Asthma Clinic

New Asthma Clinic Started at Sharon Regional

August 2007

Sharon Regional Health System is pleased to announce the development of a new Asthma Clinic at its 740 East State Street, Sharon location through the offices of Jeffrey Lazar, M.D., FCCP and Samer Makhoul, M.D., FCCP, ABSM. In addition to the new Asthma Clinic, Drs. Lazar and Makhoul’s practice, Respiratory Medicine Specialists, includes pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, sleep medicine, and pulmonary hypertension.

The Asthma Clinic will offer patients age 16 and older a comprehensive approach to asthma diagnosis, treatment, and management. The Clinic staff will coordinate the best combination of medications, exercise, and psychosocial support to restore the highest quality of life to asthma patients.

Specifically, the Clinic will offer pulmonary function testing, methacholine challenge testing, along with asthma workshops and a formal asthma education program offered by an asthma educator. Additional services include a review of peak flow and inhaler techniques and current information on new medications and treatments.

Where indicated, asthma patients may also be referred to Valeri Roth, D.O., otolaryngologist, at Sharon Regional’s Ear, Nose, Throat and Hearing Center for allergy testing or other related services. Jeffrey Lazar, M.D., FCCP, medical director of the Clinic, said the new service will benefit asthma patients in many ways. “Asthma patients will now have access to a wide range of both clinical and educational services from understanding asthma, its causes and diagnosis, various treatment programs plus information on managing and coping with asthma to insure the highest quality of life,” stated Dr. Lazar.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call the Asthma Clinic at 724-983-1980.