Dr. David I Astrachan MD
Ear-Nose and Throat Doctor (ENT)
2200 Whitney Ave Suite 260 Hamden CT, 06518Rating
5/5
About
Dr. David Astrachan is an ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor, also known as an otolaryngologist, practicing in Hamden, CT. Dr. Astrachan specializes in diseases and disorders of the ear, nose and throat as well as other parts of the head and neck. Such structures an ENT may work on include the sinuses, larynx (voice box) and mouth in addition to the ear, nose and throat. There are seven areas of expertise that an ENT might specialize in, and these are: allergies; facial reconstructive surgery; head and neck; laryngology; otology/neurotology; pediatric otolaryngology; and rhinology.
Education and Training
Yale Univ Sch of Med, New Haven Ct 1984
Yale School of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
OtolaryngologyAmerican Board of OtolaryngologyABOto
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effect of noise on shock-elicited aggression in rats.
- Le Fort I osteotomy approach to the skull base.
- Slide show saved by tongue depressor.
- Stomal complications and airflow line problems of the Communi-Trach I cuffed talking tracheotomy tube.
- The role of spinal cord cyclic AMP in the acoustic startle response in rats.
- The effect of D-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) upon shock elicited fighting in rats.
- The effect of D-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) upon shock elicited fighting in rats.
- Spinal modulation of acoustic startle: opposite effects of clonidine and d-amphetamine.
- Behavior and binding: correlations between alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation of acoustic startle and alpha 1-adrenoceptor occupancy and number in rat lumbar spinal cord.
- Behavior and binding: desensitization to alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation of acoustic startle is associated with a decrease in alpha 1-adrenoceptor binding sites.
- Conditioned fear and startle magnitude: effects of different footshock or backshock intensities used in training.
- Spinal modulation of the acoustic startle response: the role of norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine.
Treatments
- Headaches
- Sinusitis
- Hearing Loss
- Deviated Septum
- Broken Nose
- Ear Wax
- Tonsillitis
Dr. David I Astrachan MD's Practice location
Practice At 2200 Whitney Ave Suite 260
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