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Dr. Magee L. Defelice, MD is a pediatrician in Wilmington, DE specializing in general pediatrics and pediatric allergy & immunology. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Magee L. Defelice, MD is affiliated with Jefferson Health, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Nemours Children's Health and Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware.
1600 ROCKLAND ROAD
Wilmington, DE 19803
1280 Almonesson Road
Deptford Township, NJ 08096
33 South 9th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
477 Wilmington West Chester Pike Suite A01
Concord Township, PA 19342
833 Chestnut Street E. Suite 300 - Specialty Care
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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. Magee L. Defelice, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. She completed residency at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. She is certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology/Allergy & Immunology American Board of Pediatrics/General Pediatrics and has a state license in Pennsylvania.
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College
Residency: Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Board Certification: American Board of Allergy and Immunology/Allergy & Immunology American Board of Pediatrics/General Pediatrics
Licensed In: Pennsylvania
Dr. Magee L. Defelice, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Magee L. Defelice, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Geisinger Health Plan, Keystone Health Plan East, MultiPlan, US Family Health Plan, QualCare, AmeriHealth, United Healthcare, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Aetna Medicare, Humana, Personal Choice, Medicare FFS, UPMC, Keystone First VIP, Aetna Commercial - Excludes Marketplace Plans and Personal Choice 65.
According to our sources, Dr. Magee L. Defelice, MD accepts the following insurance providers:
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Magee L. Defelice, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. |
$568
QVAR $322 |
QNASL $177 |
PROAIR $69 |
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Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
$287
Aerospan $201 |
Dymista $86 |
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Shire North American Group Inc |
$128
FIRAZYR $75 |
CUVITRU $34 |
Cinryze $19 |
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Baxalta US Inc |
$121
Immunology - HYQVIA $69 |
BioTherapeutics - HYQVIA $36 |
HYQVIA $16 |
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Genentech USA, Inc. |
$67
XOLAIR $67 |
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Other |
$479
Auvi-Q $99 |
EpiPen $61 |
XOLAIR $45 |
NUCALA $41 |
Non Franchise - Non Prod Related $39 |
Other $194 |
Food and Beverage | $1,651 |
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Dr. Magee Defelice is a specialist in pediatric allergy & immunology and general pediatrics. These areas are among Dr. Defelice's clinical interests: recurrent infections, hay fever (allergic rhinitis), and asthma. Her professional affiliations include Nemours Children's Health and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She appears to be in-network for Blue California, Geisinger Health Plan, Aetna, and more. According to Jefferson Health, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in Wilmington, DE. She attended Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College and then went on to complete her residency at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and Jefferson University Hospitals.