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Dr. Palakkummar Ganpatbhai Patel, MD is a pulmonologist in Hamilton, NJ specializing in adult pulmonology. He graduated from Medical College Baroda. Dr. Palakkummar Ganpatbhai Patel, MD is affiliated with RWJBarnabas Health, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), JERSEY INTENSIVIST ASSOCIATES LLC, RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group and BARNABAS HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP PC.
RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group
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. Palakkummar Ganpatbhai Patel, MD graduated from Medical College Baroda. He completed residency at Nassau University Medical Center. He has a state license in New Jersey.
Medical School: Medical College Baroda
Residency: Nassau University Medical Center
Licensed In: New Jersey
Dr. Palakkummar Ganpatbhai Patel, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Palakkummar Ganpatbhai Patel, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Fidelis Care, Cigna, Aetna, EmblemHealth, Consumer Health Network, WellCare, CIGNA Medicare, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna Medicare, Aetna Better Health, Centivo, Clover and DOL.
According to our sources, Dr. Palakkummar Ganpatbhai Patel, MD accepts the following insurance providers:
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Palakkummar Ganpatbhai Patel, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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FASENRA $163 |
TEZSPIRE $77 |
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Spiration Valve System $103 |
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Dr. Palakkumar Patel specializes in critical care (intensive care medicine), sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology and practices in West Orange, NJ and Hamilton, NJ. He has indicated that his clinical interests include lung cancer, asthma, and sleep apnea. Dr. Patel is professionally affiliated with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton. He can take Blue California, Fidelis Care, Aetna, and more. He attended medical school at Medical College Baroda. His medical residency was performed at Nassau University Medical Center. Dr. Patel (or staff) speaks Urdu, Gujarati, and Hindi.
