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Dr. Ivan Lee, MD, PhD is a pediatric allergist and immunologist in BOSTON, MA specializing in pediatric allergy & immunology and adult allergy & immunology. He graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Ivan Lee, MD, PhD is affiliated with BOSTON FOOD ALLERGY CENTER LLC BI NETWORK.
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. Ivan Lee, MD, PhD graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He is certified by the Pediatrics Allergy and Immunology and has a state license in Massachusetts.
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Board Certification: Pediatrics Allergy and Immunology
Licensed In: Massachusetts
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ivan Lee, MD, PhD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
$114
$114 |
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| AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
$113
PALFORZIA $113 |
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| Pfizer Inc. |
$100
CIBINQO $100 |
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| AbbVie Inc. |
$100
Rinvoq $100 |
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| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. |
$93
DUPIXENT $93 |
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| Other |
$407
Orladeyo $82 |
ALYGLO $67 |
VTAMA $39 |
ZEPOSIA $30 |
XOLAIR $26 |
Other $164 |
| Food and Beverage | $902 |
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| Honoraria | $25 |
Ivan Lee, MD, PhD, is an immunologist in the Division of Immunology at Boston Children’s Hospital and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School. He specializes in pediatric allergy and immunology, with expertise in asthma, eczema, food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and immune system disorders affecting children and adolescents. Dr Lee earned his MD and PhD from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and completed his internship, residency, and fellowship training at Stanford Medicine/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Board certified in both pediatrics and allergy and immunology, his work focuses on delivering evidence-based, family-centered care for children with allergic and immunologic conditions.