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Dr. Eric Dong-Ming Zee, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist in Walnut Creek, CA specializing in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. He graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. Dr. Eric Dong-Ming Zee, MD is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health, Brown and Toland Physicians, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Sutter Health, John Muir Health, California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) and John Muir Memorial Hospital.
John Muir Memorial Hospital
John Muir Memorial Hospital
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. Eric Dong-Ming Zee, MD graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. He completed residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Pediatric Pulmonology - Board Certified and has a state license in California.
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals
Board Certification: Pediatric Pulmonology - Board Certified
Licensed In: California
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Eric Dong-Ming Zee, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$162
TOBI $137 |
XOLAIR $25 |
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$105
ZENPEP $88 |
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$102
Airway Clearance Device $84 |
The Vest System Model 105 Home Care $18 |
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$88
Bethkis $42 |
CUROSURF 3ML $32 |
Pertzye $15 |
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$467
ZENPEP $87 |
Creon $65 |
Sleep Disorder Breathing $60 |
KALYDECO $39 |
MiSeqDX $35 |
Other $181 |
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Dr. Eric Zee is a specialist in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics in Palo Alto, CA, Walnut Creek, CA, and Emeryville, CA. His areas of clinical interest consist of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, cystic fibrosis (CF), and asthma. Dr. Zee graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. In addition to English, he speaks Cantonese. His hospital/clinic affiliations include California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC), UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, and Brown and Toland Physicians. John Muir Health reports that Dr. Zee is accepting new patients at his office in Walnut Creek, CA.
