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Dr. Shari Marie Storeygard, MD is a pediatrician in New Haven, CT specializing in general pediatrics. Dr. Shari Marie Storeygard, MD is affiliated with Yale New Haven Health and Yale New Haven Children's Hospital.
303 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
One Bradley Road Suite 102
Woodbridge, CT 06525
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.
She completed residency at Yale University Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in Connecticut.
Residency: Yale University Affiliated Hospitals
Licensed In: Connecticut
Dr. Shari Marie Storeygard, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Shari Marie Storeygard, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medicaid, ConnectiCare, Cigna, Aetna, Anthem, United Healthcare and Oxford Health Plans.
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Dr. Shari Storeygard works as a general pediatrics. She has indicated that her clinical interests include asthma, behavior problems, and lactation counseling. Dr. Storeygard is affiliated with Yale New Haven Health. She usually honors Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California, in addition to other insurance carriers. According to Yale New Haven Health, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in New Haven, CT. Her residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with Yale University.
