The Asthma Center
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The Asthma Center
The Asthma Center at Long
Island College Hospital (LICH) is a multidisciplinary service providing state-of-the-art clinical care, education
and prevention strategies for asthmatic patients and their families. Our board-certified physicians are recognized
experts in the areas of allergy and immunology, pediatrics and pulmonary medicine. They have a proven track record
of success in the management of asthma from the mildest to the most severe cases. The Asthma Center at LICH is
organized so that you will have one point person who will arrange all of your tests and appointments, an asthma
registry that identifies and tracks your medical histories and round-the-clock access to an asthma specialist.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
LICH's Asthma Center provides a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services for asthma care. Our staff is
specially trained to make your visit a positive experience. In addition, you will receive detailed education materials
on how to effectively manage your asthma. We make every effort to answer all of your questions so that you will
feel completely confident about managing your asthma at home, work or school. When necessary, Asthma Center physicians
Robert
Giusti, MD, Arlene T. Schneider, MD
and Peter
R. Smith, MD can call upon consultants from the LICH
community who represent all of the major medical and surgical subspecialties such as ear, nose and throat, infectious
disease and gastrointestinal disease.
The Asthma Center
at LICH bases its approach to asthma care on guidelines developed by the National Institutes of Health. Through
application of the most advanced techniques, our goal is the elimination of asthma symptoms, restoration of normal
lung function and maintenance of a healthy and full lifestyle. We emphasize a partnering relationship with our
patients so that they become educated and confident in self-management. Our education program includes group sessions
for patients and families. It also extends to the community in the form of lectures and discussions held at the
center and at other locations in our neighborhood.
Our facilities for the treatment of acute severe asthma include a recently-renovated Emergency Department, a dedicated
Respiratory Care Unit and a world-class Intensive Care Unit. The staff in these areas are trained to provide the
most advanced asthma care and education.
In addition to expert clinical
care and extensive educational programs, the Asthma Center team is committed to helping people with asthma through
research and exploring new approaches to prevention and treatment. Our faculty regularly reports the results of
their research in leading medical journals and at local, national and international medical conferences.
Located in the historic Brooklyn Heights/ Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn, the Long Island College Hospital is
a 516-bed teaching hospital dedicated to compassionate, community-centered care.
We accept all major commercial and union insurance, as well as most managed
care plans and Medicare. Our staff can help you determine your coverage
and co-pays, if applicable. If you have questions or would like to schedule
an appointment with one of our physicians, please call Kathy Garrett,
Asthma Center administrator, at (718) 780-1215. Or, click
here if you wish to submit
your request by e-mail. (Please note that we are unable to answer questions
of a diagnostic nature).
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
The Asthma Center at Long Island College Hospital recommends the following
web sites as additional sources of information:
AsthmaMoms
Asthma-NYC.org
- Website of the Asthma Information Outreach Project
Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation
National
Jewish Medical and Research Center