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Dr. Meredith Williams, MD is a pediatrician in New Haven, CT specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Brown University, Alpert Medical School in 1990 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Meredith Williams, MD is affiliated with Yale New Haven Health, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital and CORNELL SCOTT HILL HEALTH CORPORATION.
400-428 Columbus Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519
410 Cambell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516
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.
Nutrition Counseling
Food is one of the most basic resources the human body uses for growth and energy, tied intricately to well-being. Not only can diet affect health, but certain conditions can affect how the body processes food. Nutrition is the study of this complex interaction, and when patients seek the advice of an expert to help them manage food in their life, it is called nutrition counseling.
At the most basic level, nutrition counseling can be simply a talk with a family physician. Doctors receive training in nutrition as part of their education, and they are generally qualified to make recommendations about diet for their patients. Some doctors take a professional interest in nutrition and become experts by taking extra classes or studying nutrition in their practice. In general, however, complex nutrition guidance will be referred to a nutrition specialist, generally a dietitian.
Registered dietitians are nutrition experts that have passed specific higher education, accreditation, and internship requirements. They may work in hospitals, nursing facilities, or private practices to provide nutrition therapy and advise patients about their health and diet. Like dietitians, nutritionists also work to counsel patients about food and health. Some nutritionists have degrees in nutrition or food science, but the title 'nutritionist' is not protected by law. In the United States, anyone is allowed to call themselves a nutritionist, regardless of their education level.
Nutrition counseling can be useful for anyone who is looking to get to a healthy weight, manage a chronic illness through diet, or simply lead a healthier lifestyle. Some examples of issues that benefit from nutrition counseling include:
During a nutrition counseling appointment, the provider -- doctor, nutritionist, or dietitian -- typically will look over a the patient's medical history and talk to them about their current diet, their goals, what kinds of food they like, and any problems that they are currently struggling with in their health or diet. Then the specialist will help the patient set food goals and create a customized plan to help them meet their nutritional needs. Nutrition specialists may also offer classes, workshops, cooking demonstrations, and more. Their role is not to lecture the patient about what one should be eating, but to offer education and resources to make eating healthy foods easier.
Dr. Meredith Williams, MD graduated from Brown University, Alpert Medical School in 1990. She completed residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She has a state license in Connecticut.
Medical School: Brown University, Alpert Medical School (1990)
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
Licensed In: Connecticut
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Dr. Meredith Williams, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medicaid, ConnectiCare, Aetna, Anthem and TRICARE.
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Dr. Meredith Williams sees patients in New Haven, CT and West Haven, CT. Her medical specialty is general pediatrics. Before completing her residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Dr. Williams attended medical school at Brown University, Alpert Medical School. Clinical interests for Dr. Williams include childhood obesity, schooling, and immunization (preventive vaccines). She seems to honor Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California, as well as other insurance carriers. She is conversant in Spanish. Dr. Williams is professionally affiliated with Yale New Haven Health. She welcomes new patients at her office inNew Haven, CT as reported by Yale New Haven Health.
