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Dr. Sophie Myriam Berger, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist in New York, NY specializing in pediatric pulmonology, pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and physician. She graduated from Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University in 2012 and has 14 years of experience. Dr. Sophie Myriam Berger, 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. Sophie Myriam Berger, MD graduated from Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University in 2012. She has a state license in New York.
Medical School: Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University (2012)
Licensed In: New York
Dr. Sophie Myriam Berger, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna - NYP, VNSNY CHOICE, EmblemHealth, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, WellCare, CIGNA, Rockefeller University/Luminare, Local 1199, Oxford Health Plans, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare, Healthfirst, GHI, VNS Health, United Healthcare, Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus, WorldWide Medical, Fidelis Care, AETNA, Amida Care, Molina Healthcare, Healthspring, Quality Health Management (QHM), United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice), Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Aetna Medicare, Health Insurance Plan of New York (HIP), United Healthcare Medicare, EmblemHealth, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, GHI CBP, United Healthcare Empire Plan, Aetna, Affinity Health Plan, United Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Medicaid, Cigna, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, Anthem, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Aetna-NYP EPO/POS, Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan, Oxford Health Plans Liberty, Oxford Health Plans Freedom, VNSNY CHOICE Medicare, Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan, Rockefeller University - Trustmark, VNSNY CHOICE HMO and Oxford Health Plans Metro/Core/Charter.
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Dr. Sophie Berger is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine. She received her medical education from the School of Medicine of Bordeaux in France. After completing her Pediatric Residency in France, she moved to the United States to pursue her career. She then completed her second Pediatric Residency and a Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York. Her clinical expertise and interests include pediatric asthma and children’s interstitial and diffuse lung diseases.Â
