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Dr. Melanie R. Thomas, MD is a pediatrician in Evanston, IL specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2010 and has 15 years of experience. Dr. Melanie R. Thomas, MD is affiliated with Private Practice, Northwestern Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and NorthShore.
1950 W Dempster Street
Evanston, IL 60202
225 E Chicago Avenue Box 86
Chicago, IL 60611
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. Melanie R. Thomas, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2010. She completed residency at UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. She is certified by the Pediatrics and has a state license in Illinois.
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2010)
Residency: UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (2013)
Board Certification: Pediatrics
Licensed In: Illinois
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Melanie R. Thomas, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$97
PAXLOVID $60 |
TRUMENBA $20 |
COMIRNATY $17 |
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$90
EVKEEZA $90 |
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GARDASIL9 $33 |
VAXELIS $16 |
GARDASIL 9 $11 |
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VAXELIS $43 |
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$123
DOC BAND $35 |
FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT $26 |
Lupron $21 |
VPRIV $16 |
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Dr. Melanie Thomas is a physician who specializes in general pediatrics. Her areas of expertise include asthma and allergies. She is affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Private Practice, and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Thomas attended Georgetown University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital for residency.
