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Dr. Spyros Kamarinos, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Professional interests include: bronchoscopy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease, and more.

3075 Health Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92123

(858) 939-5864

Dr. Spyros Kamarinos, MD is a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. Dr. Spyros Kamarinos, MD is affiliated with Sharp Coronado Hospital, Sharp HealthCare, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Honor Health, Sharp Memorial Hospital, EMERGENCY AND ACUTE CARE MEDICAL CORPORATION, CHEST MEDICINE AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICAL GROUP INC, John C Lincoln Medical Center and ARIZONA CRITICAL CARE SPECIALIST, LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

111 E Dunlap Avenue Ste 1-482
Phoenix, AZ 85020

Address:

3075 Health Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92123

Some issues Dr. Spyros Kamarinos, 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.

Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy is a procedure in which a thin tube with a camera, called a bronchoscope, is inserted in the mouth or nose and slowly advanced to the lungs. This allows doctors to see the respiratory tract, which includes the throat, larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), bronchi (airways), and lungs. Doctors may recommend those who have or show signs of lung problems - for example, lung cancer or difficulty breathing - to undergo a bronchoscopy.

In performing a diagnostic bronchoscopy, doctors may only wish to visualize the respiratory tract, or doctors may also collect samples of tissue or fluid. The samples can help diagnose patients' conditions or, if patients have cancer, they can be used for staging purposes. One method for sample collection is bronchoalveolar lavage. In a bronchoalveolar lavage, doctors inject saline (salt water) through the bronchoscope and then suction it out of the airways. The washout collected is tested for lung disorders. Doctors can also insert a biopsy tool to collect tissue or mucus samples. The following are biopsies that can be performed by bronchoscopy:

Brush biopsy, which uses a brush to collect samples.
Endobronchial biopsy, which uses the bronchoscope to guide forceps to sample lung tissue.
Transbronchial biopsy, which uses forceps and image guidance - such as X-rays, CT scans, or fluoroscopy - to sample lung tissue.
Transbronchial fine needle aspiration (TBNA), which uses a small needle to take samples of the lymph nodes or lungs.

For visualization, bronchoscopy can be done alone, or it can be combined with ultrasound. Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) allows real-time imaging of the airway and is used for diagnosing and staging lung cancer, as well as for determining where the cancer has spread. EBUS can be performed with TBNA, a procedure known as endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA).

Doctors can also use bronchoscopy as a treatment for lung problems. For example, if a foreign body is trapped in the airway, doctors can insert forceps through the bronchoscope to remove it. If the airway has become narrowed - which may occur if patients have an infection, cancer, or some other inflammatory issue - bronchoscopy can be used to place a device called a stent in the area of constriction. The stent will keep the airway open, allowing the patient to breathe properly.

During a bronchoscopy, patients will be given medication (sedative) to help them relax. If it is only a diagnostic bronchoscopy, patients will be kept awake, but if the bronchoscopy is for therapeutic purposes, patients will be put to sleep by general anesthesia. After the procedure, patients will need to stay in the hospital for a few hours. They will not be able to eat or drink for about 2 hours. Some patients may experience discomfort, such as a sore throat or pain while swallowing. Throat lozenges and gargling may help alleviate these symptoms, which should go away after a few days. Patients will need to have someone drive them home once their doctor determines that they are ready.

hospital care	129
inpatient care	129

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	17
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	49
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

bronchoscopy	14
catheterization	26
doctor visit	43
hospital care	564
inpatient care	564
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	46
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	116
Less than 65	126

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	50
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

bronchoscopy	24
catheterization	29
doctor visit	80
hospital care	543
inpatient care	543
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	69
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	53
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	45
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

bronchoscopy	26
catheterization	11
doctor visit	110
hospital care	533
inpatient care	533
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	14
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	51
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	49
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

bronchoscopy	21
catheterization	14
doctor visit	151
hospital care	383
inpatient care	383
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	16
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	46
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	46
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

bronchoscopy	33
catheterization	15
doctor visit	54
hospital care	500
inpatient care	500
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	15
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	59
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	43
Dementia	21
Cancer	18

bronchoscopy	40
catheterization	43
hospital care	407
inpatient care	407
minimally invasive procedures	10
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	27

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	17
Hispanic	79
Asian	20
Other	12
Native American	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	53
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	58
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

bronchoscopy	49
catheterization	76
hospital care	569
inpatient care	569
pulmonary testing	26
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	63

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Spyros Kamarinos, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Spyros Kamarinos, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and catheterization.

bronchoscopy	30
catheterization	30
doctor visit	88
hospital care	453
inpatient care	453
minimally invasive procedures	10
pulmonary testing	26
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Spyros Kamarinos, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	187
Native American / Alaskan Native	2
Hispanic	21
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	73
85 and over	41
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	93

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Spyros Kamarinos, MD From 2014 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Spyros Kamarinos, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Cancer	11
Dementia	16

Education & Training

He completed residency at Washington Hospital Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Arizona.

Residency: Washington Hospital Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Spyros Kamarinos, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sharp Coronado Hospital

Sharp HealthCare

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Honor Health

Sharp Memorial Hospital

EMERGENCY AND ACUTE CARE MEDICAL CORPORATION

CHEST MEDICINE AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICAL GROUP INC

John C Lincoln Medical Center

ARIZONA CRITICAL CARE SPECIALIST, LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Spyros Kamarinos, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medicare Advantage, Workers' Compensation, 3 Tier Plans, Open Access Plus, LocalPlus, PPO Plus, Banner Employees - Tier 2, CignaChoice Fund Access Plus, EverydayHealth PPO, HMO, POS, All, Ameriben, AHCCCS CRS, Indemnity, International Travel Insurance, EPO, Alliance Network, FEP (Standard, Basic and Blue Focus), CHS, PPO, RAN, AHCCCS Complete Care., Dual-SNP, Open Access Plan (OAP) and BMT.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Spyros Kamarinos, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Medicare Advantage

Workers' Compensation

3 Tier Plans

Open Access Plus

LocalPlus

PPO Plus

Banner Employees - Tier 2

CignaChoice Fund Access Plus

EverydayHealth PPO

HMO

POS

All

Ameriben

AHCCCS CRS

Indemnity

International Travel Insurance

EPO

Alliance Network

FEP (Standard, Basic and Blue Focus)

CHS

PPO

RAN

AHCCCS Complete Care.

Dual-SNP

Open Access Plan (OAP)

BMT

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.	$754 Spin $754
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$275 ANORO $170	INCRUSE $54	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $36	BREO $16
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$206 OFEV $97	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $91	STIOLTO $19
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$152 Brovana $77	Lonhala Magnair $75
United Therapeutics Corporation	$148 ORENITRAM $148
Other	$1,043 TEFLARO $139	Esbriet $99	GLASSIA $98	FASENRA $63	ACTHAR $56	Other $588

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,954
Travel and Lodging	$615
Education	$8

Biography

Dr. Spyros Kamarinos practices adult critical care and adult pulmonology in Phoenix, AZ. His residency was performed at Washington Hospital Center. In addition to English, Dr. Kamarinos (or staff) speaks German, Greek, and Italian. Dr. Kamarinos's professional affiliations include Honor Health and Sharp HealthCare.