Dr. Joseph Louis Simonson, MD is a pulmonologist in Pittsfield, MA specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). Dr. Joseph Louis Simonson, MD is affiliated with Berkshire Health Systems and BERKSHIRE FACULTY SERVICES INC.
725 North Street Second Floor
Pittsfield, MA 01201
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.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Louis Simonson, MD for Medicare patients.
The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Louis Simonson, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Pittsfield, MA were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.
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He completed residency at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY. He is certified by the Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Critical Care Echocardiography.
Residency: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY (2019)
Board Certification: Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Critical Care Echocardiography
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Dr. Joseph Simonson sees patients in Pittsfield, MA. His medical specialty is pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). Areas of expertise for Dr. Simonson include asthma, interstitial lung disease, and pulmonary hypertension. He is affiliated with Berkshire Health Systems.
