MIDWEST
INSTITUTIONS UNDERGRAD GRADUATE POST-DOC RESIDENCY
INTERNSHIP
28. W.A. Foote Memorial Hospital, Sleep Disorders Center, Neuropsychology Program (Nichols) 
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29. Bowling Green State University (Badia)
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30. Univ. of Chicago, Sleep Research Laboratory, (Mendelson)
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31. Mayo Clinic, Sleep Disorders Center, Rochester, MN (Hauri)
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32. Univ. of Michigan Sleep Disorders Ctr, Dept. of Neurology and Psychiatry (Chervin & Aldrich)
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33. Univ. of Minnesota Medical School,
Minneapolis, MN (Mahowald)
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34. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Ctr.,
Chicago, Dept. of Psychology & Social Sciences (Cartwright)
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35. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Ctr.,
Chicago, Dept. of Psychology & Social Sciences (Eastman)
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36. Wayne State University Medical School, VA
Medical Ctr., MI (Kapen)
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37. Wright State School of Medicine and Dayton VA Hosp., Dept. of Neurology (Bonnet)
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* = This type of training exists in the program

_ = This type of training does NOT exist in the program

? = It is not known whether this type of training exists in the program 


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1.  Affiliation: 1996-1997 Entry - Sleep Disorders Center, Neuropsychology Program W.A. Foote Memorial Hospital

2. Name & Address:  Cindy Nichols, Ph.D.

     Sleep Disorders Center, W.A. Foote Memorial Hospital
     205 N. East Ave. Jackson, MI  49201

     Phone: (517)-788-4750; FAX: (517)-789-5968

3.  Other Faculty:   Robert Albertson, M.D., James Chauncey, M.D., Gregg Patten, M.D.

4.  Type Of Training Available: Postdoctoral fellowship

5.  Types Of Funding Available: The postdoctoral fellowship includes a stipend and excellent benefits package.

6.  Number and Names Of Current Trainees:  (1) Postdoctoral fellow,  Paul Binks

7.  Students Who Have Completed Training In The Past Five Years and Current Status:

    1995-96 was the first year that the fellowship was offered.

8.  Primary Research Focus Of The Laboratory:

     + Relationship between disorders of sleep/circadian rhythms and disorders of cognitive processing
     + Sleep and lifespan cognitive development
     + Behavioral treatment of insomnia
     + Predictors of severity in sleep disorders

9.  Technical Capabilities Of The Lab:

     * 4 bedroom sleep disorders center
     * Time isolation apartment attached to one sleep bedroom
     * Ambulatory temperature monitor
     * NPT capability
     * All technologists are either RPsgT or RRT
     * Extensive computer capabilities including data collection and network

10.  Primary Training Focus:

       Comprehensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of  sleep disorders; preparation for board certification

11.  Other Training Opportunities:

       The neuropsychology program has a postdoctoral fellowship and predoctoral interns.

12.  Representative Publications For Last Five Years:

Kapen S, Wynter J, Shakour A, Nichols C, Koshorek G. An analysis of REM latencies in obstructive sleep apnea.
Sleep Research 1991;20:193.

Nichols C. Differential effects of body position and obesity in older vs. younger adults with obstructive sleep apnea.
Sleep Research, 1994;23:298.

Nichols C, Ebben P, Donkin T. Subjective memory impairment in restless legs syndrome/periodic limb movement disorder. Sleep Research 1993;22:94.

Nichols C, Ebben P, Sayre P, Patten G. Predictors of daytime sleepiness in older vs. younger adults with obstructive sleep apnea.  Sleep Research 1995;24:308.

Nichols C, Kapen S. Neuropsychological deficits in obstructive sleep apnea and their relationship to premorbid intellectual functioning. Sleep Research 1990;19:122.

 

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1. Affiliation: 1997-1998 Entry - Sleep and Psychophysiology Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University

2. Name & Address: Pietro Badia, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403

Phone (419) 372-2973;
FAX: (419) 372-6013;
E-MAIL: pbadia@bgnet.bgsu.edu

3. Other Faculty: N/A

4. Type Of Training Available:   Future training is limited to post-doctoral work when funds are available.

* Undergraduate/graduate course: Sleep and Sleep Disorders/Circadian Rhythms
* Undergraduate research assistantships
* Postdoctoral opportunities: There are occasional postdoctoral research opportunities.

5. Types Of Funding Available:

Post-doctoral fellowships for 1997-1998 are contingent on funding.

