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News – May 2019

May 1, 2019May 13, 2019 MD-Update Staff A., adult neurology, American academy, American osteopathic board of family physician, APRN, assistant, award program, baptist health, Brian Sosnin, Brittany Chapman, C., Carolina hospital, Cecil, central Kentucky, chi, chi saint, clinic, clinical neurophysiology fellowship, commerce parkway, davenport, Direct-To-Employer, Direct-To-Employer program, Eastpoint parkway, endoscopy, epilepsy, epilepsy track, Erika Ford, fellowship, gastroenterology, group neurology, Intalere, Intalere Healthcare, internal medicine, internal medicine residency, Jennifer Bratton, Joseph, Joseph health, Julie Ellis, Kentucky, Kentucky sleep society, Kimberly, Kimberly A., Kresge, Kresge way, Lexington, Lexington clinic, Lexington clinic 's Direct-To-Employer program, Louisville, Louisville baptist health, Marshall university school, Marshall university school of medicine, medical degree, medical group, medical group neurology, medical society, medicine, medicine residency, member of the American academy of neurology, member of the Jefferson county, Michael T., network of provider, neurological society, neurology, neurophysiology fellowship, new provider, News, north Carolina hospital, nurse, nurse practitioner, operational improvement, PA-C, patient experience, patient satisfaction, photo, physician, physician assistant, provider, residency, Siddiqi, Siraj Siddiqi, sleep, sleep medicine, sleep medicine fellowship, Stephen C., suite, suite 430, suite 56, T, Timothy Bratton, Umansky, university of north Carolina hospital, UofL, UofL school, UofL school of medicine, Wolford

Baptist Health Medical Group Kentuckiana Adds New Providers LOUISVILLE Baptist Health Medical Group has added new physicians and practices to

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A Wake-Up Call for Cardiovascular Health

March 1, 2019May 13, 2019 Gil Dunn AASM inter-scorer reliability board member, advanced pap, andenotonsillar, andenotonsillar hypertrophy, apnea, Apnea test, arrythmia, Bowling, Bowling green Michael Zachek, care of OSA, care specialty, CPAP, CPAP data, craniofacial abnormality, critical care specialty, current paradigm of obvious OSA, dental device, dentist, disorder, evolution of sleep medicine, fibrillation, GGC, Gilbert clinic, Graves Gilbert, Graves Gilbert clinic, great acceptance, great acceptance of telemedicine, high tobacco use, home sleep, hypertension, image001 photo, inter-scorer, Kentucky, Kentucky sleep society, medicine, Michael Zachek, month of patient, multi-specialty practice, obstructive sleep apnea, obvious OSA, Ohio county hospital, OSA, OSA treatment, overnight sleep study, Owensboro health sleep center, pap, pap device, pap prescription, past president of the Kentucky sleep society, patient-based, patient-based overview, patient-based overview of the specialty, patient-rich, patient-rich environment, payer requirement, pediatric sleep apnea, permit modification, phone app, physician center, pre-certification, pulmonary problem, remote evaluation, simple home breathe record, sleep, sleep apnea, sleep center staff, sleep disorder, sleep medicine, small town of Bowling, smart pap device, specialty, standard scorer, surgery, telemedicine, third-party payer requirement, timeless advice, timeless advice of the benefit, timely care, TJ Samson, TJ Samson hospital, treatment of sleep disorder, typical patient, US air force commitment, vascular issue, Wake-Up call, young pulmonologist, Zachek, Zachek recall join

BOWLING GREEN Michael Zachek, MD, has seen the evolution of sleep medicine from the 1990s until today. He has a

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The Science of Sleep Medicine

March 1, 2016 Sarah Wilder ►, ► at-home sleep study, ► CPAP, ► CPAP instruction, ► CPAP titration study, ► durable medical equipment supply, ► follow-up care, ► maintenance, ► maintenance of wakefulness test, ► multiple sleep latency test, ► overnight sleep study, ► professional mask fit, A., abrupt awaken, adult need, air pressure, airway, airway of a patient, American board, American board of Otolaryngology, apnea, B., board-certified, board-certified physician, breathe cessation, clinic, Colin, comprehensive approach, CPAP, Dineen, disorder, EEG, F., heart rhythm, insufficient sleep, Knox, Lexington, Lexington clinic, Lexington clinic 's pulmonary department, Lexington clinic 's sleep center, Lexington clinic sleep center, likelihood of motor vehicle crash, machinery-related, machinery-related accident, mask fit, medicine, morning headache, neck surgery, neurology, normal sleep architecture, observed episode, observed episode of breathe cessation, one-third of the U.S. adult population, onset of chronic illness, OSA, otolaryngology, oxygen, oxygen level, patient 's effort, patient 's sleep, patient of OSA, photo, physician, poor oxygen supply, relaxation of the throat muscle, S., science of sleep medicine, sleep, sleep apnea, sleep disorder, sleep latency test, sleep medicine, sleep study, surgery, surgical treatment, throat muscle, tongue, treat sleep disorder, two-thirds of adult, U, U.S. adult population, wakefulness test, Wayne B., wide-range of sleep disorder, work productivity

