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Dr. Kalliope Tsirilakis, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist in New York, NY specializing in pediatric pulmonology, pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and physician. She graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Kalliope Tsirilakis, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine and Pediatric Pulmonology.
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. Kalliope Tsirilakis, MD graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College in 2004. She completed residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She is certified by the Board Certification: pediatrics and has a state license in New York.
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College (2004)
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Board Certification: Board Certification: pediatrics
Licensed In: New York
Dr. Kalliope Tsirilakis, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Kalliope Tsirilakis, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), United Healthcare, AETNA, Oxford Health Plans, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, GHI, Aetna - NYP, VNSNY CHOICE, Aetna PPO, United Healthcare Medicare, Aetna HMO, EmblemHealth, Fidelis Care, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, Affinity Health Plan, GHI CBP, Medicaid, Healthfirst, Cigna, United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice), United Healthcare Empire Plan, United Healthcare Compass, Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan, Oxford Health Plans Metro/Core/Charter, Rockefeller University - Trustmark, Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan, Amida Care, Oxford Health Plans Freedom, VNSNY CHOICE HMO, Oxford Health Plans Liberty, Aetna-NYP EPO/POS and WorldWide Medical.
According to our sources, Dr. Kalliope Tsirilakis, MD accepts the following insurance providers:
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Kalliope Tsirilakis, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$202
AirwayClearanceDevice $140 |
Airway Clearance Device $37 |
The Vest System Model 105 Home Care $24 |
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$145
TOBI PODHALER $108 |
XOLAIR $19 |
TOBI $17 |
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$120
Cayston $120 |
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EUCRISA $89 |
ZYVOX $15 |
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Creon $91 |
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$269
ZENPEP $64 |
Pneupac $39 |
ORKAMBI $27 |
Pulmozyme $22 |
Bethkis $19 |
Other $98 |
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Dr. Kalliope Tsirilakis is the Director of Pediatric Pulmonology and the Pediatric Asthma Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens. She is also an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an assistant attending pediatrician at New York-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital. A lifelong New Yorker, born in Brooklyn and raised in Westchester, she graduated from Weill-Cornell Medical College and completed her residency in Pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Tsirilakis continued her training at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx, where she completed a Fellowship in Pediatric Respiratory Medicine. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology. Her expertise includes the full spectrum of pediatric pulmonary conditions, with special expertise in Severe Asthma, Patient Education, Quality Improvement, Flexible Bronchoscopy, and Aerodigestive disorders. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Tsirilakis is involved in research and education. She has several research interests spanning Quality Improvement Initiatives, Asthma Education Programs, Health Care Disparities, Telehealth programs, and Pathophysiologic and Inflammatory Mechanisms of Asthma. Dr. Tsirilakis is also active in community engagement, working closely with St. Mary’s Home Care Program and the NYP Queens Community Health Worker Program . She is Chairperson of the American Lung Association’s Asthma Coalition of New York City, and serves as faculty in their Asthma Educator Institute. She is also lead faculty advisor on the New York State Department of Health’s BREATHE-NY asthma education program. She is fluent in Modern Greek and conversational in Spanish.Â
