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Dr. Geraldine Rubin, MD is a pediatrician in Keene, NH specializing in general pediatrics and general practice. She graduated from SUNY - The State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buff in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Geraldine Rubin, MD is affiliated with Cheshire Medical Center and Dartmouth Health.
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. Geraldine Rubin, MD graduated from SUNY - The State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buff in 1992. She completed residency at University of Utah Hospital and Clinics, Salt Lake City, UT. She is certified by the Pediatrics and has a state license in New Hampshire.
Medical School: SUNY - The State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buff (1992)
Residency: University of Utah Hospital and Clinics, Salt Lake City, UT (1995)
Board Certification: Pediatrics
Licensed In: New Hampshire
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Dr. Geraldine Rubin is a specialist in general practice and general pediatrics in Keene, NH. Her areas of expertise include childhood obesity, asthma, and sports health. She is affiliated with Cheshire Medical Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) Keene. Before completing her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Utah, Dr. Rubin attended medical school at SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. She has received the following distinction: Top Doctor (named by Castle Connolly, published by New Hampshire Magazine).
