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Dr. Somala Mohammed, MD, MPH is a physician provider in Boston, MA specializing in physician and pediatric surgery. She graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2011 and has 15 years of experience. Dr. Somala Mohammed, MD, MPH is affiliated with Boston Medical Center, South Shore Health and Boston Children's Hospital.
Bronchoscopy
Bronchoscopy is a procedure in which a thin tube with a camera, called a bronchoscope, is inserted in the mouth or nose and slowly advanced to the lungs. This allows doctors to see the respiratory tract, which includes the throat, larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), bronchi (airways), and lungs. Doctors may recommend those who have or show signs of lung problems - for example, lung cancer or difficulty breathing - to undergo a bronchoscopy.
In performing a diagnostic bronchoscopy, doctors may only wish to visualize the respiratory tract, or doctors may also collect samples of tissue or fluid. The samples can help diagnose patients' conditions or, if patients have cancer, they can be used for staging purposes. One method for sample collection is bronchoalveolar lavage. In a bronchoalveolar lavage, doctors inject saline (salt water) through the bronchoscope and then suction it out of the airways. The washout collected is tested for lung disorders. Doctors can also insert a biopsy tool to collect tissue or mucus samples. The following are biopsies that can be performed by bronchoscopy:
For visualization, bronchoscopy can be done alone, or it can be combined with ultrasound. Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) allows real-time imaging of the airway and is used for diagnosing and staging lung cancer, as well as for determining where the cancer has spread. EBUS can be performed with TBNA, a procedure known as endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA).
Doctors can also use bronchoscopy as a treatment for lung problems. For example, if a foreign body is trapped in the airway, doctors can insert forceps through the bronchoscope to remove it. If the airway has become narrowed - which may occur if patients have an infection, cancer, or some other inflammatory issue - bronchoscopy can be used to place a device called a stent in the area of constriction. The stent will keep the airway open, allowing the patient to breathe properly.
During a bronchoscopy, patients will be given medication (sedative) to help them relax. If it is only a diagnostic bronchoscopy, patients will be kept awake, but if the bronchoscopy is for therapeutic purposes, patients will be put to sleep by general anesthesia. After the procedure, patients will need to stay in the hospital for a few hours. They will not be able to eat or drink for about 2 hours. Some patients may experience discomfort, such as a sore throat or pain while swallowing. Throat lozenges and gargling may help alleviate these symptoms, which should go away after a few days. Patients will need to have someone drive them home once their doctor determines that they are ready.
Dr. Somala Mohammed, MD, MPH graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2011. She completed residency at Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certification: Surgery (General Surgery) and has a state license in Massachusetts.
Medical School: Harvard Medical School (2011)
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals
Board Certification: Board Certification: Surgery (General Surgery)
Licensed In: Massachusetts
Dr. Somala Mohammed, MD, MPH is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Somala Mohammed, MD, MPH appears to accept the following insurance providers: Fallon: Senior Plan, Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): Unify (OneCare Plan), CCA: SCO Primary Care, Tufts Health Plan: Tufts Medicare Complement, Neighbborhood: ACO, Neighbborhood: Commonwealth Choice, Aetna: QPOS, Neighbborhood: Commonwealth Care, Aetna: Medicare Advantage, Fallon: Major Medical/Health & Life Assurance Company Programs, Tufts Health Plan: Select Network HMO & PPO, Aetna: ElectChoice, Fallon: Select Care, MultiPlan (Beech Street): Medicare Advantage Private FFS Network, Cigna: HealthSource Preferred, Tufts Health Plan: GIC Limited Network Product, CCA: Inpatient Services Program, BCBSMA: Indemnity, Aetna: Aetna Choice POS II, CCA: OneCare, BCBSMA: HMO Blue, Fallon: Flex Care Select, Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): ACO, Aetna: Managed Choice POS, Senior Whole Health: SCO, BMC Healthnet: MassHealth, Tufts Health Plan: HMO, Neighbborhood: CarePlus, MultiPlan (Beech Street): MA PPO Network, BMC Healthnet: ACO & Senior Care Options, Neighborhood PACE, Aetna: National Advantage, Senior Whole Health: Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan, MultiPlan (PPO Network Company): Primary PPO Network, HPHC: HMO, Fallon: Preferred Care, Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): Subsidized Connector Plans, Cigna: HealthSource Preferred Managed Worker's Comp, Unicare: Commonwealth Indemnity Plan (formerly GIC), HPHC: PPO, Uphams Elder Svc Plan: PACE - Elder Service Providers, Humana, Neighbborhood: CMA, BCBSMA: Preferred Provider Arrangement, Health Plans Inc., Kaiser, United Healthcare: Commercial & SCO, Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): Non-Subsidized Connector Plans, BMC Healthnet: Commonwealth Choice, Tufts Health Plan: Non-HMP (PPO, POS & EPO Products), Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): MassHealth, Neighbborhood: MassHealth, Fallon: Senior Plan Preferred, Chickering Claims Administrators: Student Health Plan, Cigna: HealthSource NH, Aetna: HMO, CCA: SCO, MultiPlan (PPO Network Company): Complementary Network, BCBSMA: Medicare Advantage, Aetna: Open Choice PPO, VA Choice, BMC Healthnet: QHP, Neighbborhood: Commercial and Aetna: Aetna Select.
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Somala Mohammed, MD, MPH. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$405
EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis $405 |
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$157
AlloDerm $157 |
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$107
OFIRMEV $107 |
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$75
STRATTICE $75 |
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Dr. Somala Mohammed works as a pediatric general surgery. Her clinical interests include pyloric stenosis, inguinal hernia, and umbilical hernia. Dr. Mohammed is affiliated with Boston Medical Center, South Shore Health, and Boston Children's Hospital. Doctor.com reports that she is accepting new patients at her office in BOSTON, MA. Dr. Mohammed obtained her medical school training at Harvard Medical School and performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Mohammed (or staff) is conversant in Urdu.
