Montefiore Sleep Disorders Center

Affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.

The Sleep Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center provides services for patients with all types of sleep disorders. Full evaluations include the assessment of a sleep disorder by consultation and, if necessary, by polysomnography (sleep studies). Disorders evaluated include snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome, sleepwalking, nightmares etc.

Treatment options include behavioral treatments, pharmacological, surgical, dental appliances, Continuous positive airway pressure devices (CPAP) etc.

In 1977, the Sleep Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center was the first center to be accredited in the the U.S.A. by the American Sleep Disorders Association. The staff of the Sleep Disorders Center consist of sleep specialists certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine. Staff and consultative services include: neurologists, cardiologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, pediatricians, dentists, otolaryngologists, and pulmonary physicicans.

Technical staff are certified by the American Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists and are members of the Association of Polysomnographic Technologists.

Medical Director
Michael J. Thorpy MD, Director, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Montefiore Medical Center, and Associate-professor of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York. Diplomat - American Board of Sleep Medicine.

For additional information:
Sleep-Wake Disorders Center,
Montefiore Medical Center,
111East 210th Street,
Bronx, NY 10467.
Phone: 718-920-4841
Fax: 718-798-4352.
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