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Dr. Gerardo Antonio Vazquez Garcia, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist in Jacksonville, FL specializing in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. He graduated from Ponce School of Medicine in 2012 and has 13 years of experience. Dr. Gerardo Antonio Vazquez Garcia, MD is affiliated with Nemours Children's Health and Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville.
Nemours Children's 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. Gerardo Antonio Vazquez Garcia, MD graduated from Ponce School of Medicine in 2012. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatrics - General American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Pulmonology and has a state license in New York.
Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine (2012)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatrics - General American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Pulmonology
Licensed In: New York
Dr. Gerardo Antonio Vazquez Garcia, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Gerardo Antonio Vazquez Garcia, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MultiPlan PPO, Evolutions Healthcare Systems, HealthSmart, AvMed, Amerigroup, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice), First Health, Prime Health, Molina Healthcare, Three Rivers Provider Network, BlueCross BlueShield of Florida, Sunshine SMI/CMS 19 & 21, Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO, Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO, Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO, Star Healthcare Network and Florida Community Care.
According to our sources, Dr. Gerardo Antonio Vazquez Garcia, MD accepts the following insurance providers:
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gerardo Antonio Vazquez Garcia, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$231
DUPIXENT $231 |
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$139
DUPIXENT $139 |
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$105
FASENRA $105 |
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$71
INOMAX $71 |
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$69
NUCALA $69 |
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$326
(AK6) Vest Therapy $55 |
(8874) InCourage $51 |
SMARTVEST $38 |
Vivo 45 LS $36 |
CUVITRU $30 |
Other $117 |
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Dr. Gerardo Vazquez-Garcia sees patients in Jacksonville, FL, Ponte Vedra, FL, and Fleming Island, FL. His medical specialties are pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. Dr. Vazquez-Garcia's clinical interests include cystic fibrosis (CF), asthma, and sleep apnea. He is affiliated with Nemours Children's Health. He appears to be an in-network provider for Amerigroup, AvMed, Blue California, and more. He studied medicine at Ponce School of Medicine. Dr. Vazquez-Garcia is conversant in Spanish.
