Amy J. Theos
Rating: 4.7 of 5
( out of 90 reviews )

Amy J. Theos, MD, FAAD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services

81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-213-3599
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Midvalley Health Center Dermatology

Dermatology
243 East 6100 South
Murray , UT 84107
801-581-2955
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  • Dr. Amy Theos is a dermatologist with subspecialty training in pediatric dermatology. She cares for children of all ages, from birth to 19 years of age. She provides outpatient consultation on all conditions involving the skin, hair, and nails. Her clinical interests include the treatment of hemangiomas, the multidisciplinary management of vascular anomalies, and the diagnosis and management of congenital and genetic skin conditions. She focuses on family-centered care, counseling, and developing a treatment plan that is tailored to the specific needs of each patient.

    Dr. Theos was born and raised in the South and prior to joining the University of Utah, she practiced pediatric dermatology at Children’s of Alabama for 22 years. She and her husband recently moved to Salt Lake City and look forward to spending time outdoors and exploring all Utah has to offer.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Dermatology (Dermatology)
    American Board of Dermatology (Sub: Pediatric Dermatology)

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.7 out of 5
    4.7 /5
    ( out of 90 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    EXTERNAL SITE
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Muy profesional y amable

    EXTERNAL SITE
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    She was smiling and very nice! I liked how she showed concern for my baby and his skin.

    MIDVALLEY
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Doctor theos is so kind, considerate, and gentle.

    MIDVALLEY
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Very generous [TRANSLATED]

    EXTERNAL SITE
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    She was kind and smiled a lot.

    UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Very polite

    MIDVALLEY
    Rating: 3 out of 5

    I still don't know what caused my child 's nail to have unusual markings.

    MIDVALLEY
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Theos was so kind to my child and helped her feel at ease. She was wonderful to work with!

    UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great experience, nice Dr and helpful, I'm happy,

  • Dr. Amy Theos is a dermatologist with subspecialty training in pediatric dermatology. She cares for children of all ages, from birth to 19 years of age. She provides outpatient consultation on all conditions involving the skin, hair, and nails. Her clinical interests include the treatment of hemangiomas, the multidisciplinary management of vascular anomalies, and the diagnosis and management of congenital and genetic skin conditions. She focuses on family-centered care, counseling, and developing a treatment plan that is tailored to the specific needs of each patient.

    Dr. Theos was born and raised in the South and prior to joining the University of Utah, she practiced pediatric dermatology at Children’s of Alabama for 22 years. She and her husband recently moved to Salt Lake City and look forward to spending time outdoors and exploring all Utah has to offer.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Dermatology -Professor (Clinical)
    Pediatrics -Adjunct Professor
    Board Certification
    American Board of Dermatology (Dermatology)
    American Board of Dermatology (Sub: Pediatric Dermatology)

    Education history

    Undergraduate Microbiology - Louisiana State University College of Science B.S.
    Professional Medical Medicine - Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Medicine M.D.
    Internship Internal Medicine - University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine Intern
    Residency Dermatology - University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine Resident
    Fellowship Pediatric Dermatology - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital Fellow

