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Dr. Emily Avis Redwood, MD is a pediatrician in New York, NY specializing in general pediatrics and general practice. She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Emily Avis Redwood, MD is affiliated with ColumbiaDoctors, 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. Emily Avis Redwood, MD graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. She completed residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She is certified by the Pediatrics and has a state license in New York.
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Board Certification: Pediatrics
Licensed In: New York
Dr. Emily Avis Redwood, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Emily Avis Redwood, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Multiplan, VNSNY CHOICE, World Trade Center Health Plan, WellCare, CIGNA, Local 1199, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Healthfirst, Amerigroup of New Jersey, Emblem/Hip, Magnacare (National), MVP Health Care, Affinity Health Plan, Fidelis Care, AETNA, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus, Emblem/GHI, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, RiverSpring, Quality Health Management, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), EmblemHealth, MVP Health Care, WellCare, MultiPlan, Aetna, Quality Health Management, UnitedHealthcare, Amerigroup, Affinity Health Plan, MagnaCare, Medicare, Cigna, 1199SEIU, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Amida Care.
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Dr. Emily Redwood is a specialist in general practice and general pediatrics. She is affiliated with ColumbiaDoctors. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact her office in New York, NY.
