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Dr. Margaret Chustecka, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Professional interests include: sinus problems, angina, bronchitis, and more.

98 Elm Street
Hamden, CT 06517

(203) 848-1803

Dr. Margaret Chustecka, MD is an internist in Cheshire, CT specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). Dr. Margaret Chustecka, MD is affiliated with Yale New Haven Health and MARGARET CHUSTECKA INTERNAL MEDICINE OF GREATER NEW HAVEN.

Office Locations

Address:

1157 Highland Avenue
Cheshire, CT 06410

Address:

1952 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517

Address:

385 Phone Street
West Haven, CT 06516

Address:

831 Boston Post Road
Milford, CT 06460

Address:

98 Elm Street
Hamden, CT 06517

Some issues Dr. Margaret Chustecka, MD can help you with:

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:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

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.

Thyroid Problems

Thyroid problems are a group of conditions that alter hormone regulation and metabolism. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the lower neck, just below the Adam's apple (laryngeal prominence) and larynx (voice box). Despite its small size, the thyroid has an outsized effect on the body by regulating hormones that control metabolism. Metabolism is the body's process of converting consumed food into fuel to power the entire body. Heart rate, weight, cholesterol, body temperature, and even physical growth and development are all affected by the metabolism.

When the thyroid malfunctions, the body is unable to properly process and allocate energy. Thyroid problems, such as hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid), cause irregular metabolism. In some cases, the body produces antibodies that attack the thyroid cells for unknown reasons. The damaged thyroid responds by releasing either too little or too much T3 and T4 thyroid hormones. Thyroid malfunctions may also arise from genetic causes or iodine deficiency. Thyroid problems may include:

Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease that causes hypothyroidism
Graves' disease, an autoimmune disease that causes hyperthyroidism
Goiter
Thyroid nodule
Thyroid cancer

Hashimoto's is the leading cause of hypothyroidism, which is when the thyroid does not produce enough hormones to stimulate adequate metabolism. The condition is diagnosed by blood tests that measure TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) and detect Hashimoto's antibodies. Symptoms of hypothyroidism include sluggish metabolism, inflammation, fatigue, weight gain, brittle hair, dry skin, and sensitivity to cold. To supplement impaired thyroid function, patients with Hashimoto's are typically prescribed synthetic thyroid hormone pills. Such patients may need to consume synthetic thyroids for the rest of their lives. Other treatments may include dietary changes, such as the avoidance of certain foods and medication to reduce inflammation. Frequent blood tests can inform patients if their TSH levels are within a normal range.

Grave's disease is most frequently the cause of hyperthyroidism, which is when the thyroid produces too many hormones, overstimulating one's metabolism. The condition is also diagnosed by blood tests that measure TSH and detect Grave's antibodies. Elevated heart rate, high blood pressure, sweating, bulging eyes, and weight loss are common symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Treatments for hyperthyroidism include oral radioactive iodine, which slowly shrinks the thyroid, slowing the production of excess thyroid hormone. Other anti-thyroid medications such as methimazole (Tapazole) also reduce the production of thyroid hormones. Blood pressure medications known as beta blockers can ease the increased heart rate caused by hyperthyroidism. If treatments are unsuccessful, patients may be prescribed a thyroidectomy, or surgery to remove part or all of the thyroid. Some patients with hyperthyroidism may require ophthalmological (eye medicine) treatments such as eye drops, prednisone, and surgery to reduce eye swelling and bulging.

Untreated thyroid disorders frequently lead to goiters or thyroid nodules. A thyroid goiter is a large lump that can be felt near the base of the neck and is made of swollen thyroid tissue or nodules (excess cell growth). Nodules and goiters are diagnosed by CT scan or ultrasound. Obstructive goiters can cause pain, coughing, and abnormal breathing. The most common cause of goiters is hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). However, Hashimoto's is also known to cause goiters or nodules. Goiters develop from continued damage from antibodies to the thyroid over time. At times, a goiter can result from a cancerous thyroid tumor. Most goiters and nodules are themselves benign.

The exact causes of thyroid cancer are unknown. People who develop thyroid cancer may or may not have another thyroid problem such as Hashimoto's or Grave's disease. Symptoms of thyroid cancer include a nodule that can be felt on the neck, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, swelling in the neck, and neck and throat pain. CT and MRI scans are used to diagnose thyroid cancer. There are four types of thyroid cancer which vary in intensity. Thyroidectomy (thyroid removal surgery) is usually prescribed to treat thyroid cancer.

