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NCASM 2011 Speaker Biographies
Samuel A. Fleishman, MD, is the medical director of Behavioral Health and Sleep Medicine at Cape Fear Valley Health System. He spends the majority of his time running a six-bed laboratory and sleep disorders clinic. He treats patients with all types of sleep disorders and has extensive clinical experience in treating patients with Insomnia, Sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy, Idiopathic Hypersomnia, Restless Legs syndrome and Parasomnias. Dr. Fleishman holds a faculty appointment with Methodist College and precepts and lectures in the Physician Assistant program. Dr. Fleishman attended UNC Chapel Hill for his undergraduate degree and earned his medical degree from East Carolina School of Medicine. He completed a residency in psychiatry as well as a sleep disorders fellowship at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Fleishman has lectured extensively on sleep disorders, with presentation topics including chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic caffeine consuption, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, excessive sleepiness, shift work and insomnia. Dr. Fleishman is a member of the American Medical Association, and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. His activity with the AASM is extensive and has primarily been in the areas of Health Policy and Accreditation. Dr. Fleishman currently is on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and is the President-elect for the society. Dr. Fleishman is Board certified in Psychiatry and has subspecialty certification in Sleep Medicine as well as board certification by the American Board of Sleep Medicine. He is also a member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine (NCASM). Giridhar Chintalapudi, MD Dr. Chintalapudi is a native of India and completed medical school at Kurnool Medical School in southern India. After that, he moved to the UK and practiced there for 4 years during which time he developed a keen interest in Behavioral Neurology. His interest led him to move to New York in 1994, where he completed a neurology residency at State University of New York, Stony Brook where he was nominated as doctor of the year by the patients. After becoming a Board certified neurologist in 1998, he pursued his interest in sleep medicine became Board Certified in Sleep Medicine, initially by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and later by the American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM) in 2007. He practiced neurology as a Board Certified physician in Indiana for 2 years where he was appointed Medical Director for the Sleep Center and was invited to become a clinical instructor in the Indiana University at Purdue. Since 2000, he has lived in North Carolina and not only pursued excellence in patient care, but also sought to share his passion with others by active involvement in educating others. He was the Director of the Polysomnography Program at Siler City Community College from 2006-2010; and was the Director of the Polysomnography Program at Sandhills Community College from 2008-2010. In 2005 he became Board Certified in Vascular Neurology and UCNS certified in Headache Medicine. He pioneered in the field of Sleep Medicine by opening up the first accredited state of the art sleep center in Moore county. He is currently a member of the American Academy of Neurology and American Academy of Sleep Medicine and serves on the Board of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine (NCASM). He joined Sandhills Neurology in 2002 and currently resides in Cary with his wife who home schools their two daughters. Sandra Jones Cobb,RPSGT Sandra grew up in Durham and has been in the sleep medicine field for almost 9 years. She began her career in sleep upon graduation from high school at an independent laboratory. She learned the profession as an "on the job trainee," and after meeting her Full Time Training eligibility requirements, she passed her BRPT Board Exam to become a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist in 2004. Shortly thereafter, she began working at UNC under the supervision of Dr. Brad Vaughn at UNC Chapel Hill, NC. She also works for Raleigh Neurology under Dr. Tom Perkins and Dr. Leslie Boyce performing MSLTs and polysomnographic scoring. Sandra is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine (NCASM). Currently, she is now pursuing additional education in EEG at UNC. Sandra lives in Carrboro with her husband and pets. Kristin Daley, Ph.D Dr. Kristin Daley is the director of Sleep Medicine services for Charlotte Eye Ear Nose and Throat Associates. She has a practice within CEENTA that is primarily focused on Behavioral Sleep Medicine, which incorporates behioral approaches to a broad spectrum of sleep disorders, including Insomnia, Behavioral Insomnia of Childhood, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders, and adherence to PAP treatment. She completed her Ph.D. in Health Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she had previously completed her Master's Degree in Clinical/Community Psychology. Her dissertation work incorporated physical activity and cognitive approaches in the treatment of comorbid insomnia and depression. Dr. Daley is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine (NCASM). Personally, she has been a long-term resident of Charlotte,NC and is the mother of three young children. She enjoys physical exercise and time outdoors in her free time. Heidi Roth, MD Dr. Roth completed her medical school at the Harvard Medical School and MIT joint program in Boston, and residency at the Longwood Neurology training program in Boston. She is specialized in both Behavioral Neurology and Sleep Medicine. She joined the faculty of the UNC Neurology department in 2002, and is now Associate Professor of Neurology and Co-Director of the Sleep Disorders Clinic at UNC Chapel Hill. Dr. Roth's research interests include investigation of memory consolidation in sleep apnea, physiological variables underlying sleep state misperception and insomnia, and neurological models of attention, memory, and language. Dr. Roth is also a member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine (NCASM). Daniel Lee, MD Daniel Lee, MD is a Clinical Professor of Neurology at Brody School of Medicine and Department of Neuroscience at East Carolina University. He also has served as the Medical Director of PCMH Sleep Research Center. Dr. Lee completed his Neurology training and fellowship from Barnes-Jewish-Children's Hospitals at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. He is board certified by the American Academy of Neurology and Psychiatry and the American Board of Sleep Medicine. