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Phoenix Rising Medical PC
Tonawanda, NY
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Thursday: 10am - 7:00pm
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About
Bio
I practice pulmonary, sleep, occupational and legal medicine. I work with various utilization review organization, disability evaluation, workers compensations, IMEs, expert witness etc. Our sleep center is Phoenix Rising Sleep Center. I have a LLB degree in law from Northumbria University, England. I graduated from University of Buffalo Law School with a Masters of Law in May of 2012. I completed JD at Northwestern Califronia University School of Law, Sacremento, CA. My interests are tennis, movies, travelling and providing help to attorneys in regards to personal injury and workers compensation law. I play Alto Saxophone.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
Sleep Medicine
Languages spoken
Gujarati, Hindi
Doctor Q&A
100 Answers
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
Right rib cage pain: You sound very sick. Advise going to the emergency room to make sure that you are not dehydrated and hypotensive from vomiting and diarrhea. Further ... Read More
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See Doc/lung spec.: Wheezing, cough and chest pain may suggest bronchial asthma, chronic or acute bronchitis etc. Need to see doc for office spirometry and chest radiogra... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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See sleep specialist: It seems that you have chronic insomnia related to circadian rhythm disorder called dsps, delayed sleep phase syndrome, which essentially is night owl... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Ear ache/bleeding: Ear ache and bleeding sounds like acute otitis media or boil in the outer ear canal. However, other diagnosis like serious infection or ear drum ruptu... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Yes, it may: Frequent throat clearing is a sign of post nasal drip. Do you have allergic rhinitis. It will effect your singing voice because the drippage may colle... Read More
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A member asked:
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Need to see Doc ASAP: Right lung pain may suggest pneumonia, pleurisy, blood clots etc. Needs medical evaluation as soon as possible. Below the diaphragm pathology/diseases... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Need to see Doc.: Chest tightness may suggest bronchial asthma, chronic sinus infection, polyps etc/ certainly a viral infection that spreads to the lung can cause ches... Read More
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A member asked:
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Monostat: No. Monostat is prescribed for candida vaginitis. For uti, will need evaluation by your primary doctor, urine culture analysis and likely oral antibio... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Several causes: Acute ancreatitis is caused by gallstones( block the flow of pancreatic enzymes) or by excessive amounts of alcohol. Sudden (acute) pancreatitis may h... Read More
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A member asked:
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None: It simply makes oxygen from the air. Hence, no effect on the respiratory system at low concentration of oxygen.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
This is normal: This seems to be mucus secretion from sexual excitement meaning when you are sexually aroused. This is lubrication for penetration. Normal function of... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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No: There is no such side effects. It is considered a normal phenomenon.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Semen: No, it does not mean he is infertile. Only examination under microscope will tell the number of sperm and their quality, size, shape, deformities etc.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Swallowing difficuly: You need to see a GI specialist for upper endoscopy for further evaluation to make sure that there is no esophagitis, ulcers, stricture, narrowing, et... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Need to see a Doc: Further information is needed to confirm whether your mom has diabetes mellitus. That blood sugar level is too high. She needs to see a doctor who can... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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May suggest allergie: Most common cause of cough is post nasal drip/seasonal allergic rhinitis, followed by cough asthma and gerd depending on the age. Itchiness in the thr... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Many: Tea's have high content of flavonoids — plant-derived compounds that are antioxidants. Green tea is a source of a catechins which are more powerful t... Read More
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A female asked:
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Ringworm: It usually takes 2-3 weeks for eradicating ringworm of skin. However, it may takes few months to get rid of nails and scalp ringworm fungal infections... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Yes, it can: Acute and chronic sinusitis can cause sinus headaches, cheek discomfort but eye and lip pain is concerning. Need to be seen by physician and even ENT ... Read More
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Depends: That depends on the size, shape, calcification, location, age of the person, history of cigarettes smoking, exposure to fungal illness etc. The causes... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Left fib cage pain: The left lower rib cage area contains stomach. Sleep and lungs. The bloating and gas suggests gastritis or peptic ulcer disease. Inflammation of pancr... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
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Need to see Doc.: Cough at the age of 42 may suggest allergic rhinitis, post nasal drip (most common cause of cough), bronchial asthma and gerd(acid reflux). These thre... Read More
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A 61-year-old male asked:
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Yes you can: Chemicals from work can cause occupational asthma. Paint spray fumes can causes airways irritation, chemical bronchitis, and asthma. Need to have furt... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
Ofcourse not.: Regular exercise is good for your health. Do both cardio and muscle strengthening exercises. You can monitor your maximal heart rate. Do not overdo it... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
Need to see Doc: Lymph nodes swelling can be due to different reasons, including chronic infections like fungal, tuberculosis, tumor, lymphoma, etc. Hence, it needs co... Read More
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A 61-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
