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Asthma Center
The Asthma Center is a collaboration among allergists and pulmonologists across Mass General Brigham, providing comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for adults and children with asthma and related diseases.
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About the center
At the Mass General Brigham Asthma Center, we are physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, nurse educators, and pulmonary function technicians, practicing together to provide the finest possible care for both adults and children with asthma.
Our special services include management of difficult-to-control asthma, occupational asthma, aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease, and asthma among pregnant women. Some of our physicians are bilingual and can provide care in Spanish, Hebrew, and Russian as well as in English.
Part of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Our vision
- Provide the highest quality of integrated and comprehensive care for persons with asthma and related diseases
- Be one of the finest centers of excellence in the world for asthma treatment, research, and education
Our mission
- Provide optimal medical care for persons with asthma and related diseases,
- Develop new knowledge about asthma and its management through relevant medical research
- Train medical students and graduate physicians in the specialized skills of asthma treatment and care
- Promote improved understanding about asthma and related diseases through educational programs and materials for our patients for other health care providers, and for the community
Our services
Routine evaluations
- Spirometry
- Allergy skin testing
- Standard blood and radiographic studies
Special diagnostic testing
- Pulmonary function testing, including airway oscillometry
- Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide
- Bronchoprovocation testing: methacholine, exercise, and aspirin
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Asthma education
- Medication review
- Proper use of metered-dose inhalers
- Reduction of allergen exposures
- Home lung function monitoring
- Individualized "action plans"
- Mass General Brigham Asthma Service educational brochures available in English and Spanish, books and videos
Frequently asked questions
Who can benefit from our services?
Children or adults appropriate for evaluation and care at the Mass General Brigham Asthma Center:
- With difficult-to-control asthma
- With diagnostic dilemmas
- Seeking a second opinion regarding asthma management
- Desiring a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to their care
Which specialist is best qualified to care for my asthma, an allergist or a pulmonologist?
Both. At Mass General Brigham Asthma Center, allergists and pulmonologists from some of the nation's finest hospitals practice together to provide integrated care for persons with asthma and related diseases. We offer expert care from leading authorities in the field of asthma treatment, care and research.
Related conditions and treatments
- Asthma (Adult)
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Food Allergy
- Anaphylaxis
- Hives (Urticaria)
- Acute Severe Asthma
- Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction (EIB)
- Work-Related Asthma
- Bronchospasm (Adult)
- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
- Asthma and COPD
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Bronchodilator Reversibility Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Asthma Medicine
- Asthma Controller Medications
- Inhaled Corticosteroids for Asthma Control
- Inhalers and Nebulizers for Asthma
- Peak Flow Measurement
- Oral Corticosteroids for Asthma Flare-Ups
- Using a Peak Flow Meter
- Non-Inhaler Asthma Medications
- Metered-Dose Inhaler
- Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler With a Spacer and Mouthpiece
Our specialists
No matter what disease or condition you have, Mass General Brigham has specialists near you that can help.
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1-800-972-7863
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Contact the Asthma Center
Call us to speak with a team member who can help you understand your options and guide you to the care that is right for you. With locations throughout New England and support for patients traveling from outside the United States, we make it easier to access coordinated, expert care.
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