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and a member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine (NCASM). A. Thomas Perkins IV, MD Dr. Perkins was born in State College, Pennsylvania and grew up in rural Indiana. He received a BS in biology from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio in 1985 and an MD from the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM) in 1991. While at NEOUCOM, in conjunction with Kent State University, he also completed a Ph.D. in Neurobiology, studying the electrophyiologic and pharmacologic mechanisms of learning and memory. After an internship at Akron City Hospital, he completed a residency in neurology as well as a fellowship in epilepsy and sleep meicine at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Perkins is board certified in neurology. He is doubly board certified in Sleep Medicine through the American Board of Sleep Medicine and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, subspecialty in sleep medicine. He joined Raleigh Neurology in 1997. He developed and now directs the Sleep Medicine Program at Raleigh Neurology, which has the distinction of being nationally accredited since 2002. Dr. Perkins is actively involved in the clinical research of sleep disorders and epilepsy and enjoys opportunities to lecture on sleep related topics and to occasionally publish that research. He married his college sweetheart in 1987, and they had their first child during medical school. Dr. Perkins and his wife have three children. He completed his first and last marathon in 2000. He enjoys early mornings reading his Bible, incorporating his faith into the practice of medicine, exercising, and any sport involving a ball. Dr. Perkins is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine (NCASM). Cormac O'Donovan, MD Dr. O'Donovan was born in Rochester, New York of Irish parents where he lived the first few years of his life before his family returned to Ireland. After medical school training in Galway, Ireland he was a neurology resident and fellow at the Cleveland Clinic Ohio. He is currently Associate Professor of Neurology and Internal Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He is Director of the Epilepsy Center and Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratories. His research includes autonomic dysfunction in sleep and epilepsy. He has served on several committees and advisory boards including the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology where he serves as a representative to the CoAEND, the governing body for Accreditation for ElectroDiagnostic Technologists. He is also a member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine (NCASM). Mary Mondul, BS,RPSGT Mary Mondul is the Clinical Coordinator of Danville Pulmonary Sleep in Danville, Virginia since 2006. She worked at UNC Chapel Hill, NC for 6 years. She began her sleep career in 1995 in Virginia after completing her BS degree at Old Dominion University. In addition to her duties as Clinical Coordinator, she is a preceptor and educator for J.Sergent Reynolds Students. Mary is past President of the Southern Society of Electroneurodiagnostics and served on the Legislative Committee for the Virginia Academy of Sleep Medicine. She continuously promotes sleep awareness and support groups in her community. Mary is the proud mother of 4 children and has been happily married for 16 years. Mary is a member of the Virginia Academy of Sleep Medicine and an Associate member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine (NCASM). Amanda Ross, AAS, RPSGT Amanda grew up in a small town, Kinston, North Carolina. After several years of college she decided to obtain her Associates Degree in Polysomnography, graduating in 2010. While in college, she became employed at Wake Sleep Lab in Raleigh, NC. Upon graduation, she acquired her RPSGT credential. In addition to working as a full time sleep technologist, Amanda was also an adjunct instructor. She is very much dedicated to the sleep medicine profession and plans to continue her education to obtain her Bachelor's degree in Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Medicine. Amanda loves spending time with her 2 children, fiance, and the rest of her family. She is committed to advocating for the sleep profession through education and community awareness. She is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine (NCASM). Richard Kravitz,MD Dr. Kravitz is Associate Professor of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at Duke University and Medical Director of the Duke Pediatric Sleep Lab. His clinical interests are in pediatric sleep disorders, respiratory dystrophies, asthma, and complicated pneumonias. In addition to his medical education activities and clinical research pursuits, Dr. Kravitz has been a frequent contributor to peer reviewed journals and written pulmonary chapters for general pediatric textbooks. In particular, he has helped co-author several position papers on the management of the respiratory complications of patients with neuromuscular wekness, including Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Pompe Disease as well as spoken nationally on these topics. Along with his professional pursuits, Dr. Kravitz has served on numerous academic committees, including Duke University's Institutional Review Board and its Medical School Admissions Committee. Dr. Kravitz has been active in the American Thoracic Society and its Pediatric Assembly, serving as its Pediatric Assembly Web Director and participating on the Pediatric Program, and the Marketing and Communications Committees. Dr. Kravitz is also a member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine (NCASM). Steve Glinka, RPSGT Steve has been working in health care for15 years in various capacities including EMS, mental health and sleep medicine. He began his career in sleep medicine in the Philadelphia area working in an adult sleep center performing overnight sleep studies. Shortly thereafter, his