6. Number and Names Of Current Trainees:

(1) clinical psychology grad. student [2nd year],
(1) experimental grad. student {4th year]

Graduate students: Christopher L. Drake, Steven C. Plenzler

7. Students Who Have Completed Training In The Past Five Years and Current Status :

Patricia J. Murphy, Post-doctoral Fellow, Cornell Medical Center, White Plains, New York
Rodney J. Hughes, Deputy Director, Biological Rhythms and Integrative Neuroscience Research Institute; Brooks AFB
Michelle Boecker, Assistant Director, Sleep Disorders Center, Research Med. Center Kansas City, Missouri
Bryan L. Myers, Post-doctoral Fellow, Sleep & Psychophysiology Laboratory Bowling Green, Ohio
Kenneth P. Wright Jr,. Post-doctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital

8. Primary Research Focus Of Laboratory:

+ Circadian Rhythms
+ Sleep Deprivation
+ Melatonin and Sleep
+ Sleep and Behavior
+ Sleep Onset
+ Sleep, Circadian Rhythms & Aging

9. Technical Capabilities Of The Lab:

* Four bedroom sleep research lab with 3 Grass polygraphs and split-screen video
* Extensive computer capabilities including digital acquisition, power spectral analyses
* Bright light sources
* FDA Melatonin IND
* Telemetric body temperature recording
* RIA and HPLC capabilities

10. Primary Training Focus: Future training is limited to post-doctoral

11. Other Training Opportunities: No information provided.
 
12. Representative Publications For Last Five Years:

Badia, P., Myers, B., Boecker, M., Culpepper, J., & Harsh, J. (1991).  Bright light effects on body temperature, alertness, EEG and behavior.  Physiology and Behavior, 50 (3), 583-588.

Badia, P., Myers, B. & Murphy, P. (1992). Melatonin and thermoregulation.  In H. Yu & R.Reiter (Eds.), Melatonin:Biosynthesis, Physiological Effects, and Clinical Applications (pp. 349-364). Boca Raton, FL: CRC.

Myers, B., & Badia, P. (1993).  Immediate effects of different light intensities on body temperature and alertness.  Physiology & Behavior, 54(1), 199-202.

Murphy, P., Badia, P., Myers, B.L., Boecker, M.R., & Wright, K.P. Jr. (1994).  Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs affect normal sleep patterns in humans.  Physiology & Behavior, 55 (6), 1063-1066.

Badia, P., Wright, K.P. Jr., & Wauquier, A. (1994).  Fluctuations in Single Hertz EEG activity during the transition to sleep. In R.R. Ogilvie and J. Harsh (Eds). Sleep Onset: Normal and Abnormal Processes.  Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association. pp. 201-218.

Wright, K.P. Jr., Badia, P., & Wauquier, A. (1995).  Topographical and temporal patterns of brain activity during the transition from wakefulness to sleep.  Sleep 18 (10), 880-889.

Badia, P., Boecker, M.R., & Wright, K.P. Jr. (1995).  Some effects of fragrances on sleep.  In A.N. Gilbert (Ed). Compendium of Olfactory Research - Explorations in Aromachology: Investigating the Sense of Smell and Human Response to Odors 1982-1994. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.  pp. 31-37.

Myers, B., & Badia, P. (1995).  Changes in circadian rhythms and sleep quality with aging: Mechanisms and interventions. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 19 (4), 553-571.

Murphy, P.J., Myers, B.L., & Badia, P. (1996).  Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs alter body temperature and suppress melatonin in humans.  Physiology & Behavior, 59 (1),133-139.

Wright, K.P., Jr., Badia, P., Myers, B.L., Plenzler, S.L., & Hakel, M. (1997).  Caffeine and light effects on nighttime
melatonin and temperature levels in sleep deprived humans.  Brain Research, 747, 78-84.

Wright, K.P., Jr., Badia, P., Myers, B.L., & Plenzler, S.L. (In Press).  The combination of bright light and caffeine as a
countermeasure to impaired alertness and performance during extended sleep deprivation.  Journal of Sleep Research.

Hughes, R.J., & Badia, P. (In Press).   Sleep-promoting and hypothermic effects of daytime melatonin administration in humans.


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1. Affiliation: 1997-1998 Entry - Sleep Research Laboratory, University of Chicago

2. Name & Address: Wallace Mendelson MD

Directory, Sleep Research Laboratory
University of Chicago
5743 South Drexell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Phone: (773)-834-0740;
FAX: (773) 834-0744;
E-Mail: wmendelson@msn.com

3. Other Faculty: Allan Rechtschaffen, Ph.D., Bernard Bergmann, Ph.D., Marcia Gilliland­Roberts, Ph.D.,

4. Type Of Training Available:

+ Fellowship in sleep medicine
+ Post­doctoral program in sleep research (basic or clinical)
+ Clinical or research rotations available for medical students
+ Graduate level research projects can be undertaken in the laboratory, but the student must have an affiliation with a degree­granting department.