May mean nothing: Hyperinflated lungs may mean a lot of air in the lungs, which depends on whether the person was breathing in or out at the time of x-rays. It may mean... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
Inflammed Stomach: It depends on the meaning of inflammed stomach. It could mean gastritis from alcohol intake, aspirin, Ibuprofen or peptic ulcer disease depending on t... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Taj Jivaanswered
Internal Medicine 47 years experience
See physician: Tickly cough suggests allergic rhinitis and post nasal drip. Acid reflux may be considered. If medicines do not help, see your doc, and further work u... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Needs evaluation: Depending on your age, it may suggest exercise induced asthma, musculoskeletal pain or even cardiac ischemia. Cardiac evaluation with exercise stress ... Read More
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Loss of Oxygen: Like any living tissue, oxygen is supplied to the heart by coronary arteries. If the arteries are blocked and a particular area of heart does not get ... Read More
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A 41-year-old male asked:
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Safe drugs: You need to see your primary doc for the safest drug for high blood pressure, we do not know what type of sexual problems you are having taking enalap... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
Need to see urologis: There are many reasons, including psychological factors, like performance anxiety etc. However, increasing the frequency of sex, prolonged foreplay an... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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See urologist: You will need complete evaluation by an urologist to find out why you are having trouble with erection. Premature ejaculation is common. Increasing th... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Taj Jivaanswered
Internal Medicine 47 years experience
No: Chest tightness is not caused by sleeping too much. Its causes are bronchial asthma, angina, musculoskeletal pain etc. If it persists need medical eva... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
Nothing: Focal calcification means scar tissue or fibroid that has been calcified in the uterus. It may mean nothing unless associated with symptoms.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Need to see Doc.: Your symptoms suggests either chronic sinus infection and/or chronic purulent tracheobronchitis. It seems like a bad infection, need to see a physicia... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
Depends: That depends on the size, location, and number of polyps. There are several things you can try, which includes twice a day, salt water saline lavage, ... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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Depends on severity: Lupus is can be an multisystem inflammatory disease and may involve skin discoid lupus, facial rash, joint involvement, lung involvement, etc. Recover... Read More
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Nothing: Nothing can help in this regard. See an urologist for further help.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Sympathetic reaction: Yes, it can be. This is classic sympathetic reaction with fight or flight response. There is sudden release and surge of adrenaline in the blood with ... Read More
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A 63-year-old female asked:
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Not likely: Phosphatidylserine is possibly safe for most people. It’s been used in research studies for up to six months. I
phosphatidylserine use can, however... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Tracheobronchomalaci: Tracheobronchomalacia: airway walls are weak and collapses during breathing or coughing. It can develop as a result of an underlying medical conditio... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
Need to see Doc.: Nose sores could be from infecctions, some people are carriers of mrsa(staph) and this may need to be eradicated. Dry mucus may be another reason. Nee... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
See urologist: Symptoms suggest benign prostatic hypertrophy, bph. Hence, it is necessary to primary provider or urologist.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Taj Jivaanswered
Internal Medicine 47 years experience
Need to see Doc.: Lymph nodes enlargement, swelling of rue, abnormal hilar shadow on cxr may suggest sarcoidosis, however, rue swelling is not a finding of sarcoidosis.... Read More
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A member asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
See Doc asap: If there is a fungus in your blood you would be very sick with severe infection and sepsis. Hence, need to see your doc or infectious disease speciali... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
Depends: Its is difficult to predict life with only lung functions, because this is just one factor, other factors like overall cardiovascular health, chronic ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
Bronchospasm: Bronchospasm is a physiological response to various airway irritants, dust, cigarettes smoking, viruses etc. Diseases like bronchial asthma and conges... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine 47 years experience
See the doctor: In view of her young age, i would consider sinus infection, tonsillitis, strept throat, and adenoiditis to be on the safe side. Thus strept throat wil... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Erectile dysfunction: The causes of erectile dysfunction may be psychological in a young man. However, other causes needs to considered including side effects of medication... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Jiva is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Jiva is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! You are so right.. Someone very close had to be hpspitalized for smoking. And left the hospital and still smoke
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! So that my nose runs when i have hot meal is just because it is too sensitive. Thanks
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Thank you Dr. Jiva, been to the ER twice and just saw a Rheumatologist Wednesday. Waiting on lab results. I appreciate your feedback.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
State University of New York
Graduated 1999MD
Residency
State University of New York at Buffalo
Awards
Graduate Scholarship 1986 Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Humanitarian of the Year, Muscular Dystrophy Foundation
HealthTap Founding Doctor
Affiliations
New York State Free & Accepted Masons. Amherst Lodge
New York State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Publications
Sleep Review - Summer 2001. Guest Editorial. by Taj M. Jiva, MD. Herbal Remedies and Sleep Medicine.
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