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Dr. Nicolina Marie Wawrin, MD is a preventive medicine doctor in Long Island City, NY specializing in preventive medicine, general practice and pediatrics (child & adolescent medicine). She graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine in 2015 and has 11 years of experience. Dr. Nicolina Marie Wawrin, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine - Long Island City.
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. Nicolina Marie Wawrin, MD graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine in 2015. She has a state license in New York.
Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine (2015)
Licensed In: New York
Dr. Nicolina Marie Wawrin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Nicolina Marie Wawrin, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: AETNA, Oxford Health Plans, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, CIGNA, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna - NYP, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, United Healthcare, 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, Oxford Health Plans Freedom, Oxford Health Plans Liberty, Aetna-NYP EPO/POS and WorldWide Medical.
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Dr. Nicolina Wawrin is a specialist in general practice and preventive medicine in Long Island City, NY and New York, NY. Her areas of clinical interest consist of primary care, immunization (preventive vaccines), and asthma. She takes United Healthcare Compass, Anthem, and UnitedHealthcare, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Wawrin attended medical school at the University of Toledo College of Medicine. She is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine. She has an open panel in Long Island City, NY according to Weill Cornell Medicine.