5. Types Of Funding Available: Fellowship in sleep medicine: salary at the level of a PGY­V.

6. Number and Names Of Current Trainees:  Michael Saribalas, D.O.

7. Students Who Have Completed Training In The Past Five Years and Current Status:

None have completed the current University of Chicago program, however, Dr. Mendelson and Dr. Rectschaffen have provided training to a variety of students. Listed below are some Dr. Mendelson's Trainees:

Dr. Cosmo Caruso
Dr. Vincent McCarthy
Dr. Bharat Jain

8. Primary Research Focus:

Is broad, including studies of pharmacological treatments for sleep apnea, epidemiology of sleep disorders, pharmacology of sedative/hypnotics, psychophysiology of insomnia.

9. Technical Capabilities Of Laboratory: A full­service accredited sleep disorders center with 4 beds, as well as a laboratory studying pharmacology of sedatives at a basic science level.

10. Primary Training Focus: Training in sleep disorders medicine for M.D.'s. Clinical or research rotations for medical students or residents.

11. Other Training Opportunities: None.

12. Representative Publications For Last Five Years:

Mendelson, WB: Effects of flurazepam and zolpidem on the perception of sleep and wakefulness in insomniacs. Sleep,  1995;18:2; 92.

Mendelson, WB: Effects of flurazepam and zolpidem on the perception of sleep and wakefulness in normal volunteers.  Sleep,  1995;18:2; 88.

Mendelson, WB: Inter-night variability of sleep-disordered breathing and periodic leg movements in a clinical population.  Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine  61: 299-303, 1994.


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1. Affiliation: 1995-1996 Entry - Sleep Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic

2. Name & Address: Peter J. Hauri, Ph.D.

Mayo Clinic Sleep Disorders Center
Rochester, MN 55905

Phone: (507) 286-8900;
FAX: (507) 286-7772:

3. Other Faculty: Steven I. Altchuler, Ph.D., M.D., Mark R. Hansen, M.D., Jarrett W. Richardson, M.D., John W. Shepard, M.D., Michael H. Silber, M.D., Bruce A. Staats, M.D.

4. Types Of Training Available: One year clinical fellowship in sleep disorders open to physicians with finished residencies or fellowships in Pulmonology, Neurology, Psychiatry.

5. Types Of Funding Available: Internal funding for stipend.

6. Names Of Current Trainees: One fellow, William Beninati, M.D.

7. Students Who Have Completed Training In The Past Five Years and Current Status:

David G. Davila UAB Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Birmingham, AL

James H. Henderson USAF Sleep Disorders Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX

Donald Dexter Midelfort Clinic Sleep Disorders Center, Eau Claire, WI

8. Primary Research Focus Of Laboratory:

+ Sleep apnea syndrome (John Shepard)
+ Insomnia (Peter Hauri)

9. Technical Capabilities Of The Lab:

An eight bedroom Sleep Disorders Center with rapid evaluation procedures (all records hand scored within two hours of recording) integrated in a major medical center.

10. Primary Training Focus: Post residency clinical training for sleep disorders physicians.

11. Other Training Opportunities: One year fellows also rotate through a Clinical Neurophysiology Course and Psychiatry/

12. Representative Publications For Last Five Years:

Hauri P, Wisbey J. Wrist actigraphy in insomnia. Sleep, 1992;15(4):293-302.

Hauri PJ. Consulting about insomnia: A method and some preliminary data. Sleep, 1993;16(4):344-350.

Shepard Jr JW. Excessive daytime sleepiness, upper airway resistance, and noctornal arousals. (editorial) Chest, 1993;104:665.

Burger CD, Shepard Jr JW. Sleep-disordered breathing and aging. In: Mahler DA (Ed.) Pulmonary Diseases in the Elderly Patient. Lung Biology in Health and Disease Series, Claude Lenfant, Executive Editor. Marcel Dekker, Inc., NY, pp 61-80, 1993.

Shepard Jr JW. Cardiorespiratory changes in obstructive sleep apnea. In: Kryger M, Roth T, Dement W, (Eds.) Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 2nd Edition, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia (in press).


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1. Affiliation: 1996-1997 EntryDepartment of Neurology and Sleep Disorders Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

2. Name & Address: Ronald D. Chervin, M.D.

Department of Neurology
1920 Taubman Center, Box 0316
University of Michigan Medical Center
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0316

Phone: (313)-936-9045;
FAX: (313)-936-9045;
E-Mail: chervin@umich.edu

3. Other Faculty:

Michael S. Aldrich, M.D. (Neurology) Allen Douglass, M.D. (Psychiatry)
Allen Eiser, Ph.D. (Psychology) Rick Hanson, M.D. (Pediatric Neurology)
Beth A. Malow, M.D. (Neurology) Ann Rogers, Ph.D., R.N. (Nursing)

4. Type Of Training Available:

Training in sleep-related clinical research (for undergraduates, graduate students, residents, and fellows) and clinical sleep medicine (medical students, residents and fellows).

