Karl Doghramji, MD
Medical Director, Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center
Program Director, Fellowship in Sleep Medicine
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Associate Professor, Neurology

Contact Dr. Doghramji

211 S. Ninth Street, Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 955-6175
(215) 955-9783 (fax)

Medical School
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (1980)

Residency
Internship in Internal Medicine, Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA (1981)
Residency in Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (1984)

Fellowship
Clinical Research Fellowship in Sleep Disorders Medicine and Polysomnography, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Bronx, NY (1984)

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Certified in Psychiatry
American Board of Sleep Medicine

University Appointment
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Associate Professor, Neurology

Hospital Appointment
Medical Director, Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center

Research and Clinical Interests
Gastroesophageal reflux and sleep; identification and management of sleep apnea syndrome in the perioperative patient; novel medications for sleep disorders; surgical treatments for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; comorbidity between ADHD and sleep apnea syndrome; Sleep disorders; sleep apnea syndrome; narcolepsy; insomnia; restless legs syndrome; circadian rhythm sleep disorders; parasomnias

Publications

1. Effect of Zolpidem on the Sleep Arousal Response to Nocturnal Esophageal Acid Exposure
2. Effect of Zolpidem on the Sleep Arousal Response to Nocturnal Esophageal Acid Exposure
3. Preface
4. Melatonin and its receptors: A new class of sleep-promoting agents
5. Modafinil augmentation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor therapy in MDD partial responders with persistent fatigue and sleepiness
6. The scoring of arousal in sleep: Reliability, validity, and alternatives
7. Preface
8. Medical causes of disturbed sleep in psychiatric patients
9. Sleep and residual sedation after administration of zaleplon, zolpidem, and placebo during experimental middle-of-the-night awakening
10. The epidemiology and diagnosis of insomnia
11. Periodic restless legs syndrome associated with quetiapine use: A case report [6]
12. The effect of gastro-oesophageal reflux and omeprazole on key sleep parameters
13. Derivation of research diagnostic criteria for insomnia: Report of an American Academy of Sleep Medicine work group
14. Assessment of excessive sleepiness and insomnia as they relate to circadian rhythm sleep disorders.
15. Treatment Strategies for Sleep Disturbance in Patients with Depression
16. Adjunct modafinil for the short-term treatment of fatigue and sleepiness in patients with major depressive disorder: A preliminary double-blind, placebo-controlled study
17. A new quetionnaire to detect sleep disorders
18. Sleep Disturbance and Nonmalignant Chronic Pain: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature
19. The Maintenance of Wakefulness Test: Normative data by age
20. Self-reported sleep quality and quality of life for individuals with chronic pain conditions

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