Dr. Rajat Suri, MD is a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Rajat Suri, MD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health and Regents of the University of California.
200 W. Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103
4520 Executive Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
9300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037
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.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajat Suri, MD for Medicare patients.
The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rajat Suri, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.
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Dr. Rajat Suri, MD graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in California.
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine
Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease Critical Care Medicine
Licensed In: California
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Dr. Rajat Suri, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 43 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Rajat Suri, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.
Dr. Rajat Suri is a physician who specializes in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. In his practice, he is particularly interested in intensive care, asthma, and interstitial lung disease. Patients rated Dr. Suri highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). His education and training includes medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Suri's professional affiliations include UC San Diego Health and Regents of the University of California. According to UC San Diego Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in San Diego, CA.
