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Ronald
D. Chervin, M.D., M.S.
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Michael S. Aldrich Collegiate Professor of Sleep Medicine, Professor of Neurology, and Director, Sleep Disorders Center. Dr. Chervin completed his medical degree at Stanford University, and a master's degree in clinical research at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He completed a residency in neurology at Cornell University in New York City, and a fellowship in sleep medicine at Stanford University. Dr. Chervin's clinical and research interests focus on both adults and children. He has contributed to research on a wide range of subjects in sleep medicine, including obstructive sleep apnea, upper airway resistance syndrome, sleep laboratory methods, sleepiness, insomnia, cognitive and behavioral consequences of childhood sleep disorders, periodic leg movements during sleep, and REM sleep behavior disorder.
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J.
Todd Arnedt, Ph.D. - Assistant
Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Arnedt obtained his Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology from Queen’s University
in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He went
on to complete a 1-year clinical internship
in Behavioral Medicine and a 2-year
postdoctoral fellowship in sleep research
at Brown University. Dr. Arnedt is
certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine
by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
and is the director of the Insomnia
and Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program.
His research interests include sleep
loss in occupational settings, sleep
and alcohol interactions, and cognitive
behavioral treatments for sleep disorders.
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Tiffany J. Braley, M.D., M.S. – Assistant Professor of Neurology. Dr. Braley obtained her medical degree from Wayne State University and a master's degree in clinical research design from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She completed her neurology residency and clinical research fellowship in neuroimmunology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Braley’s research interests include the epidemiology and treatment of sleep disorders in individuals with multiple sclerosis, clinical trial design, and the relationship between neuroimmunological disorders and sleep. |
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Deirdre A. Conroy, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Conroy obtained her Ph.D. in Psychology from the City University of New York. She completed her clinical internship in sleep disorders medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and Methodist Hospital in New York City. She went on to complete a 2-year post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Michigan. Dr. Conroy is board certified in Sleep Disorders Medicine, Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and Cognitive Behavioral Psychology. She is currently Clinical Director of the UM Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program. Her clinical interests include insomnia and circadian rhythm sleep disorders. Her research interests include sleep and substance use disorders and sleep as a risk factor for psychiatric disorders. |
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Alan
S. Eiser, Ph.D. - Psychologist with a practice in
psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy as well as a specialization
in sleep disorders. He has been involved in research on sleep in
psychiatric patients, and his present emphases are on dreaming and
psychological aspects of sleep disorders. Representative of his
current work are a commentary he co-authored with Howard Shevrin,
Ph.D., "Continued Vitality of the Freudian Theory of Dreaming",
which appeared in the December 2000 issue of the journal Behavioral
and Brain Sciences, and a presentation entitled "Thinking Psychologically
about Patients with Sleep Disorders", which focuses on a published
case of 'Homicidal Somnambulism' and has been given in a variety
of settings. Dr. Eiser's current efforts in the Sleep Disorders
Center include supervising fellows in reading polysomnograms, giving
presentations on sleep in psychiatric disorders, insomnia, and dreams,
and consulting on selected sleep-disordered patients with complex
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Susan
L. Garetz M.D., M.S. - Associate Professor
in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryDr. Garetz leads the otolaryngology component of the multidisciplinary Alternatives to CPAP Program, and is also a board-certified sleep medicine specialist. Specific clinical research interests include the surgical treatment of snoring and sleep apnea, including measurement of general efficacy and cost-effectiveness. Dr. Garetz also conducts research on childhood obstructive sleep apnea. Dr. Garetz offers, to carefully screened and appropriate patients, a variety of surgical procedures designed to address sleep apnea or snoring. |
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Fauziya Hassan, M.B.B.S. - Dr. Hassan's research interests focus on the utilization of spirometry as a tool in the diagnosis and management of asthma; how spirometry affects treatment in the subspecialty setting; and the underutilization of asthma in the primary care setting. Other research interests include: the association between asthma, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnea; and the relationship between obesity and insufficient sleep in children.
