Why You Should Have An Asthma Treatment Team

1. LOS GATOS, CA | CAMPBELL, CA | SAN JOSE, CA

2. Why You Should Have An Asthma Treatment Team

3. Why You Should Have An Asthma Treatment Team • If you or a loved one has asthma, it’s beneficial to have one or more specialists to make up your asthma treatment team to ensure that you are able to keep your symptoms under control. • The best precaution is to keep symptoms under control and the best way to do this is to assemble a team of experts. • Your Primary Care Physician is your first line of defense. You know him or her as well as they know you. You see them every time you’re sick and perhaps they are the first ones who diagnosed your asthma. • You’re always in good hands when you go to your Urgent Care Clinic, but there are many health care professionals on deck who can make up your own personal crew! • Pediatricians are doctors who specialize in children’s health care. They can diagnose your child’s asthma and treat it.

4. Why You Should Have An Asthma Treatment Team • Allergists or Immunologistsspecialize in allergies. They will perform allergy tests on you to determine what you are allergic to as allergies exacerbate asthma in many people. • Pulmonary Rehabilitation Therapists are doctors who specialize in particularly severe cases of asthma. • Otolaryngologistsare ear, nose and throat doctors. They are also referred to as ENT’s. If you have any abnormalities in your sinuses or airways that are causing your asthma to worsen, they will help with this. • Your local Pharmacist is there to provide not only your medications but also to answer any questions you may have about your medications, side effects, drug interactions and give you updates on the latest medications.

5. Conclusion If your asthma is more on the mild side, your Primary Care Physician may be all that you need to stay healthy. The more severe your symptoms are, the more specialists will need to be on your Asthma Team. Your primary care physician or family physician will be able to help you put together a team of specialists tailored to your specific needs.

6. OUR KEY PHILOSOPHY “ Take the time to listen. What I try and do with every patient I see, in the first few minutes, is just let them say what’s on their mind and there’s a lot of study that show we don’t do that enough in medicine. These are small things that you can’t pick up really from just filling out a form. That’s why it’s really important to spend time, talking and listening and building that relationship. ~ Dr. Arun Villivalam, M.D. ”

7. SERVICES WE PROVIDE 01 05 Physicals – All Ages Blood Work A regular physical provides a record of your overall health and can be a useful tool in identifying any changes in your health.  Blood work is an important resource to help determine any conditions that could be causing the symptoms that are bringing a patient to the doctor, 02 06 Chronic Care Management Lifestyle / Stress Management Get medical care for preexisting or long term illnesses, such as asthma, hypertension, depression and cirrhosis.  Learn to manage stress by scheduling a wellness checkup and learn preventive strategies. 03 07 Wellness Visits / School Physicals Urgent Care & Walk-Ins Urgent Care centers provide services to care for patients who are suffering from an injury or condition that needs to be seen quickly, but is not life threatening.  A regular check up provides the opportunity to monitor your child’s growth and development and to safeguard against any potential issues.  04 08 Men’s Health Medicare Annual Wellness Visits Men’s health screenings will catch any conditions in early stages where preventative medicine can be used to treat or manage a condition before it progresses. Medicare encourages its members to review their health annually, and to take care of any potential medical concerns before they develop into something more serious. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque enim nisl, vulputate quis mi sed, dapibus hendrerit turpis. Praesent at volutpat neque, ut rutrum odio. Sed quis tincidunt dui, in vulputate arcu.

8. MEET DR. ARUN VILLIVALAM Dr. Arun Villivalam is a concerned and caring family physician and primary care doctor serving the community of Los Gatos, CA. Dr. Villivalam attended Thomas Jefferson University, where he received his medical degree, and completed his residency in family medicine at Cook County Hospital.

9. Los Gatos Doc: Arun Villivalam, MD, Los Gatos, CA Contact Us Phone (appointments): 408-502-6040 | Phone (general inquiries): 408-502-6040 Address: 15195 National Avenue, Suite 205, Los Gatos, CA-95032 https://www.losgatosdoc.com/