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Dr. Manisha Newaskar, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist in Walnut Creek, CA specializing in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. She graduated from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Manisha Newaskar, MD is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health, Sutter Health and John Muir Health.
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. Manisha Newaskar, MD graduated from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College in 1995. She completed residency at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital. She is certified by the Certification: American Board of Pediatrics/Pulmonology and has a state license in California.
Medical School: Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (1995)
Residency: Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital
Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Pediatrics/Pulmonology
Licensed In: California
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Manisha Newaskar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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Exjade $102 |
TOBI $92 |
XOLAIR $15 |
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Creon $100 |
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Bethkis $65 |
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Airway Clearance Device $45 |
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HFCWO $43 |
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ZENPEP $51 |
MiSeqDX $35 |
KALYDECO $19 |
ZYVOX $18 |
ORKAMBI $16 |
Other $78 |
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Dr. Manisha Newaskar's specialties are pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. She practices in Palo Alto, CA, Walnut Creek, CA, and Emeryville, CA. She has a special interest in cystic fibrosis (CF) and asthma. She attended Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College for medical school and subsequently trained at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital and Driscoll Children's Hospital for residency. In addition to English, Dr. Newaskar (or staff) speaks Hindi. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC), UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, and Brown and Toland Physicians. John Muir Health reports that Dr. Newaskar is accepting new patients at her office in Emeryville, CA.