interests became focused on pediatric sleep medicine and received training at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Also, during this time he participated in a couple of research studies at this facility. Currently, Steve is the clinical supervisor for the Duke Hospital Pediatric Sleep Centers which utilizes Sleep Services of America and his expertise is in scoring pediatric studies. Steve, along with Dr. Kravitz was recently interviewed by Advance for Respiratory and Sleep Magazine for an article about pediatric sleep. Steve is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine (NCASM). Jennifer Falvo, RPSGT Jennifer is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Gwneydd Mercy College and has been working in the sleep field for the past 7 years at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. She has worked exclusively in the pediatric field beginning as a night technologist and then transitioning to the day shift as a scoring technologist. Jen has also partnered with the world renowned sleep doctor, Dr. Carole Marcus as one of Dr. Marcus' research technologists. In addition, Jen was recently published in two of Dr. Marcus' research studies with the first study called "Biflex," and the paper that is being published from this study is called: Randomized, double-blind clinical trial of two different modes of positive airway pressure therapy on adherence and efficacy in children. The second paper, although not yet completed is being named from a study called "Childhood Adenotonsillectomy Study." Brad Vaughn, MD Dr. Vaughn received his undergraduate degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1982 graduating cum laude. He continued his education to receive his MD from Hershey Medical School at Pennsylvania State University in 1984. Currently, he is a Professor of Neurology and adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC. He is Vice Chair of the Department of Neurology and the medical director for the UNC Sleep Center and Epilepsy Center. He focuses most of his research in the overlap of these two areas. He has served on several committees and task forces within the AASM and AAN and currently serves as one of the ABPN representatives for the ABMS recognized Sleep Medicine Exam and Policy Committee. Dr. Vaughn developed the first program in the world for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with collaborative coursework offered by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with the first class in the Fall of 2011. He is the Course Director of this conference and implemented the opportunity to physicians,PAs and NPs to earn CMEs for this educational activity. Dr. Vaughn was a founding member of the North Carolina Association of Sleep Technologists which is now the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine and is a Board Member of this academy. Wm. Charles Sherrill,MD Dr. Sherrill attended Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida and earned his BS Degree in Biopsychology. He continued his education to receive his MD from the University of Florida, with a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine, both being completed at Bowman Gray School of Medicine. In addition to being boarded in Internal Medicine, he also has sub specialties in the following fields of Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Currently, Dr. Sherrill is Medical Director for Presbyterian Sleep Health consisting of 5 Sleep Labs with a total of 18 beds. Since 2009, he has been a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Coding and Compliance Committee and is now Vice Chairman; in addition, he serves as Alternate, CPT Representative for the AASM. Dr. Sherrill is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine. Mary Susan Esther, MD Dr. Mary Susan Esther is a Sleep Medicine specialist practicing in Charlotte, North Carolina. She began her work in Sleep Medicine in the department of Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic over 25 years ago. She was a Consultant and Assistant Professor at Mayo Clinic for several years and then moved to San Antonio, Texas where she was the Director of Sleep Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center. For the past six years she has headed up the program at Charlotte Eye Ear Nose and Throat Associates, one of the largest sub specialty ENT practices in the country. Dr. Esther was President of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine from 2008 to 2009 and remains committed to expanding the awareness of the importance of sleep through education of medical personnel and the public. Dr. Esther has been active in this organization since its inception, and is currently serving as Vice President of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine. John Madrid, RPSGT John is retired from the US Navy. He has been involved in the medical field for many years. In 1997, he began his career in sleep medicine in Danville, Virginia at the Virginia-Carolina sleep disorders center working under the supervision of Dr. Della Williams. Then, in 1999, John began working at UNC Chapel Hill, NC in the Sleep Disorders Center under the supervision of Dr. Brad Vaughn. During this time he earned his RPSGT credential and is still performing night time polysomnographic studies, and serves as a preceptor to students. He has expertise in mask fitting and compliance for the patients. John is an active member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine. George Zwilling, BA,RPSGT George began his career in sleep medicine in 1965 as a sleep research assistant in the Sleep and Dream Laboratory at the Boston State Hospital. During this time he finished his Bachelor's degree and worked at the same research laboratory until its closure in 1977. From there, George became the Chief Technologist in the sleep lab at Lemmuel Shattuck Hospital and then continued his career at Hampstead Hospital in New Hampshire. Later on, George worked at UNC in Chapel Hill, NC from 1992 to 2004, at which time he retired. Although retired, he continued in the sleep profession and started the Polysomnography program at Central Carolina Community College and just recently "retired" again. He still remains active in sleep medicine by continuing to work some at Sandhills Neurology Sleep Lab. George is an active member of the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine. |