Thyroid problems are often long-term conditions that require some form of treatment. With regular monitoring and medication, many people with thyroid problems are able to lead active and fulfilling lives.

In The News

“Internal Medicine of Greater New Haven will offer the injectable vaccine at its offices in West Haven and Hamden, said Dr. Margaret Chustecka.”—"Local doctors offering swine flu shots to everyone", New Haven Register, July 2017

“"It seems that the disease... can be severe in some patients... and we basically want to protect the patients as much as we can," Dr. Margaret Chustecka of Internal Medicine of Greater New Haven...”—"Local doctors offering swine flu shots to walk-ins", New Haven Register, July 2017

abdominal imaging	39
cardiac procedures	64
doctor visit	739
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159
musculoskeletal imaging	94
neck imaging	28
preventive care	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	139
vaccines	33
vascular procedures	52
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	74
X-rays	94

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	64
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	11
cardiac procedures	54
doctor visit	599
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
musculoskeletal imaging	35
neck imaging	22
preventive care	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	78
vaccines	27
vascular procedures	12
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	22
X-rays	35

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	40
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	19
chronic care	567
doctor visit	475
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95
musculoskeletal imaging	37
preventive care	25
vaccines	25
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	11
X-rays	37

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	364

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	94
Less than 65	88

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	46
chronic care	1248
doctor visit	567
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
musculoskeletal imaging	106
preventive care	26
vaccines	26
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	73
X-rays	106

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	47
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	52
Less than 65	75

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	87
chronic care	1362
doctor visit	522
mental health therapy	19
musculoskeletal imaging	55
preventive care	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	10
vaccines	22
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	33
weight management	19
X-rays	55

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	41
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	34
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

breathing treatment	12
cardiac procedures	42
chronic care	1298
doctor visit	503
mental health therapy	80
musculoskeletal imaging	93
preventive care	27
vaccines	27
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	28
weight management	80
X-rays	93

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	41
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	30
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	27
chronic care	851
doctor visit	261
eye procedures	20
mental health therapy	47
musculoskeletal imaging	96
vascular procedures	15
weight management	47
X-rays	96

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	25
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	14
chronic care	129
doctor visit	284
mental health therapy	20
musculoskeletal imaging	32
weight management	20
X-rays	32

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	44
Less than 65	61

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	55
chronic care	840
doctor visit	347
musculoskeletal imaging	175
X-rays	175

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret Chustecka, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Margaret Chustecka, MD treated as an internist in Cheshire, CT were chronic care, inpatient care, hospital care and musculoskeletal imaging.

abdominal imaging	25
cardiac procedures	46
chronic care	899
doctor visit	480
eye procedures	20
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
mental health therapy	41
musculoskeletal imaging	80
neck imaging	25
preventive care	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	77
vaccines	27
vascular procedures	27
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	41
weight management	41
X-rays	80

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Chustecka, MD.

**Gender**
Female	182
Male	73

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	192
Hispanic	5
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	4

**Age**
85 and over	38
75 to 84	66
Less than 65	45
65 to 74	105

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Chustecka, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Margaret Chustecka, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Education & Training

She completed residency at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She has a state license in Connecticut.

Residency: Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Margaret Chustecka, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Yale New Haven Health

MARGARET CHUSTECKA INTERNAL MEDICINE OF GREATER NEW HAVEN

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Margaret Chustecka, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$876 Ozempic $204	Victoza $194	RYBELSUS $167	Tresiba $142	Saxenda $105	Other $64
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$494 FARXIGA $231	SYMBICORT $121	CRESTOR $118	MOVANTIK $12	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $12
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$475 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $210	ANORO $116	SHINGRIX $44	TANZEUM $34	FLOVENT $19	Other $51
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$458 XARELTO $235	INVOKANA $217	$6
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$387 JARDIANCE $148	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $88	STIOLTO $54	TRADJENTA $32	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $23	Other $42
Other	$3,104 Creon $241	LINZESS $187	TRULICITY $170	Vascepa $158	XIFAXAN $104	Other $2,243

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,668
Education	$125

Research Payments

Dr. Margaret Chustecka, MD has received 92 research payments totaling $286,944.

Biography

Dr. Margaret Chustecka is affiliated with Yale New Haven Health. Dr. Chustecka has obtained a license to practice in Connecticut. You can request or schedule a virtual visit with Dr. Chustecka.