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Dr. Dorothy A. Levine, MD is a pediatrician in Greenwich, CT specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Dr. Dorothy A. Levine, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian and Yale New Haven Health.
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. Dorothy A. Levine, MD graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. She completed residency at Columbia University Medical Center. She is certified by the Board Certification: pediatrics and has a state license in Connecticut.
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Residency: Columbia University Medical Center
Board Certification: Board Certification: pediatrics
Licensed In: Connecticut
Dr. Dorothy A. Levine, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Dorothy A. Levine, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: ConnectiCare, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Cigna, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Aetna, MultiPlan, MagnaCare, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Great-West Healthcare, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Health Net, Humana and HMC.
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Dr. Dorothy Levine's medical specialty is general pediatrics. Her areas of clinical interest consist of asthma and chronic cough. Dr. Levine is affiliated with Yale New Haven Health and NewYork-Presbyterian. She appears to be in-network for Anthem, ConnectiCare, and UnitedHealthcare, in addition to other insurance carriers. According to NewYork-Presbyterian, new patients are welcome to contact her office in Greenwich, CT. Before performing her residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Dr. Levine attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University for medical school.
