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Dr. Cynthia J. Katz, MD is a pediatrician in New York, NY specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. Dr. Cynthia J. Katz, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System and Mount Sinai Queens The Mount Sinai Hospital.
1468 Madison Avenue Annenberg Building, 4th Floor, Rm 450-a
New York, NY 10029
630 W 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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. Cynthia J. Katz, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. She completed residency at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has a state license in New York.
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Residency: Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics
Licensed In: New York
Dr. Cynthia J. Katz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Cynthia J. Katz, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, MagnaCare, EmblemHealth, WellCare, Oscar, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst Medicaid, Affinity Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, Medicaid, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, 1199SEIU, MetroPlus Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Centivo, Medicare - NY, Oxford - Freedom and Liberty, Medicare - NJ and Hotel Trades.
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Cynthia J. Katz, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$49
FLUZONE QIV $28 |
SKLICE $21 |
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$32
SDG-IDD-Allergy $18 |
ImmunoCAP $13 |
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$29
EpiPen $29 |
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$20
$20 |
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Dr. Cynthia Katz's medical specialty is general pediatrics. Dr. Katz has received the following distinctions: Awards and Richard Robinson Award for Extraordinary Implementation of the Reach Out and Read Program. She is professionally affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System.
