Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
The Froedtert and Medical College Sleep Disorders Program has boarded diplomates from many disciplines. We have many faculty actively participating in the sleep medicine fellowship training. We have rapidly grown to this number in large part due to the recognition of the importance that sleep disorders play in all aspects of health and well-being. Our state of the science polysomnography laboratories offer the opportunity to see a variety of polysomongraphy software and more importantly, a vast array of pathology. We currently have 6 beds at Froedtert and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin has 4 sleep beds. The Froedtert Center for Sleep and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Sleep Center are both fully accredited laboratory. The faculty involved in fellowship training have subspecialty training in Neurology, Otolaryngology, Physiology, Pulmonary, Pediatrics and Psychiatry. In addition, we have associations with Baritaric Surgery, Cardiology, and Gastroenterology, and Endocrinology. This allows a full complement of well trained experts who share a common enthusiasm for research and treatment of sleep disorders.
Clinical Training
Sleep medicine has become a complex subspecialty and our training program covers all the technical and clinical aspects. The 12 months of clinical training at the Medical College of Wisconsin is a clinical fellowship with experience in all aspects of sleep medicine including exposure to complex medical patients with sleep disorders. This program is accredited through the ACGME. The program will include clinic, inpatient consultation, and laboratory rotations. Our program will provide the trainee with the skills required to conceptualize illnesses in terms of medical, neurologic, and psychiatric factors related to sleep disorders. The program will provide the trainee the opportunity to participate in sleep research. The program will provide the trainee with all the skills required to meet the American College of General Medical Education standards.
Research
Research Opportunities are abundant and the fellow is encouraged to participate in the clinical research under the mentorship of the sleep medicine faculty. Basic research is also available for those interested in pursuing an additional year of sleep research.
Training Tracks
Traditional Clinical Sleep Medicine Fellowship Training Track: This is a one-year program dedicated to clinical sleep medicine. Clinical research activities will be available throughout the year. Physicians may enter this program after completion of an ACGME-accredited residency program in otolaryngology, internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, or psychiatry. This fellowship cannot be concurrent with any other fellowship training.
Sleep Medicine Faculty
B. Tucker Woodson, M.D. ,D'ABSM– Professor of Surgery, Chief of Division of Sleep Medicine, and Director of Froedtert & Medical College Sleep Disorders Center. Interests in upper esophageal dysfunction in OSA. Surgery interventions for OSA.
Rose A. Franco, M.D. , FCCP, D'ABSM– Assistant Professor of Pulmonary Medicine and Director of Sleep Medicine Fellowship Training program. Interests include sleep medicine education for students and trainees, restless legs syndrome, sleep disorders in pulmonary disease.
Humberto Battistini, M.D. ,D'ABSM- Assistant Professor of Neurology and Associate Director Sleep Medicine Training Program. Interests include parasomnias, neurologic disorders with sleep manifestions, nocturnal seizure disorders.
Mark Rusch, PhD – Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery and clinical psychologist for the Froedtert Center for Sleep and the sleep disorders program.
Kavity Mundey, M.D., D'ABSM - Assistant Professor of Medicine. Interests include general sleep medicine and circadian rhythm disorders.
Marshall Dunning, PhD. – Associate Professor of Physiology. Interests include diagnostic and technical aspects of polysomnography.
Lynn D'Andrea, MD D'ABMS-Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. Associate Director of Children's Sleep Laboratory and Clinics.
Tom Rice, MD. Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pulmonary Division. Director of Childrens Sleep Center of Wisconsin.
Carol Everson, PhD—Associate Professor of Neurology. Interest include neural, immune, and hormonal mechanisms of sleep and the effects of sleep deprivation.
Thomas Feroah, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Physiology. Interests in physiology and pathophysiology of circadian rhythms.
Ma'Lou Sabino, DDS- Assistant Professor of Oral Surgery. Interests include reconstructive oral/plastics for OSA.
Steven Sewall, DDS- Associate Professor of Oral Surgery. Interests include reconstructive oral/plastics for OSA.
Lee Radke, DDS- Assistant Professor of Oral Surgery. Interests include use of oral appliances for snoring and OSA.
Susie Franklin, PhD- Clinical Child Psychology
Applications
Interested Applicants must be board eligible in one of the 5 primary specialties as listed above. Applications should include a letter of introduction, a Curriculum Vitae, and three letters of Recommendation.
Address all correspondence to:
Diann Schactner
Sleep Medicine Coordinator
Department of Otolarygology
9200 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee WI 53226
Phone: 414-805-5609
Fax: 414-805-7890
dschact@mcw.edu
The clinical program at the Froedtert and Medical College Sleep Disorders Program has grown rapidly recently. As an example, our consult volume and laboratory volume have tripled over two years. We have close relationships with our other clinical colleagues. Indeed, the Sleep Medicine Program is multidisciplinary and is composed of the department of Medicine--Division of Pulmonary Medicine, department of Neurology, the department of Otolaryngology, and the department of Pediatrics.
The Sleep Medicine division is housed within the department of Otolaryngology. We are actively engaged in research in many areas of sleep medicine.