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Good Samaritan Physician honored by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Dr. Guida has been working with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for more than 20 years to that raises money to fund CF research. There is currently no cure for CF, but Dr. Guida and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation continue to raise money to fund medical research to find a cure. A member of Good Samaritan's medical staff since 1990, Dr. Guida is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and Adult and Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Guida received his medical degree from St. George's University in 1984. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics and cystic fibrosis at Monmouth Medical Center in New Jersey. In 1990, he completed his first fellowship in find a cure for the disease. He is an active participant Pediatric Pulmonology at Hahnemann University Hospital in Pennsylvania. He also went on to complete a fellowship in adult and child allergy and immunology. Dr. Guida is also the medical director of the Bay Shore Allergy Group. He has been married to his wife Mary Ellen for 18 years and they have four children, Louis, Jacquelyn, Joseph and Mary Elizabeth. Cystic Fibrosis, which used to be referred to as a childhood disease, is now also considered a disease of adults. CF is a life-threatening, genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States. It causes the body to produce an abnormally thick mucus, which clogs the airways and leads to life-threatening lung infections. The pancreas can also be obstructed, preventing enzymes from reaching the intestines and breaking
down and digesting food. in the Foundation's annual Great Strides Walk
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