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Dr. Lisa Lew Gabhart, MD is a pediatrician in San Diego, CA specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Lisa Lew Gabhart, MD is affiliated with Sharp HealthCare, Sharp Memorial Hospital and Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns.
10670 Wexford Street Floor 1
San Diego, CA 92131
5525 Grossmont Center Drive
La Mesa, CA 91942
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. Lisa Lew Gabhart, MD graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. She completed residency at Nationwide Children's Hospital. She is certified by the Pediatrics Pediatrics and has a state license in California.
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine
Residency: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Board Certification: Pediatrics Pediatrics
Licensed In: California
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lisa Lew Gabhart, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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Dr. Lisa Gabhart is a specialist in general pediatrics in La Mesa, CA and San Diego, CA. Her areas of expertise include growth problems, enuresis (bed wetting), and preventive care. She is affiliated with Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns, Sharp Memorial Hospital, and Sharp HealthCare. Dr. Gabhart welcomes new patients at her office inSan Diego, CA as reported by Sharp HealthCare. Dr. Gabhart is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. Her medical residency was performed at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
