Dr. Robert Wood, MD is a pediatrician in Baltimore, MD specializing in general pediatrics and allergy. He graduated from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1982 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Robert Wood, MD is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine and The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance).
1800 Orleans Street Sheikh Zayed Tower The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance)
Baltimore, MD 21287
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. Robert Wood, MD graduated from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1982. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) and has a state license in Maryland.
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (1982)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals (1985)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) (1987)
Licensed In: Maryland
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert Wood, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
SANOFI US SERVICES INC. |
$5,442
NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED $687 |
$4,755 |
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
$3,272
DUPIXENT $3,272 |
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GENZYME CORPORATION |
$770
NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED $770 |
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Becton, Dickinson and Company |
$417
$417 |
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SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC |
$156
SAR439794 $87 |
$69 |
Other |
$38
ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $38 |
Consulting Fee | $8,063 |
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Travel and Lodging | $1,763 |
Food and Beverage | $269 |
Dr. Robert Wood, MD has received 59 research payments totaling $7,508,587.
Dr. Robert Wood is a physician who specializes in pediatric allergy & immunology and general pediatrics. Dr. Wood's areas of expertise include the following: asthma and allergies. He is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Children's Center. After attending the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry for medical school, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. He has received distinctions including Harriet Lane Fellowship Award, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 1997 - 1998; Geigy Award, American College of Allergy and Immunology; and Thomas Van Metre Award, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.