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Dr. Corinne Allison Keet, MD PhD is a general practitioner in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in general practice and pediatric allergy & immunology. She graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2004 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Corinne Allison Keet, MD PhD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Health Children's UNC Hospitals.
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.
Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:
Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.
There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.
Dr. Corinne Allison Keet, MD PhD graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2004. She completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Pediatrics, Board Certified and has a state license in Maryland.
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2004)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals (2007)
Board Certification: Pediatrics, Board Certified (2021)
Licensed In: Maryland
Dr. Corinne Allison Keet, MD PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Corinne Allison Keet, MD PhD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, AmeriHealth Caritas, Aetna, Humana, Cigna, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), MedCost, UnitedHealthcare, Carolina Complete Health, Liberty Advantage, Contigo Health, Veterans Affairs, WellCare Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Medicaid, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), HealthTeam Advantage, MedCost PPO, FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct, Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP, Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.
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Dr. Corinne Keet specializes in general practice and pediatric allergy & immunology and practices in Chapel Hill, NC. These areas are among her clinical interests: drug allergy, hay fever (allergic rhinitis), and asthma. She can take several insurance carriers, including BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California. Dr. Keet graduated from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine and then she performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. She is conversant in Spanish. She is affiliated with UNC Health. Dr. Keet has an open panel in Chapel Hill, NC according to UNC Health.
