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Dr. Andrew Mutnick, MD is a pediatrician in New York, NY specializing in general pediatrics and general practice. He graduated from New York Medical College. Dr. Andrew Mutnick, MD is affiliated with ColumbiaDoctors, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center and ColumbiaDoctors – Manhattan Valley.
2702 Broadway Columbia Primary Care
New York, NY 10025
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. Andrew Mutnick, MD graduated from New York Medical College. He completed residency at Childrens Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian. He is certified by the Pediatrics and has a state license in New York.
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: Childrens Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian
Board Certification: Pediatrics
Licensed In: New York
Dr. Andrew Mutnick, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Andrew Mutnick, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: AETNA, Multiplan, Local 1199, RiverSpring, World Trade Center Health Plan, Medicare, Affinity Health Plan, CIGNA, UnitedHealthcare, VNSNY CHOICE, Emblem/Hip, Emblem/GHI, MagnaCare, EmblemHealth, WellCare, Fidelis Care, MultiPlan, Amerigroup, Affinity Health Plan, Aetna, Medicare, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Healthfirst, Cigna, Quality Health Management, 1199SEIU, MVP Health Care, UnitedHealthcare, Group Health Incorporated (GHI) and Amida Care.
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Dr. Andrew Mutnick is a New York, NY physician who specializes in general practice and general pediatrics. His areas of expertise include diarrhea, primary care, and immunization (preventive vaccines). Dr. Mutnick is professionally affiliated with ColumbiaDoctors. He seems to honor several insurance carriers, including Amerigroup, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact his office in New York, NY. He studied medicine at New York Medical College.
