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Dr Theophanis Pavlou, MD, FACE
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Board Certified In:
Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, and Sleep Medicine
Medical School
New York Medical College
Residency in Internal Medicine
SUNY, Stony Brook
Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine
SUNY, Stony Brook
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Pulmonary Medicine Pulmonology is the specialty that deals with diseases of the lungs and the respiratory tract. Pulmonology is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases, or factors that affect the lungs and breathing, such as lung cancer, COPD, sleep apnea and asthma. |
It is estimated that asthma affects almost 25 million people in the United States. Severe asthma is a serious health concern that can lead to respiratory failure and death. Asthma kills an estimated 5000 people a year in the United States and as many as 470,000 seek hospital treatment for asthma symptoms. If you think you are suffering from asthma or have difficulty managing your asthma, call Old Hook Medical Associates.
Sleep Medicine
Dr. Pavlou specializes in diagnosing and treating sleep disorders from insomnia to sleep apnea and narcolepsy.
Sleep Medicine specialists diagnose and treat sleep disorders from insomnia to sleep apnea and narcolepsy. Occasional insomnia, trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, is experienced by more than a third of American adults, while chronic insomnia is known to affect more than one in ten.
There are three types of apnea: obstructive, central and mixed. With all three types, people with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, often for a minute or longer. Sleep apnea affects more than twelve million Americans.
