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Dr. Michelle Barton Laufer, MD is a pediatrician in Anchorage, AK specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1998 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. Michelle Barton Laufer, MD is affiliated with Providence, Alaska Regional Hospital and Providence Alaska Medical Center.
Providence Alaska Medical Center
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. Michelle Barton Laufer, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1998. She completed residency at University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics and has a state license in Alaska.
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine (1998)
Residency: University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals (2001)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Licensed In: Alaska
Dr. Michelle Barton Laufer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Michelle Barton Laufer, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna PPO, United Healthcare PPO, Medicare Advantage, Providence, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), TriWest, Medicaid, Moda, Premera, Public Education Health Trust, Carelon PPO, First Choice PPO and Evernorth.
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Dr. Michelle Laufer is a general pediatrics specialist in Anchorage, AK. Her areas of expertise include concussion, newborn care, and pain. United Healthcare PPO, Cigna, and Providence appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Laufer takes. After completing medical school at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Laufer performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Washington. She is affiliated with Alaska Regional Hospital and Providence Alaska Medical Center.
