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Dr. Rashi Kochhar, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist in New York, NY specializing in pediatric pulmonology, pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease), sleep medicine and general practice. She graduated from Kasturba Medical College in 2010 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. Rashi Kochhar, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine and Pediatric Pulmonology.
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. Rashi Kochhar, MD graduated from Kasturba Medical College in 2010. She is certified by the Board Certification: pediatrics and has a state license in New York.
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College (2010)
Board Certification: Board Certification: pediatrics
Licensed In: New York
Dr. Rashi Kochhar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Rashi Kochhar, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), United Healthcare, AETNA, Oxford Health Plans, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, GHI, Aetna - NYP, EmblemHealth, Medicare Advantage, Affinity Health Plan, Medicare, Medicaid, Healthfirst, Cigna, United Healthcare Empire Plan, United Healthcare Compass, Freedom, Community Plan, Rockefeller University - Trustmark, HMO, EPO/POS, Blue Connection, Aetna-NYP, Blue Access, EPO, PPO, CBP, CHP, Metro/Core/Charter, Mediblue (Senior) and Liberty.
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Dr. Rashi Kochhar is a physician who specializes in general practice, pediatric pulmonology, and sleep medicine. Clinical interests for Dr. Kochhar include bronchopulmonary dysplasia, chronic lung disease, and asthma. She is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Kochhar seems to be an in-network provider for United Healthcare Compass, Anthem, and Health Insurance Plan of New York (HIP), as well as other insurance carriers. According to Weill Cornell Medicine, new patients are welcome to contact her office in New York, NY. She graduated from Kasturba Medical College. Dr. Kochhar (or staff) is conversant in Hindi.