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Urbatsch A, Paller A (2002). Pustular miliaria rubra: a specific cutaneous finding of type I pseudohypoaldosteronism. Pediatric dermatology, 19(4), 317-9. (Read full publication)
    2. Urbatsch A, Sams WM Jr, Urist MM, Sturdivant (1999). Merkel cell carcinoma occurring in renal transplant patients. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 41(2 Pt 2), 289-91. (Read full publication)
    3. Theos AU, Cummins R, Silverberg NB, Paller A (2004). Effectiveness of imiquimod cream 5% for treating childhood molluscum contagiosum in a double-blind, randomized pilot trial. Cutis, 74(2), 134-8, 141-2. (Read full publication)
    4. Eichenfield LF, Fried RG, Taylor SC, Paller AS, Theos (2005). Acne and your pediatric patient: a roundtable discussion of treatment modalities and other factors. Cutis, 76(5 Suppl), 5-24. (Read full publication)
    5. Hawrot AC, Metry DW, Theos AJ, Levy M (2006). Etanercept for psoriasis in the pediatric population: experience in nine patients. Pediatric dermatology, 23(1), 67-71. (Read full publication)
    6. Theos (2007). Diagnosis and management of superficial cutaneous fungal infections in children. Pediatric annals, 36(1), 46-54. (Read full publication)
    7. Michailidis E, Theos A, Zlotogorski A, Martinez-Mir A, Christiano A (2007). Atrichia with papular lesions resulting from novel compound heterozygous mutations in the human hairless gene. Pediatric dermatology, 24(5), E79-82. (Read full publication)
    8. Lucas CT, Gillis KJ, Ness JM, Hammers YA, Crawford DF, Kelly DR, Theos (2008). Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in an adolescent presenting with skin lesions. Pediatric dermatology, 25(3), 373-7. (Read full publication)
    9. Boyd KP, Gao L, Feng R, Beasley M, Messiaen L, Korf BR, Theos (2010). Phenotypic variability among café-au-lait macules in neurofibromatosis type 1. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 63(3), 440-7. (Read full publication)
    10. Campbell CM, Beckum KM, Hammers YA, North PE, Drolet BA, Theos (2010). Multiple congenital red-brown macules, thrombocytopenia, and gastrointestinal bleeding. Diagnosis: Multifocal lymphangioendotheliomatosis with thrombocytopenia (MLT). Pediatric dermatology, 27(4), 395-6. (Read full publication)
    11. Atkinson TP, Boppana S, Theos A, Clements LS, Xiao L, Waites (2011). Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a boy with macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. Pediatrics, 127(6), e1605-9. (Read full publication)
    12. Bornholdt D, Atkinson TP, Bouadjar B, Catteau B, Cox H, De Silva D, Fischer J, Gunasekera CN, Hadj-Rabia S, Happle R, Holder-Espinasse M, Kaminski E, König A, Mégarbané A, Mégarbané H, Neidel U, Oeffner F, Oji V, Theos A, Traupe H, Vahlquist A, van Bon BW, Virtanen M, Grzeschik K (2013). Genotype-phenotype correlations emerging from the identification of missense mutations in MBTPS2. Human mutation, 34(4), 587-94. (Read full publication)
    13. Kaylani S, Theos AJ, Pressey J (2013). Treatment of infantile hemangiomas with sirolimus in a patient with PHACE syndrome. Pediatric dermatology, 30(6), e194-7. (Read full publication)
    14. Nguyen TL, Theos A, Kelly DR, Busam K, Andea A (2013). Mitotically active proliferative nodule arising in a giant congenital melanocytic nevus: a diagnostic pitfall. The American Journal of dermatopathology, 35(1), e16-21. (Read full publication)
    15. Cunha KS, Rozza-de-Menezes RE, Andrade RM, Theos A, Luiz RR, Korf B, Geller (2014). Validity and interexaminer reliability of a new method to quantify skin neurofibromas of neurofibromatosis 1 using paper frames. Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 9, 202. (Read full publication)
    16. Beckum KM, Kim DJ, Kelly DR, Weiser P, Lara DA, Theos (2014). Polyarteritis nodosa in childhood: recognition of early dermatologic signs may prevent morbidity. Pediatric dermatology, 31(1), e6-9. (Read full publication)
    17. Fening K, Theos A, Andea A, Vincent B, Busam K, McKay (2014). Epidermolysis bullosa nevus in a patient with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: a case report. The American Journal of dermatopathology, 36(12), e194-7. (Read full publication)
    18. Seminario-Vidal L, Jensen JD, Fening K, McKay K, Elmets C, Theos (2015). Long-Standing Spicules in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pediatric dermatology, 32(4), 545-6. (Read full publication)
    19. Walsh SB, Varma R, Raimer D, Keane JC, Cantor A, Theos A, Northington M, Huang C (2015). Utility of Wood's light in margin determination of melanoma in situ after excisional biopsy. Dermatologic surgery, 41(5), 572-8. (Read full publication)