5. Types Of Funding Available:

Departmentally funded fellowship in clinical sleep medicine generally available annually. In addition, paid fellowships in clinical neurophysiology (which include training in sleep medicine) are available. We are applying for funding for a clinical research fellowship. There is currently funding available for a clinical research fellowship for one year to focus on the effects of aging and alcohol on sleep. Funding has been arranged in the past for undergraduate, graduate, and medical students on an individual basis.

6. Number and Names Of Current Trainees: (3)

Rick Fiero, M.D., Claudio Bassetti, M.D., Mark Frost, M.D.

7. Students Who Have Completed Training In The Past Five Years and Current Status :

A. Sinan Barren, M.D. Assistant Professor Medical College of Pennsylvania
Ronald McCoy, M.D. Private practice Oregon
Ivan Pavkovic, M.D. Assistant Professor No information provided
Tom Norton, M.D. Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii
Mark Letica, M.D. Private practice, Atlanta Georgia
Sarah Stolz, M.D. Assistant Professor Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

8. Primary Research Focus Of Laboratory :

Sleep-related breathing disorders including obstructive sleep apnea and upper airway resistance syndrome, sleepiness and its measurement, the role of sleep disorders in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, compliance with continuous positive airway pressure as treatment for sleep apnea, surgical treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, relation between ischemic stroke and sleep apnea, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnolence, relation between alcohol, aging, and sleep-disordered breathing, effect of sleep on epileptiform EEG activity, application of spectral analysis to polysomnography, effect of sleep-disordered breathing on epilepsy.

9. Technical Capabilities Of The Lab:

The current 4 bed lab is supplemented by a two bed unit on the psychiatry floor. A new 9 bed combined unit is scheduled to open in February 1997. At present approximately 30 overnight studies are done each week. We have the capability for full overnight polysomnography, daytime MSLT studies, portable polysomnography on inpatients, and ambulatory monitoring. We use both digital and analogue equipment and have split-screen video-polysomnography as well as esophageal pressure monitoring available. There is a database covering all patients studied for clinical reasons in our laboratories for about 10 years (over 5,000 patients). An active sleep clinic meets on two afternoons each week.

10. Primary Training Focus: Training in clinical sleep medicine for residents and fellows.

11. Other Training Opportunities: N/A

12. Representative Publications For Last Five Years:

Chervin RD, Guilleminault C: Diaphragm pacing: review and reassessment. Sleep 1994;17:176-187.

Guilleminault C, Stoohs R, Kim Y, Chervin R, Black J, Clerk A: The forgotten gender: women and sleep related upper airway disordered breathing. Ann Intern Med 1995;122;493-501.

Chervin RD, Kraemer HC, Guilleminault C: Correlates of sleep latency on the multiple sleep latency test in a clinical population. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 1995;95:147-153.

Chervin RD, Guilleminault C: Assessment of sleepiness in clinical practice. Nature Med 1995;1:1252-1253.

Chervin RD, Guilleminault C: Overestimation of sleep latency by patients with suspected hypersomnolence. Sleep, 1996; 19:94-100.

Chervin RD, Guilleminault C: Obstructive sleep apnea and related disorders. Neurologic Clin North Amer (in press).


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1. Affiliation: 1996-1997 EntryDept of Neurology, Hennepin County Medical Center University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis

2. Name & address: Mark W. Mahowald, M.D.
 
Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center
Hennepin County Medical Center
701 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Phone: (612) 347-6288;
FAX: (612) 347-2959
E-Mail: mahowoo2@maroon.tc.umn.edu

3. Other Faculty:

Psychiatry: Carlos Schenck, M.D.
Pulmonary: Scott Davies, M.D. and Conrad Iber, M.D.
Neurology: Milton Ettinger, M.D. and Scott Bundlie, M.D.
Pediatrics: Gerald Rosen, M.D., John Garcia, M.D., and Laurel Wills, M.D.

4. Type Of Training Available:

Fellowship and Postgraduate Training Program: The sleep fellowship at the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center is a one-year program. It is designed to provide an educational experience that assures its graduates will possess sound clinical judgement and a high level of knowledge about the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of all sleep disorders. The fellow will be exposed to patients of all ages with a wide variety of sleep complaints. The fellow will learn to make a clinical evaluation, differential diagnosis, recommend appropriate testing, be able to interpret the results of these tests, and be able to formulate a treatment plan. The goal of this fellowship is to prepare each fellow for successful passage of the American Board of Sleep Medicine examination.

5. Types Of Funding Available: Variable

6. Number and Names Of Current Trainees: None

7. Students Who Have Completed Training In The Past Five Years and Current Status:

Fellows:

Aris Iatridis, M.D. (1992-1993) Georgia Lung Associates, Austell, Georgia
Paisan Vachatimanont, M.D. (1993-1994) Bangkok, Thailand (currently establishing a Sleep Disorders Center)
Wendy Fluegel, M.D. (1993-1995) Sleep Disorders Center, St. Luke's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

Others: In addition to regular fellows in the Sleep Center, others have spent extended periods of time in the Sleep Center for advanced training. Many of these have already become certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine.

Siva Apavoo, M.D. (Canada) Dr. Kim, M.D. (Korea)
Anand Popli, M.D. (India) Armantina Espinosa, M.D. (Minneapolis)
Alan Keltz, M.D. (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) John Stevenson, M.D. (Green Bay, WI)
Robert Sack, M.D. (University of Washington) Neely Pardee, M.D. (Seattle, Washington)
Betsy Bouldin, M.D. (Tulane) Larry Pawluk, M.D. (University of Alberta-Edmonton)
Guruswamy Sridhar, M.D. (Canada) Juan Pareja, M.D. (Spain)

8. Primary Research Focus Of Laboratory:

+ REM sleep behavior disorder + Cardiovascular Consequences of Sleep Apnea
+ Parasomnias in children + Effect of Sleep State on the Laryngeal Reflex in Piglets
+ Sleep and violence + Multisite Study of the Functional Outcomes of CPAP use
+ Sleep in post-traumatic stress disorder + Hypothyroidism and excessive daytime sleepiness
+ Sleep in prisoners of war + Long-term CPAP compliance study
+ Zolpidem study (Lorex) + Pilot study: efficacy of an oral device for snoring/apnea
+ Pharmacologic manipulation of sleep fragmentation in rheumatoid arthritis
+ Management of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Narcolepsy
 
9. Technical Capabilities Of The Lab: Six bed facility with complete neurophysiologic monitoring capabilities

10. Primary Training Focus: Clinical sleep disorders.

11. Other Training Opportunities: No information provided.

12. Representative Publications For Last Five Years:

Mahowald MW, Bundlie SR, Hurwitz TD, Schenck CH. Sleep Violence-Forensic Science Implications: Polygraphic and video documentation. J Forensic Sci 1990;35:413-32.

Mahowald M, Rosen G. Parasomnias in children. Pediatrician 1990;17:21-31.

Mahowald MW, Ettinger MG. Things that go bump in the night - The parasomnias revisited. J Clin Neurophysiol 1990;7:119-43.

Schenck CH, Mahowald MW. A Polysomnographic, Neurologic, Psychiatric and Clinical Outcome Report on 70 Consecutive Cases of the REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. Clev Cl J Med 1990;57 (Suppl): s9-s23.

Mahowald MW, Schenck CH. Status Dissociatus - A Perspective on States of Being. Sleep 1991;14(1):69-79.

Schenck CH, Hurwitz TD, Bundlie SR, Mahowald MW. Somnambulistic eating disorders: Polygraphic documentation of a syndrome distinct from daytime eating disorders. Sleep 1991;14:419-431.

Schenck CH, Hurwitz TD, Mahowald MW. REM sleep behavior disorder: a report on a series of 96 consecutive cases and a review of the literature. J Sleep Res 1993;2:224-231.

Schenck CH, Mahowald MW. Review of nocturnal sleep-related eating disorders. Int J Eating Disorders 1994;15:343-356.

Schenck CH, Bundlie SR, Mahowald MW. Delayed emergence of Parkinson's disease in 38% of 29 older males initially diagnosed with idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder. Neurology (in press).

Mahowald MW, Schenck CH. Complex motor behavior arising during the sleep period - Forensic Science Implications. Sleep 1995 (in press).

Schenck CH, Mahowald MW. Long-term, nightly benzodiazepine treatment of injurious parasomnias and other disorders of disrupted nocturnal sleep in 170 adults. Am J Med (in press).

Mahowald MW, Schenck CH. Parasomnia Purgatory - The Epileptic/Non-epileptic Interface. In: Rowan AJ, Gates JR (eds). Non-Epileptic Seizures. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann 1993:123-139.

 

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1. Affiliation:  1997-1998 Entry - Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center Department of Psychology and Social Sciences

2. Name & Address: Rosalind Cartwright

Rush Presbyterrian-St. Lukes
Department of Psychology and Social Sciences
1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago IL 60612

Phone: (312)-942-6695;
FAX: (312)-4980
E-Mail: rcartwe1@rpslmc.edu

3. Other Faculty: Ruzica Ristanovic, M.D., Jane Dyonzak, Ph.D., Cynthia Comella, M.D., Robert Bloom, M.D., James Hersegan, M.D.

4. Type Of Training Available:

Clinical Psychology Residency/Internship:  One-year pre-doctoral APA-approved program in Health Psychology for which the Sleep Disorder Service serves as one of four primary rotations (six months each) in the Medical Center.  Four residents are selected each year, beginning July 1.  Supervisors:  R. Cartwright, J. Dyonzak.

Fellowship Training in Sleep Medicine:  Application has been submitted to the ASDA.  Currently in training are two Pulmonologists.  One to two fellows are selected per year.  Director of Fellowship Training:  R. Ristanovic.

Visiting Professors/Fellows:  Six-month or one-year training experiences per arrangement.  Currently in training is one Visiting Professor of Neurology from Luxembourg.  Accepted for 1996/97 academic year is a Professor of Pulmonary Medicine from Thailand.  Previous Visiting Professors/Fellows have included Psychiatrist from Thailand, Psychotherapist from Switzerland, Neurologists from the United States.

Accredited Neurophysiology Fellowship:  Fellows in the Department of Neurology with required rotations in the Sleep Disorders Center.

Research Post-Doctoral Position:  One to two year position working on funded research projects have been available to qualified candidates with doctoral degrees in Psychology.

Elective Rotations for Neurology and Pulmonary Residents/Fellows:  One- to two-month rotations at the Sleep Disorders Center are available, as arranged.

Elective Rotations for Medical Students:  Brief rotations in the Sleep Disorders Center are available to third or fourth year students, as arranged.

Undergraduate Students:  Research externships for Undergraduate students in Psychology or the Sciences have been arranged.

Related Training Opportunity:  A Neuroscience doctoral program is offered as a joint program between the Departments of Psychology and Neurology with doctoral dissertation in Sleep or Biological Rhythms Research (M.D./Ph.D. program).

Since the opening of the Sleep Disorders and Research Center, we have consistently been involved in clinical and research training of physicians, psychologists and researchers.

5. Types Of Funding Available: GME supported residency $16,152 and research grant support

6. Number and Names Of Current Trainees: (4)

Alice Luten, Amy Peterman, Alicia Matthews

7. Students Who Have Completed Training In The Past Five Years and Current Status:

Russell Rosenberg Ph.D., Director, Sleep Disorder Center, Atlanta GA.
Janet Tatman Ph.D., No information, Southwest Chest Consultants, Phoenix AZ.
Clifford Massey Ph.D., No information, Sleep Disorder Center, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge IL.
Pam Snider Ph.D., No information, Montgomery Cancer Center, Montgomery AL
 
8. Primary Research Focus Of Laboratory:

+  Depression
+  Dreaming
+  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
+  Sleep and Congestive Heart Failure
+  Sleep Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders
+  Sleep and Epilepsy
+  Behavioral Treatments for Sleep Disorders
+  Investigational Drug Treatments

9. Technical Capabilities Of The Lab:
 

  • The laboratory consists of four bedrooms, capable of performing 20 research and clinical sleep studies each week, along  with MSLT/MWT.  Studies are conducted consistent with the typical sleep time of our patients.
  • Studies are stored on optical disk and semi-automated scoring is available.
  • Portable recordings of ASDA levels I-IV (Standard PSG; Comprehensive Portable PSG; Modified Portable Study;  Continuous Bioparameter Recording) and Actigraphy are available.
  • Clinical Capabilities:
     

  • The Sleep Disorders Service and Research Center was one of the first Centers to be accredited by the ASDA.  We received accreditation in 1981 and have continuously maintained this accreditation.
  • A multidisciplinary approach is the hallmark of our treatment strategies.  Discussions of clinical cases, review of polysomnographic records, and treatment planning occur on a weekly basis.
  • The Center hosts weekly Grand Rounds which is open to the Chicago professional community and is accredited for continuing medical education credits.
  • 10. Primary Training Focus:

    Residency in Psychology, Pulmonary residency (fellowship rotation), Neurology (fellowship rotation).

    11. Other Training Opportunities: Neuroscience Ph.D. program.

    12. Representative Publications For Last Five Years:

    Cartwright, R. Diaz, F. and Lloyd, S. (1991) The effects of sleep posture and sleep stage on apnea frequency. Sleep,
    14, 351-353.

    Cartwright, R. Kravitz H. Eastman, C. and Wood, E. (1991) REM latency and recovery from depression: Getting over divorce. Amer. J. Psychiat. 148, 1530-1535.

    Cartwright, R. Ristanovic, R. Diaz, F. Caldarelli, D. and Alder, G.(1991) A comparative study of treatments for sleep apnea. Sleep, 14, 546-552.

    Cartwright, R. and Wood, E. (1991) Adjustment disorders of sleep: the effects of a major stressful event and its resolution.
    Psychiatry Research, 39, 199-209.

    Cartwright, R. (1992) Masochism in dreaming and its relation to depression.  Dreaming, 2, 79-84.

    Cartwright, R. and Wood, E. (1993) The contribution of dream masochism to the sex ratio difference in major depression.
    Psychiatry Research, 46, 165-173.

    Cartwright, R and Lloyd, S. (1994) Early REM: A compensatory change in depression.  Psychiatry Research, 51, 245-252.

    Lloyd, S. and Cartwright, R. (1995) The collection of home and laboratory dreams by means of an instrumental response
    technique.  Dreaming. 5, 63-73.


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    1. Affiliation: 1997-1998 Entry - Biological Rhythms Research Lab, Dept. of Psychology & Social Sciences Rush­Presbyterian­St.Luke's Medical Center

    2. Name & Address: Charmane Eastman, Ph.D.

    Biological Rhythms Research Laboratory
    Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
    1653 W. Congress Parkway
    Chicago, IL 60612

    Phone (312) 942-4472;
    FAX: (773) 955-3958;
    E-Mail: ceastman@rush.edu

    3. Other Faculty: None

    4. Type Of Training Available:

    Research Assistants: Varied research experience which can help prepare you for graduate school.
    Graduate Students: Ph.D. through the Neuroscience Program of the Neurology Department Joint M.D., Ph.D. program also available.
    Postdoctoral Fellows: Goals: Be primarily responsible for running a study and writing it up for publication. Learn to write grant proposals.

    5. Types Of Funding Available:

    Occasional openings in all positions above supported by research grants,or write your own pre-doc or post-doc grant, such as from the National Sleep Foundation.

    6. Number and Names Of Current Trainees:
     

  • Research Assistants: Stacy Martin
  • Graduate Students: Katie Sharkey (joint M.D./ Ph.D program at Rush University) & Erin Hoese (Psychology Department, Northwestern University
  • 7. Students Who Have Completed Training In The Past Five Years and Current Status:

    Research Assistants

    Linda Gallo, Graduate student, Clinical Psychology, University of Utah
    Robert Tell, Graduate student, Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
    Kristi Kattapong, Graduate student, Dept. of Psychology, Loyola University

    Postdoctoral Fellows

    Paula Mitchell Associate Research Fellow, Psychology Dept., Monash University & Psychology Dept., Univ. Melbourne, Australia

    8. Primary Research Focus Of Laboratory:

    + Human circadian rhythms
    + Phase-shifting effects of light, melatonin, exercise
    + Sedative effects of melatonin
    + Shift-work

    9. Technical Capabilities Of The Lab:

    * Ambulatory monitors for recording body temperature and ambient light
    * Wrist actigraph systems
    * Collection of salivary melatonin
    * Computer system for analyzing temperature phase
    * Collaborations possible with nearby Sleep Center

    10. Primary Training Focus: (see #9)

    11. Other Training Opportunities: Sleep Center (Rosalind Cartwright, Ph.D., Director)

    12. Representative Publications For Last Five Years:

    Gallo, LC; Eastman, CI.  Circadian rhythms during gradually delaying and advancing sleep and light schedules.
    Physiol. & Behav.  53: 119-126, 1993.

    Eastman, CI.; Gallo, LC.; Lahmeyer, H W.; Fogg, LF. The circadian rhythm of temperature during light treatment for winter depression.   Biol. Psychiatry  34: 210-220; 1993.

    Eastman, CI; Stewart, KT; Mahoney, MP; Liu, L.; Fogg, LF. Dark goggles and bright light improve circadian rhythm adaptation to night-shift work.  Sleep  17: 535-543; 1994.

    Eastman, CI.; Boulos, Z.; Terman, M.; Cambell, SS; Dijk, DJ; Lewy, AJ.  Light treatment for sleep disorders: consensus report.  VI. Shift work.   J. Biol. Rhythms. 10: 157-164; 1995.

    Hoese, EK; Youngstedt, SD; Liu, L; Eastman, CI.  Exercise during the night shift phase shifts human circadian rhythms.   Sleep Research   24: 523; 1995.

    Eastman, CI; Hoese, EK; Youngstedt, SD; Liu, L.  Phase-shifting human circadian rhythms with exercise during the night shift.   Physiol. Behav.  58: 1287-1291; 1995.

    Kattapong, KR; Fogg, LF; Eastman, CI.  Effect of sex, menstrual cycle phase and oral contraceptive use on circadian temperature rhythms.   Chronobiol. Int.  12: 257-266; 1995.

    Mitchell, PJ; Hoese, EK; Liu, L; Eastman, CI.  Direct versus phase-shifting effects of bright light exposure during night shifts on mood and daytime sleep.  Sleep Research  24A: 531; 1995.

    Mitchell, PJ, Hoese, EK, Liu, L; Fogg, LF; Eastman, CI.  Facilitating versus conflicting bright light exposure during night shifts for circadian adaptation to delayed and advanced sleep schedule shifts.   Sleep Research   24: 528; 1995.

    Martin, SK, Eastman, CI.  Medium-intensity light exposure is almost as good as high intensity for circadian adaptation to simulated night work.  Sleep Research 26, 1997. 


