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Dr. Corinne Allison Keet, MD PhD is a physician provider in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in physician and pediatric allergy & immunology. She graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Corinne Allison Keet, MD PhD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Health Children's UNC Hospitals.
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. Corinne Allison Keet, MD PhD graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2004. She completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Pediatrics, Board Certified and has a state license in Maryland.
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2004)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals (2007)
Board Certification: Pediatrics, Board Certified (2021)
Licensed In: Maryland
Dr. Corinne Allison Keet, MD PhD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, AmeriHealth Caritas, Aetna, Humana, Cigna, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), MedCost, UnitedHealthcare, Carolina Complete Health, Liberty Advantage, Contigo Health, Veterans Affairs, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Medicaid, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), HealthTeam Advantage, MedCost PPO, FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans, North Carolina State Health Plan, BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct, Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Atlantic Packaging Corporation, Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.
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My clinical practice and research focus on pediatric allergies, including food allergy, eczema/atopic dermatitis, asthma, allergic rhinitis, hives, drug allergy, and other allergic diseases.