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Joseph
I. Helman, D.M.D. - Professor and Chair, Department
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Hospital Dentistry. Dr. Helman spearheads
involvement of Oral Surgery in the multidisciplinary Alternatives
to CPAP Program. He trains residents and fellows in oral surgery,
including maxillofacial techniques used to treat obstructive sleep
apnea, a topic on which he has lectured extensively in this country
and around the world. His main research interests focus on outcomes
of surgical intervention for sleep apnea. |
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Shelley D. Hershner, M.D. - Instructor in the Department of Neurology. Dr. Hershner completed her medical degree at the Medical College of Ohio and completed her neurology residency and sleep medicine fellowship at the University of Michigan. She is board certified in neurology and sleep medicine. Dr. Hershner is an Assistant Director at the Sleep Disorders Center, in charge of Sleep Disorders Clinics. Dr. Her interests include sleep disorders in college students, and effects of insufficient or disordered sleep on academic performance. She is also interested in circadian rhythm sleep disorders and restless legs syndrome. |
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Timothy
F. Hoban, M.D. - Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology. Dr. Hoban is board-certified in Sleep Medicine and Child Neurology, and he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Dr. Hoban directs the Pediatric Sleep Medicine Program and is actively involved in the clinical, educational, and research activities of the UM Sleep Disorders Center. His clinical and research interests include obstructive sleep apnea and sleep-related hypoventilation in children.
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Neeraj Kaplish, M.B.B.S - Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology. Dr. Kaplish completed his medical degree at the NSCB Medical College, Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, India; his neurology residency at the Medical University of Ohio; and clinical neurophysiology and sleep medicine fellowships at the University of Michigan. He is board certified in Neurology. His clinical interests encompass sleep-disordered breathing, hypersomnolence, sleep-related epilepsy and parasomnias. He serves as an Assistant Director, for the sleep laboratories at the University of Michigan. |
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Louise M. O'Brien, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurology and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. O'Brien obtained her graduate degree in physiology at the University of Keele in the United Kingdom. She then completed postdoctoral research at the University of Keele and a research fellowship at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, before joining the University of Michigan faculty.
Dr. O'Brien's research focuses on sleep in children and sleep in pregnant women. Ongoing research projects focus on cognitive and behavioral consequences of sleep-disordered breathing in children, sleep in children with craniofacial disorders, the impact of sleep-disordered breathing on adverse pregnancy outcomes, sleep in women with pre-eclampsia, validation of screening tools for sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy, and prevalence of sleep disruption in pregnant women. Dr. O'Brien participates in training of sleep medicine fellows, instruction of neurology residents, and mentorship of students interested in sleep research.
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Emerson
Robinson, D.D.S.,M.P.H. - Professor of Dentistry in the Department
of Biologic and Material Sciences, Division of Prosthodontics, School
of Dentistry. Dr. Robinson leads Dentistry participation in the multidisciplinary
Alternatives to CPAP Program. His research interests include assessment
of oral appliance effectiveness in the management of sleep disorders,
and evaluation of combined treatment of OSA with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
and oral appliance therapy. He is a member of the Academy of Dental
Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Robinson's role in the Alternatives to CPAP Program includes treating and managing patients who
have obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliance therapy. After
diagnosing a patient's problem and obtaining a physician's referral,
an intraoral appliance is constructed to help enlarge the airway. |
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Helena M. Schotland, M.D. - Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Schotland obtained her medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine at New York University and fellowship in pulmonary medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Schotland is board certified in Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine. She is the director of the Michgan CPAP Bank- a program which provides CPAP machines and related supplies at no cost to patients who have no or inadequate insurance coverage for CPAP therapy. |
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Linda
M. Selwa, M.D. - Professor of Neurology. Dr. Selwa directs the Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratories, and the Neurophysiology Fellowship Program at the University of Michigan. She also serves as Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs, for the Department of Neurology. Dr. Selwa's main clinical interests include general neurology, epilepsy, and sleep disorders. She assists in education of sleep medicine fellows, neurology residents, and medical students in clinical settings. Her research focuses on interactions between epilepsy and obstructive sleep apnea. Additional research interests focus on cognition in patients with epilepsy.
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Anita Valanju Shelgikar, M.D. - Instructor, Department of Neurology. Dr. Shelgikar completed her medical degree at Wayne State University, her neurology residency at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and her sleep medicine fellowship at the University of Utah. Her clinical interests include sleep-disordered breathing, restless leg syndrome, sleep deprivation, and risk for sleep-related motor vehicle crashes. Dr. Shelgikar has particular interest and training in medical education, and serves as Program Director for the U-M Sleep Medicine Fellowship. |
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Jeffery Stanley, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology. Dr. Stanley completed his medical degree at the University of Illinois. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Iowa and University of New Mexico and a fellowship in Sleep Medicine at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Stanley’s clinical and research interests focus on both adults and children. Dr. Stanley sees patients in both the Sleep Disorders Center and in the multidisciplinary Alternatives to CPAP clinic.
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