Many patients who complain of asthma-like symptoms, particularly chest tightness and cough, undergo breathing tests which are found to be completely normal.   Patients are often told that they do not have asthma and are treated for other conditions instead. In this situation, a new diagnostic test which measures the amount of nitric oxide in exhaled air (called “Niox”), may be extremely helpful. Over the past 5 years, we have evaluated hundreds of patients with the Niox test, allowing us to more accurately diagnose and treat these individuals. If you have chronic, undiagnosed chest symptoms, this new technology may help to determine what is going on.
Dr. Howard Schanker was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Medical School at SUNY–Downstate in New York City, receiving his M.D. degree in June of 1977. His fellowship training in Allergy and Clinical Immunology was obtained at UCLA, where he won the Young Investigators Award from the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Jonathan Corren was born and raised in the Los Angeles area. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with honors in Biology and then completed his medical training at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine.
Dr. Rita Kachru was raised in the Chicago area. She graduated from the combined 7 year medical program at the University of Wisconsin–Medical College of Wisconsin. She is board certified in Allergy–Immunology, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine.