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Dr. Jennifer Lynn Burgham, MD is a pediatrician in Concord, CA specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. Dr. Jennifer Lynn Burgham, MD is affiliated with John Muir Health, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals and Hill Physicians.
Hill 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. Jennifer Lynn Burgham, MD graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. She completed residency at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center. She is certified by the Board Certifications American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics and has a state license in California.
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine
Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Board Certification: Board Certifications American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Licensed In: California
Dr. Jennifer Lynn Burgham, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Jennifer Lynn Burgham, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Health Net, Humana, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan) and Canopy Health.
According to our sources, Dr. Jennifer Lynn Burgham, MD accepts the following insurance providers:
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Jennifer Lynn Burgham, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$85
FLUZONE QIV $30 |
BEYFORTUS $21 |
VAXELIS $20 |
PENTACEL $14 |
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$63
COMIRNATY $32 |
PREVNAR 13 $31 |
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$18
DOC BAND $18 |
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$18
VAXELIS $18 |
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$17
Cimzia $17 |
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$43
SDG-IDD-Allergy $17 |
BEXSERO $16 |
FLUMIST $11 |
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Dr. Jennifer Burgham's area of specialization is general pediatrics. She graduated from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. Dr. Burgham's medical residency was performed at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. Her clinical interests encompass newborn care, newborn circumcision, and asthma. She can take several insurance carriers, including Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem. She is conversant in Spanish. Dr. Burgham is professionally affiliated with Brown and Toland Physicians, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, and Hill Physicians. She has an open panel in Concord, CA according to Hill Physicians.