    20. Phillips CB, Guerrero C, Theos (2015). Nd:YAG laser offers promising treatment option for familial glomuvenous malformation. Dermatology online journal, 21(4), (Read full publication)
    21. Seminario-Vidal L, Sami N, Miller J, Theos (2015). Mycophenolate mofetil therapy for pediatric bullous pemphigoid. Dermatology online journal, 21(8), (Read full publication)
    22. Seminario-Vidal L, Kole L, Knapp C, Fort P, Kankirawatana S, Atkinson TP, McKay KM, Theos (2016). Dermatological clues to the diagnosis of atypical complete DiGeorge syndrome. Dermatology online journal, 22(11), (Read full publication)
    23. Marukian NV, Hu RH, Craiglow BG, Milstone LM, Zhou J, Theos A, Kaymakcalan H, Akkaya DA, Uitto JJ, Vahidnezhad H, Youssefian L, Bayliss SJ, Paller AS, Boyden LM, Choate K (2017). Expanding the Genotypic Spectrum of Bathing Suit Ichthyosis. JAMA dermatology, 153(6), 537-543. (Read full publication)
    24. Cannon A, Chen MJ, Li P, Boyd KP, Theos A, Redden DT, Korf (2018). Cutaneous neurofibromas in Neurofibromatosis type I: a quantitative natural history study. Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 13(1), 31. (Read full publication)
    25. Dorjbal B, Stinson JR, Ma CA, Weinreich MA, Miraghazadeh B, Hartberger JM, Frey-Jakobs S, Weidinger S, Moebus L, Franke A, Schäffer AA, Bulashevska A, Fuchs S, Ehl S, Limaye S, Arkwright PD, Briggs TA, Langley C, Bethune C, Whyte AF, Alachkar H, Nejentsev S, DiMaggio T, Nelson CG, Stone KD, Nason M, Brittain EH, Oler AJ, Veltri DP, Leahy TR, Conlon N, Poli MC, Borzutzky A, Cohen JI, Davis J, Lambert MP, Romberg N, Sullivan KE, Paris K, Freeman AF, Lucas L, Chandrakasan S, Savic S, Hambleton S, Patel SY, Jordan MB, Theos A, Lebensburger J, Atkinson TP, Torgerson TR, Chinn IK, Milner JD, Grimbacher B, Cook MC, Snow A (2019). Hypomorphic caspase activation and recruitment domain 11 (CARD11) mutations associated with diverse immunologic phenotypes with or without atopic disease. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 143(4), 1482-1495. (Read full publication)
    26. Donaldson SL, Hunt KM, Theos (2018). Red-brown macules in a linear distribution on the arm. Pediatric dermatology, 35(5), 685-687. (Read full publication)
    27. Lilly E, Bunick CG, Maley AM, Zhang S, Spraker MK, Theos AJ, Vivar KL, Seminario-Vidal L, Bennett AE, Sidbury R, Ogawa Y, Akiyama M, Binder B, Hadj-Rabia S, Morotti RA, Glusac EJ, Choate KA, Richard G, Milstone L (2019). More than keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness: Multisystem effects of lethal GJB2 mutations. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 80(3), 617-625. (Read full publication)
    28. Koczkowska M, Callens T, Chen Y, Gomes A, Hicks AD, Sharp A, Johns E, Uhas KA, Armstrong L, Bosanko KA, Babovic-Vuksanovic D, Baker L, Basel DG, Bengala M, Bennett JT, Chambers C, Clarkson LK, Clementi M, Cortés FM, Cunningham M, D'Agostino MD, Delatycki MB, Digilio MC, Dosa L, Esposito S, Fox S, Freckmann ML, Fauth C, Giugliano T, Giustini S, Goetsch A, Goldberg Y, Greenwood RS, Griffis C, Gripp KW, Gupta P, Haan E, Hachen RK, Haygarth TL, Hernández-Chico C, Hodge K, Hopkin RJ, Hudgins L, Janssens S, Keller K, Kelly-Mancuso G, Kochhar A, Korf BR, Lewis AM, Liebelt J, Lichty A, Listernick RH, Lyons MJ, Maystadt I, Martinez Ojeda M, McDougall C, McGregor LK, Melis D, Mendelsohn N, Nowaczyk MJM, Ortenberg J, Panzer K, Pappas JG, Pierpont ME, Piluso G, Pinna V, Pivnick EK, Pond DA, Powell CM, Rogers C, Ruhrman Shahar N, Rutledge SL, Saletti V, Sandaradura SA, Santoro C, Schatz UA, Schreiber A, Scott DA, Sellars EA, Sheffer R, Siqveland E, Slopis JM, Smith R, Spalice A, Stockton DW, Streff H, Theos A, Tomlinson GE, Tran G, Trapane PL, Trevisson E, Ullrich NJ, Van den Ende J, Schrier Vergano SA, Wallace SE, Wangler MF, Weaver DD, Yohay KH, Zackai E, Zonana J, Zurcher V, Claes KBM, Eoli M, Martin Y, Wimmer K, De Luca A, Legius E, Messiaen L (2020). Clinical spectrum of individuals with pathogenic NF1 missense variants affecting p.Met1149, p.Arg1276, and p.Lys1423: genotype-phenotype study in neurofibromatosis type 1. Human mutation, 41(1), 299-315. (Read full publication)
    29. Perelygina L, Faisthalab R, Abernathy E, Chen MH, Hao L, Bercovitch L, Bayer DK, Noroski LM, Lam MT, Cicalese MP, Al-Herz W, Nanda A, Hajjar J, Vanden Driessche K, Schroven S, Leysen J, Rosenbach M, Peters P, Raedler J, Albert MH, Abraham RS, Rangarjan HG, Buchbinder D, Kobrynski L, Pham-Huy A, Dhossche J, Cunningham Rundles C, Meyer AK, Theos A, Atkinson TP, Musiek A, Adeli M, Derichs U, Walz C, Krüger R, von Bernuth H, Klein C, Icenogle J, Hauck F, Sullivan K (2021). Rubella Virus Infected Macrophages and Neutrophils Define Patterns of Granulomatous Inflammation in Inborn and Acquired Errors of Immunity. Frontiers in immunology, 12, 796065. (Read full publication)

