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Dr. Megan M. Church, MD is a pediatrician in Concord, MA specializing in general pediatrics and pediatric hospital medicine. She graduated from University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Megan M. Church, MD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Emerson Health.
133 Old Road To Nine Acre Corner
Concord, MA 01742
55 Fruit Street Unit (nicu)
Boston, MA 02114
55 Lake Avenue N
Worcester, MA 01655
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. Megan M. Church, MD graduated from University of Massachusetts Medical School. She completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is certified by the Board Certification: Pediatrics and has a state license in Massachusetts.
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Board Certification: Board Certification: Pediatrics
Licensed In: Massachusetts
Dr. Megan M. Church, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Megan M. Church, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth and WellSense NH.
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Dr. Megan Church practices pediatric hospital medicine and general pediatrics. Her areas of expertise include the following: obesity, early childhood development, and newborn care. She is affiliated with Emerson Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. After attending the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Dr. Church completed her residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Church appears to be in-network for Blue California, Coventry, and Viant, in addition to other insurance carriers.
