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Dr. Karen A. Hardy, MD is a pediatrician in Walnut Creek, CA specializing in general pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology. She graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine. Dr. Karen A. Hardy, MD is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health, Brown and Toland Physicians, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Sutter Health, California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) and John Muir Memorial Hospital.
106 La Casa Viaduct Suite 100
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
1100 Van Ness Avenue 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
3700 California Street Suite B555
San Francisco, CA 94118
6121 Hollis Street Suite 2
Emeryville, CA 94608
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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. Karen A. Hardy, MD graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine. She completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Pediatric Pulmonology, American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics and has a state license in California.
Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine
Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals
Board Certification: Pediatric Pulmonology, American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (2023)
Licensed In: California
Dr. Karen A. Hardy, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Karen A. Hardy, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$237
ZENPEP $206 |
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$117
KALYDECO $38 |
SYMDEKO $37 |
ORKAMBI $16 |
$27 |
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$114
Bethkis $100 |
Pertzye $15 |
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$102
TOBI $77 |
XOLAIR $25 |
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$53
NON-PRODUCT $29 |
V512 $24 |
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$299
ZENPEP $67 |
PERTZYE 16000 250 CAPS $31 |
Pegasys $22 |
The Vest System Model 105 Home Care $19 |
BEXSERO $19 |
Other $142 |
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Dr. Karen A. Hardy, MD has received 30 research payments totaling $242,190.
Dr. Karen Hardy is a pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics specialist in Palo Alto, CA, Walnut Creek, CA, and San Francisco, CA. After completing medical school at the University of Toledo College of Medicine, she performed her residency at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland and a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is professionally affiliated with Brown and Toland Physicians, Stanford Medicine Children's Health, and Sutter Health.