    Review

    1. Urbatsch AJ, Frieden I, Williams ML, Elewski BE, Mancini AJ, Paller A (2002). Extrafacial and generalized granulomatous periorificial dermatitis. Archives of dermatology, 138(10), 1354-8. (Read full publication)
    2. Theos A, Korf BR, American College of Physicians, American Physiological Societ (2006). Pathophysiology of neurofibromatosis type 1. Annals of internal medicine, 144(11), 842-9. (Read full publication)
    3. Boyd KP, Korf BR, Theos (2009). Neurofibromatosis type 1. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 61(1), 1-14; quiz 15-6. (Read full publication)
    4. Tollefson MM, Cook-Norris RH, Theos A, Davis D (2010). Superficial granulomatous pyoderma: a case in an 11-year-old girl and review of the literature. Pediatric dermatology, 27(5), 496-9. (Read full publication)
    5. Cathcart SD, Theos (2011). Inpatient management of atopic dermatitis. Dermatologic therapy, 24(2), 249-55. (Read full publication)
    6. Bevans SL, Theos AJ, Fowler PG, Pavlidakey PG, Stoll M, Sami (2018). Pediatric ocular lichen planus and lichen planopilaris: One new case and a review of the literature. Pediatric dermatology, 35(6), 859-863. (Read full publication)
    7. Alkeswani A, Duncan JR, Theos (2019). Tinea faciei starting at day two of life. Pediatric dermatology, 36(1), e20-e22. (Read full publication)
    8. Hill CR, Theos (2019). What's New in Genetic Skin Diseases. Dermatologic clinics, 37(2), 229-239. (Read full publication)

    Letter

    1. Duong B, Marks S, Sami N, Theos (2012). Lichen planus pemphigoides in a 2-year-old girl: response to treatment with methotrexate. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 67(4), e154-6. (Read full publication)
    2. Hunt KM, Jensen JD, Walsh SB, Helms ME, Soong VY, Jacobson ES, Sami N, Huang CC, Theos A, Northington M (2015). Successful treatment of refractory Hailey-Hailey disease with a 595-nm pulsed dye laser: a series of 7 cases. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 72(4), 735-7. (Read full publication)