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Dr. Elizabeth Ann Foley, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist in Long Beach, CA specializing in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. She graduated from New York Medical College in 2008 and has 17 years of experience. Dr. Elizabeth Ann Foley, MD is affiliated with Long Beach Medical Center, Greater Newport Physicians, MemorialCare, MemorialCare Medical Group MemorialCare Independent Physicians and Miller Children s & Women s Hospital Long Beach.
Greater Newport Physicians
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. Elizabeth Ann Foley, MD graduated from New York Medical College in 2008. She completed residency at Hofstra Northwell Sch of Med-Cohen Children's Med. She has a state license in New York.
Medical School: New York Medical College (2008)
Residency: Hofstra Northwell Sch of Med-Cohen Children's Med (2012)
Licensed In: New York
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Elizabeth Ann Foley, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
| Gilead Sciences Inc |
$306
Cayston $215 |
$91 |
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| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
$281
KALYDECO $123 |
SYMDEKO $89 |
$69 |
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| GENZYME CORPORATION |
$268
DUPIXENT $268 |
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| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
$249
NUCALA $249 |
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| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
$231
FASENRA $91 |
SYMBICORT $57 |
$83 |
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| Other |
$463
NON BRAND $100 |
XOLAIR $88 |
Alvesco $56 |
ImmunoCAP $36 |
DUPIXENT $32 |
Other $150 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,798 |
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Dr. Elizabeth Foley works as a pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. These areas are among her clinical interests: cystic fibrosis (CF) and asthma. Dr. Foley's professional affiliations include Greater Newport Physicians and Long Beach Medical Center. She studied medicine at New York Medical College.