LEXINGTON According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most adults need between seven and nine hours of

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News – Dec 2015

December 1, 2015January 20, 2017 MD-Update Staff A., artery, behavioral science, Bertolone, blockage, Bolli, buckler, cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, cardiovascular research, cardiovascular science, Casey, catheter, chair, Charlestown, chest, chief of pediatric oncology, chief of the university of Louisville 's division, chief resident, Christina, Christina buckler, coherence, coherence tomography, cum, emergency, Ephraim McDowell, fellowship, field of blood cancer, Floyd, great Louisville area, Hattab, hematology, HMH, Indiana, Indiana university, J., Jackson, Jay, Jeannie Schottenstein, Jeannie Schottenstein prize, Kentucky, laboratory medicine, laude, Lehmann Spirit, Lehmann Spirit of service award, Lehmann Spirit of service award foundation, longstanding service, Louisville, Louisville 's division, Louisville area, Louisville native, Louisville Roberto Bolli, Louisville Salvatore, Louisville Salvatore J., Louisville school, louisville-area physician, Marc, Marc A., Marc Lehmann Spirit, Marc Lehmann Spirit of service award, MBA, medical center, medical degree, medicine, memory of Marc A., myeloid leukemia, News, ocelot, oncology, optical coherence tomography, pad, pathology, pediatric oncology, Phillips, physician, prize, professor, psychiatry, Rep., residency, residency program, Schooler, Schottenstein, Schottenstein prize, service award, service award foundation, sleep, sleep medicine, sport medicine, sport medicine physician, support staff member, tomography, trauma, trauma care, trauma center, U, university of Louisville, university of Louisville school of medicine, vascular center

Bertolone Receives Marc Lehmann Spirit of Service Award LOUISVILLE Salvatore J. Bertolone, Jr., MD, professor and previous chief of pediatric

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Raising the Grade

February 1, 2014 Jennifer S. Newton advocacy, age-adjusted rate, air pollution, American lung association, average rate of flu, behavior of lung cell, Care registry, category of the American lung association, cessation program, chair of the department of medicine, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, clinical care, clinical trial, critical care, development of a national patient Care registry, disorder, Dr. Jesse Roman, Dr. Jesse Roman help, Dr. Rafael, Dr. Rafael L., effect of tobacco, FDA-approved drug, fibrosis, fibrosis foundation, flu, free air policy, Grade, high age-adjusted rate, high age-adjusted rate of lung cancer incidence, high prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, high rate of asthma, improve lung health, interstitial lung disease program, Jesse Roman, Kentucky, Kentucky 's lung health, L., lack of tobacco control, Louisville, Louisville F, lung, lung association, lung cancer incidence, lung disease, lung disease program, lung fibrosis, lung health, lung pathologist, lung remodel, medicine, national patient Care registry, national public advocacy, outcome, pathologist, physician, pneumonia vaccine participation, public health, pulmonary fibrosis foundation, pulmonologist, pulmonologists, Pulmonology, remodel, respiratory health, Roman 's research, sleep medicine, smoking-attributable, smoking-attributable lung cancer mortality rate, specialty area, standard method of treatment, state of public health, state of tobacco control report, tissue, tobacco, tobacco control report, tobacco exposure, tobacco prevention, treatment of fibrosis, university of Louisville, UofL, UofL 's pulmonology program, UofL pulmonologist, vaccine

LOUISVILLE F = Failing. That’s the grade Kentucky received in, not one, but all four categories of the American Lung

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Sleep Medicine on Fast Track

