, Johansen JD, Nixon RL, Dear K, Botto NC, Morot J, Goldminz AM
• Life after patch testing: Allergic contact dermatitis caused by propylene glycol in Vivelle transdermal estradiol patch.
  JAAD case reports 2021 Kaur G, Woodruff CM, Botto N
• Bridging racial differences in the clinical encounter: How implicit bias and stereotype threat contribute to health care disparities in the dermatology clinic.
  International journal of women's dermatology 2021 Wilson BN, Murase JE, Sliwka D, Botto N
• Pediatric contact allergens in the neonatal intensive care unit.
  Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2020 Raffi J, Kittler N, Schwarzenberger K, Frieden I, Botto N
• Validating Responsiveness of a Quality-of-Life Instrument for Allergic Contact Dermatitis.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2020 Raffi J, Elaine Allen I, Botto N
• Investigating the role of allergic contact dermatitis in residual ocular surface disease on dupilumab (ROSDD),.
  International journal of women's dermatology 2019 Raffi J, Suresh R, Fishman H, Botto N, Murase JE
• The impact of dupilumab on patch testing and the prevalence of comorbid allergic contact dermatitis in recalcitrant atopic dermatitis: A retrospective chart review.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2019 Raffi J, Suresh R, Botto N, Murase JE
• Wide dye reactors.
  JAAD case reports 2019 Raffi J, Chen R, Botto N
• Validating a Quality-of-Life Instrument for Allergic Contact Dermatitis.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2019 Botto N, Raffi J, Trivedi M, Ramirez F, Allen IE, Chren MM
• Patch Testing and Allergen-Specific Inhibition in a Patient Taking Dupilumab.
  JAMA dermatology 2019 Raffi J, Botto N
• A Simulation-Based Workshop to Improve Dermatologists' Communication Skills: A Pilot for Continuing Medical Education.
  Dermatology and therapy 2018 Saeed L, Sanchez IM, Botto NC, Ellis CN, Stratman EJ, Thompson J, Shinkai K
• Allergic Contact Dermatitis of the Vulva.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2018 Woodruff CM, Trivedi MK, Botto N, Kornik R
• Patient Reported Improvement After Patch Testing and Allergen Avoidance Counseling: A Retrospective Analysis.
  Dermatology and therapy 2018 Steuer MS, Botto NC
• The Medical Necessity of Comprehensive Patch Testing.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2018 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, Murase JE
• Patch Testing in Vulvar Allergic Contact Dermatitis.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2018 Trivedi MK, Woodruff CM, Kornik R, Botto N
• Survey of Patch Test Business Models in the United States by the American Contact Dermatitis Society.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2018 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, Murase JE
• A review of the impact of patch testing on quality of life in allergic contact dermatitis.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2017 Ramirez F, Chren MM, Botto N
• Pediatric Contact Dermatitis Registry Inaugural Case Data.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2016 Goldenberg A, Mousdicas N, Silverberg N, Powell D, Pelletier JL, Silverberg JI, Zippin J, Fonacier L, Tosti A, Lawley L, Wu Chang M, Scheman A, Kleiner G, Williams J, Watsky K, Dunnick CA, …
• Clinical Utilization of Repeated Open Application Test Among American Contact Dermatitis Society Members.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2015 Brown GE, Botto N, Butler DC, Murase JE
• Diffuse crusting of the skin.
  Cutis 2015 Botto NC, Penn EH, Grant BM, Kogelman L, Gottlieb AB, Scheinman PL
• Allergic contact dermatitis caused by palladium-containing dental implants.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2014 Chow M, Botto N, Maibach H
• Nontraditional management of basal cell carcinoma.
  Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD 2013 Botto N, Rogers G
• Severely recalcitrant pyoderma gangrenosum successfully treated with ustekinumab.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2012 Goldminz AM, Botto NC, Gottlieb AB
• A young girl with weather-beaten, waxy knuckles.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2010 Botto NC, Shpall RL, Kim J, Bruckner AL
• Positive patch-test reactions to propylene glycol: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis from the North American Contact Dermatitis Group, 1996 to 2006.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2009 Warshaw EM, Botto NC, Maibach HI, Fowler JF, Rietschel RL, Zug KA, Belsito DV, Taylor JS, DeLeo VA, Pratt MD, Sasseville D, Storrs FJ, Marks JG, Mathias CG
• Solar urticaria.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2008 Botto NC, Warshaw EM
• Contact dermatitis associated with food: retrospective cross-sectional analysis of North American Contact Dermatitis Group data, 2001-2004.
  Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug 2008 Warshaw EM, Botto NC, Zug KA, Belsito DV, Maibach HI, Sasseville D, Fowler JF, Storrs FJ, Taylor JS, DeLeo VA, Marks JG, Mathias CG, Pratt MD, Rietschel RL