Overview
Dr. Ruth Walters is a Dermatopathologist and the director of the Dermatopathology laboratory at the Chapel Hill practice. Her clinical interests are melanocytic lesions and inflammatory dermatoses. She enjoys working closely with providers to incorporate each patient’s unique clinical history into the diagnostic process. Dr. Walters feels that being part of the practice fosters open communications between Dermatology and Pathology allowing for a more precise diagnosis, which ultimately provides the patient with better treatment options.
After graduating with distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Walters received her medical degree from the University of North Carolina, School of Medicine where she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Merit Award for her first and second years of training. She completed a residency in Pathology and a fellowship in Surgical Pathology at University of North Carolina Hospitals where she served as chief resident and was selected to receive the Medical Alumni Endowment Fund Grant for research on melanoma. She then completed a Dermatopathology fellowship at New York University and stayed on to serve as an assistant professor of Dermatology and Pathology, and as Assistant Laboratory Director. She was honored to receive the full-time attending of the year award from the Department of Dermatology in 2011 for her role in teaching dermatology residents. She is fortunate to have the opportunity to continue teaching residents in the pathology department at the University of North Carolina.
When she is not at work, Dr. Walters enjoys spending time with her husband, friends, and two dogs, gardening, yoga, and volunteering as a school reading partner.
Dr. Walters is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis, Bowen's Disease, and Actinic Keratosis.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2238 Nelson Hwy, Suite 100, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Walters has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Actinic KeratosisDr. Walters isAdvanced. Learn about Actinic Keratosis.
- Basal Cell Skin CancerDr. Walters isAdvanced. Learn about Basal Cell Skin Cancer.
- Bowen's DiseaseDr. Walters isAdvanced. Learn about Bowen's Disease.
- Epidermodysplasia VerruciformisDr. Walters isAdvanced. Learn about Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis.
- Squamous Cell Skin CarcinomaDr. Walters isAdvanced. Learn about Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma.
- WartsDr. Walters isAdvanced. Learn about Warts.
- Experienced
- BullaeDr. Walters isExperienced. Learn about Bullae.
- Cerebral Cavernous MalformationDr. Walters isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Cavernous Malformation.
- Cherry AngiomaDr. Walters isExperienced. Learn about Cherry Angioma.
- Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE)Dr. Walters isExperienced. Learn about Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE).
- Eosinophilic Pustular FolliculitisDr. Walters isExperienced. Learn about Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis.
- Epidermoid CystDr. Walters isExperienced. Learn about Epidermoid Cyst.