September 1, 2012 Gil Dunn apnea, bariatric, Bariatric center, Bariatric center of excellence, bariatric patient, center 's sleep, clinic, continuous positive air pressure, cost containment measure, CPAP, disorder, ENT, ENT physician, ENT specialist lead sleep center, GCH, GCH educational event, GCH sleep center, general practitioner, Georgetown, Georgetown community hospital, Georgetown hospital, grow population of patient, high-deductible, home-based sleep study test, interpretation of the center 's sleep, Ironman triathlon, leg disorder, medical director of the GCH sleep center, medicine, oral appliance, OSA, otolaryngology, physician, private practice, restless leg disorder, Ron Shashy, Shashy, Shashy 's alternative, Shashy embrace, sleep, sleep apnea, sleep center, sleep disorder, sleep medicine, surgeon, treat sleep, value of fitness

When Ron Shashy, MD, ENT, was looking for a location to start his private practice, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists,

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Fighting for Sleep

September 1, 2012 Gil Dunn AASM, advocacy, apnea, appropriate reimbursement, board-certified pulmonologist, carrier, central sleep apnea, CHF, current advocacy, current chair of the insurance committee, current Kentucky license mechanism, diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, disorder, full-time sleep medicine specialist, guideline of the AASM, home sleep test, HST, hypertension, in-lab, in-lab sleep test, insomnia, insurance, insurance carrier, insurance carrier 's effort, insurance committee, insurance issue, internal medicine specialist, Kentucky, Kentucky license mechanism, Kentucky sleep society, KYSS, Louisville 's school, medicine, narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea, OMHS, OSA, Owensboro, Owensboro sleep medicine specialist advocate, physician, polysomnography technologist, pope, pope 's view, primary mission of the KYSS, private practice, pulmonary fellowship, recur bad dream, Robert pope, role of the Kentucky sleep society, sleep, sleep apnea, sleep center, sleep disorder, sleep medicine, sleep medicine group, sleep physician face challenge, sleep technologist, sleep-disordered, sleep-disordered breathe, specialist, specialty, statewide legislation, statewide sleep medicine group, technologist, treatment of sleep disorder, university of Louisville 's school of medicine, untreated sleep-disordered breathe, Wisconsin sleep cohort study show

Robert Pope, MD, a full-time sleep medicine specialist at Owensboro Advanced Sleep Center, is the current chair of the Insurance

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Intellectual Curiosity

September 1, 2012 Jennifer S. Newton apnea, Azmi, Azmi draw, body disease, brain, brain wave, brain wave lead neurologist, clinic, consciousness, CPAP, disorder, dream sleep, EEG, even radiology scan, exact subject, exact subject of a person 's thought, exception of the extraocular muscle, eye movement of read, Floyd, Floyd memorial, Floyd memorial 's sleep disorder center, Floyd memorial hospital location, Floyd memorial medical group, full range of sleep service, HGNS, hospital location, intellectual curiosity, L., lewy body disease, Mayo, Mayo clinic, Md. Rao, measure consciousness, medicine, millisecond resolution, MMA, multidisciplinary aspect, Multisystem atrophy, myriad philosopher, native Louisvillian, neurodegenerative, neurodegenerative disorder, neurologist, neurology, Nuzhat Hasan, OSA, Parkinson, pulmonologists, radiology scan, Rao, RBD, Rem, Rem behavior disorder, Satish Rao, sleep, sleep apnea, sleep disorder center, sleep medicine, sleep service, study of sleep medicine, temporal millisecond resolution, temporal millisecond resolution of brain wave, U of L.

Consciousness. Myriad philosophers, theologians, and scientists have sought to define this concept for centuries, and it was an intellectual interest

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A Scientific Approach to Predisposing, Precipitating, and Perpetuating Causes of Sleep Disorders

September 1, 2012January 20, 2017 Gil Dunn AASM, apnea, center 's policy, clinic, clinic 's sleep, core of the success of the Lexington clinic sleep center, Craig Knox, cutting-edge of sleep medicine, development of treatment stem, Dineen, director of the clinic 's sleep, disorder, double board-certified, F., FCCP, five year accreditation, good sleep play, high quality of care, high standard of quality, home-based, home-based study, hypocretin, interpretation of polysomnographs, Lexington, Lexington clinic, Lexington clinic sleep center, medicine, member of Lexington clinic, narcolepsy, OSA, overall health, patient care, perpetuate cause, perpetuate cause of sleep disorder, perpetuation, polysomnographs, predisposition, recognized guideline, safety control measure, sleep, sleep center, sleep disorder, sleep medicine, sleep play, sleep techs, spectrum of healthcare, staff of the sleep center, treat sleep disorder, Wayne Colin, weight-loss

John F. Dineen, MD, FCCP, believes that patients want to choose their healthcare providers based on the quality of care

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