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    1. Affiliation: 1997-1998 EntryDepartment of Neurology, Wayne State University Medical School

    2. Name & Address: Sheldon Kapen, M.D.

    Neurology Service (127)
    VA Medical Center
    4646 John R
    Detroit, MI 48201

    Phone: (313)-576-3311
    FAX: (313)-576-1122
    E-Mail:  KAPEN.SHELDON@ALLEN-PARK.VA.GOV

    3. Other Faculty: Safwan Dadr, M.D. &  James Rowley, M.D.

    4. Types Of Training Available: One-two year fellowship in sleep disorders medicine

    5. Types Of Funding Available: Salary at PGY4 level - $37,126 (Trainee Support)

    6. Types Of Funding (Laboratory Grants):  NIH and VA Merit Review Grants

    7.  Number and Names of Current Trainees:  (3)

    Baher Elhalwagi, M.D.
    Michael Gamiao, M.D.
    Yousef Mohammed, M.D.

    8. Students Who Have Completed Training In The Past Five Years and Current Status:

    Thomas Tan, M.D. Fellow, Pulmonary Medicine University of Illinois
    Asima Hussain, M.D., Staff Physician, VA Medical Center, Detroit
    Choudhury Salekin, M.D., Assistant Professor, Meharry Medical College
    Anas Nahhas, M.D. Fellow, Critical Care Medicine, Wayne State University Medical School
    Peter Nowell, M.D. Post-Graduate Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry
    Kuimil Mohan, M.D., Resident, Neurology, Wayne State Univ. Med. School
    Anna Sander, D.O., Private Practice, Jackson, Michigan

    9  Primary Research Focus of Laboratory::
     
     Obstructive sleep apnea and stroke, genetics of obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea

    10. Technical Capabilities Of The Lab:

    * Eight bed fully equipped sleep laboratory in new medical center.
    * State of the art computer hardware and software (paperless computerized recording).
    * Collaborating six bed sleep disorders laboratory at Harper Hospital under the pulmonary division.

    11. Primary Training Focus: Clinical training in sleep disorders medicine

    12. Other Training Opportunities: Pet Center at Children's Hospital of Michigan (Harry Chungani, M.D.)

    13. Representative Publications For Last Five Years:

    Kapen S. Normal sleep and biological rhythms.  In Victor LD(ed): Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Little Brown:Boston, 1992, pp. 425-437.
     
    Kapen S, Eisenbrey B, Kukurga D, Brennan S. Molecular genetics in obstructive sleep apnea patients with REMP's:Comparison with narcolepsy.  Sleep Res 22:212, 1993.
     
    Badr MS, Toiber F, Skatrud JB, Dempsey JA.  Pharyngeal Narrowing/Occlusion during Central Sleep Apnea, J Appl Physiol 78:1806-15,1995.
     
    Kapen S. Sleep disorders associated with stroke.  In Gilman S. Goldstein GW, Waxman SG (eds). Neurobase.
    Arbor Publ. Co: La Jolla,CA 1996.

    Schwartz AR, Rowley JA, Thut DC, permutt S, Smith PL.Structural Basis for Alterations in Upper Airway Collapsibility. Sleep 19: 5184-5188, 1996.


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    1. Affiliation: 1995-1996 Entry - Wright State School of Medicine, Department of Neurology and Dayton VA Hospital

    2. Name & Address: Michael H. Bonnet

    VA Hospital
    4100 West Third Street Mail Loc: #127
    Dayton, OH 45428

    Phone: (513) 267-3910;
    FAX: (513) 267-5317

    3. Other Faculty:: Donna Arand, Ph.D., Thomas McNulty, M.D.

    4. Types Of Training Available:

    * Graduate research associateship
    * Graduate research assistantship

    5. Types Of Funding Available:

    Research Assistant Stipends

    6. Number and Names Of Current Trainees: None

    7. Students Who Have Completed Training In The Past Five Years and Current Status :

    Ralph Downey, Ph.D. Diplomats Sleep Disorders Medicine Loma Linda University
    Oliver Wirth, M.S. Graduate Student Univ. West Virginia

    8. Primary Research Focus Of Laboratory :

    + Sleep deprivation
    + Physiological basis of insomnia
    + Shift work

    9. Technical Capabilities Of The Lab:

    * 3 bed research lab and separate 2 bed clinical lab
    * Extensive 24-hour performance testing capabilities
    * 2 metabolic carts for metabolic studies
    * Extensive computer capabilities

    10. Primary Training Focus: Behavioral sleep research.

    11. Other Training Opportunities: Sleep disorders medicine; Ph.D. program in Human Factors at Wright State University.

    12. Representative Publications For Last Five Years:

    Downey, R.D. and Bonnet, M.H. Sleep-wake discrimination in subjective insomnia improves as a function of sleep onset feedback. Sleep. 1992; 15: 58-63.

    Prosise, G.L., Bonnet, M.H., Berry, R.B. & Dickel, M.J. The effects of smoking cessation on sleep and daytime sleepiness. Chest. 1994, 105: 1136-1141.

    Bonnet, M.H., Gomez, S., Wirth, O. & Arand, D.L. The use of caffeine versus prophylactic naps in sustained performance. Sleep. 1995; 18: in press.

     

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