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Dr. Brian P. Vickery, MD is an allergist in Atlanta, GA specializing in adult allergy & immunology. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Brian P. Vickery, MD is affiliated with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Allergy and Immunology.
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. Brian P. Vickery, MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia. He completed residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is certified by the %Board Certification: Am Bd Allergy & Immunology and has a state license in Georgia.
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Board Certification: %Board Certification: Am Bd Allergy & Immunology
Licensed In: Georgia
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Brian P. Vickery, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$34,319
XOLAIR $22,419 |
$11,901 |
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$17,248
XOLAIR $6,663 |
Rhapsido $173 |
$10,412 |
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$16,063
PALFORZIA $6,063 |
$10,000 |
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$4,600
DUPIXENT $4,600 |
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$2,135
LIBERVANT $2,135 |
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$4,729
DUPIXENT $2,679 |
RAGWITEK $123 |
XOLAIR $86 |
Odactra $16 |
$1,825 |
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Dr. Brian P. Vickery, MD has received 81 research payments totaling $930,241.
Dr. Brian Vickery is a Pediatric Allergist/Immunologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. He currently serves as Division Chief of Allergy and Immunology and Director of the Food Allergy Program at Children's and Associate Professor of Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Vickery's areas of interest include asthma, atopic dermatitis, esoinophilic disease, food allergies, and general pediatric allergy and immunology.
