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Dr. Magee L. Defelice, MD is a pediatrician in Wilmington, DE specializing in general pediatrics and pediatric allergy & immunology. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Magee L. Defelice, MD is affiliated with Jefferson Health, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware.
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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. Magee L. Defelice, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. She completed residency at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. She is certified by the Board Certification: Allergy and Immunology and has a state license in Pennsylvania.
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College
Residency: Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Board Certification: Board Certification: Allergy and Immunology
Licensed In: Pennsylvania
Dr. Magee L. Defelice, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Magee L. Defelice, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna Medicare, AmeriHealth, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, QualCare, Centene, First Health, Geisinger Health Plan, US Family Health Plan, Keystone Health Plan East, Celtic Transplant Network for Ambetter, Personal Choice, Emerging Therapies Transplant, Personal Choice 65, UPMC, Medicare FFS, Six Degrees Health-Lucent, Keystone First VIP and Aetna Commercial - Excludes Marketplace Plans.
According to our sources, Dr. Magee L. Defelice, MD accepts the following insurance providers:
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Magee L. Defelice, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$568
QVAR $322 |
QNASL $177 |
PROAIR $69 |
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$287
Aerospan $201 |
Dymista $86 |
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$128
FIRAZYR $75 |
CUVITRU $34 |
Cinryze $19 |
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$121
Immunology - HYQVIA $69 |
BioTherapeutics - HYQVIA $36 |
HYQVIA $16 |
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$67
XOLAIR $67 |
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$479
Auvi-Q $99 |
EpiPen $61 |
XOLAIR $45 |
NUCALA $41 |
Non Franchise - Non Prod Related $39 |
Other $194 |
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Dr. Magee Defelice works as a pediatric allergy & immunology and general pediatrics. After completing medical school at Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College, she performed her residency at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and Jefferson University Hospitals. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Defelice include recurrent infections, hay fever (allergic rhinitis), and asthma. Dr. Defelice appears to be in-network for Blue California, Coventry, and Geisinger Health Plan, in addition to other insurance carriers. She has received the following distinctions: SJ Magazine's Top Docs for Kids; Delaware Today magazine; and Top Doctors. Dr. Defelice is professionally affiliated with Nemours Children's Health and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Jefferson Health reports that she is accepting new patients at her office in Philadelphia, PA.
