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Dr. Rachna Gurjeet Wadia, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist in Walnut Creek, CA specializing in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. She graduated from University of Nevada School of Medicine. Dr. Rachna Gurjeet Wadia, MD is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health, Brown and Toland Physicians, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Sutter Health, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, John Muir Health 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. Rachna Gurjeet Wadia, MD graduated from University of Nevada School of Medicine. She completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Certification: American Board of Pediatrics/Pulmonology and has a state license in California.
Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine
Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals
Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Pediatrics/Pulmonology
Licensed In: California
Dr. Rachna Gurjeet Wadia, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Rachna Gurjeet Wadia, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$4,114
KALYDECO $38 |
ORKAMBI $16 |
$4,060 |
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$286
Bethkis $121 |
BETHKIS 300MG 56AMP $109 |
CUROSURF 3ML $32 |
Pertzye $24 |
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$216
$216 |
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$83
Airway Clearance Device $70 |
AirwayClearanceDevice $13 |
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$61
TOBI $35 |
XOLAIR $25 |
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$358
Sleep Disorder Breathing $60 |
Creon $48 |
MiSeqDX $35 |
ZENPEP $32 |
PERTZYE 16000 250 CAPS $31 |
Other $151 |
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Dr. Rachna Wadia practices pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics in Palo Alto, CA, Walnut Creek, CA, and Emeryville, CA. Areas of expertise for Dr. Wadia include cystic fibrosis (CF) and asthma. Her professional affiliations include UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Brown and Toland Physicians, and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. According to John Muir Health, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Wadia's office in Walnut Creek, CA. She attended medical school at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. Dr. Wadia's training includes residency programs at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland and a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
