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ALEXANDROS VGONTZAS, MD
MD
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
NPI: 1578515524IndividualAccepts Medicare
Specialties, Licenses & Credentials
Psychiatry Physician
Psychiatry & Neurology — Psychiatry
Code: 2084P0800X
MD040248L(PA)
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) PhysicianPrimary
Psychiatry & Neurology — Sleep Medicine
Code: 2084S0012X
MD040248L(PA)
Education
OTHER
Class of 1978
Research & Publications (20)
Insomnia with objective short sleep duration is associated with type 2 diabetes: A population-based study.
PMID 19641160·Diabetes Care·2009
8-other
Insomnia with objective short sleep duration is associated with a high risk for hypertension.
PMID 19413143·Sleep·2009
8-other
Does obesity play a major role in the pathogenesis of sleep apnoea and its associated manifestations via inflammation, visceral adiposity, and insulin resistance?
PMID 18946782·Arch Physiol Biochem·2008
6-review
Selective effects of CPAP on sleep apnoea-associated manifestations.
PMID 18627419·Eur J Clin Invest·2008
8-other
Short sleep duration and obesity: the role of emotional stress and sleep disturbances.
PMID 18253159·Int J Obes (Lond)·2008
8-other
Obesity and sleep disturbances: meaningful sub-typing of obesity.
PMID 18946783·Arch Physiol Biochem·2008
6-review
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in obese men with and without sleep apnea: effects of continuous positive airway pressure therapy.
PMID 17785363·J Clin Endocrinol Metab·2007
7-preclinical
Daytime napping after a night of sleep loss decreases sleepiness, improves performance, and causes beneficial changes in cortisol and interleukin-6 secretion.
PMID 16940468·Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab·2007
2-rct
Obesity-related sleepiness and fatigue: the role of the stress system and cytokines.
PMID 17148748·Ann N Y Acad Sci·2006
6-review
Plasma interleukin 6 levels are elevated in polycystic ovary syndrome independently of obesity or sleep apnea.
PMID 16839844·Metabolism·2006
8-other
Marked decrease in sleepiness in patients with sleep apnea by etanercept, a tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonist.
PMID 15356039·J Clin Endocrinol Metab·2004
3-trial
Adverse effects of modest sleep restriction on sleepiness, performance, and inflammatory cytokines.
PMID 15126529·J Clin Endocrinol Metab·2004
8-other
Metabolic disturbances in obesity versus sleep apnoea: the importance of visceral obesity and insulin resistance.
PMID 12823641·J Intern Med·2003
6-review
Impaired nighttime sleep in healthy old versus young adults is associated with elevated plasma interleukin-6 and cortisol levels: physiologic and therapeutic implications.
PMID 12727959·J Clin Endocrinol Metab·2003
4-observational
Chronic insomnia is associated with a shift of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor secretion from nighttime to daytime.
PMID 12077736·Metabolism·2002
3-trial
Sleep, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, and cytokines: multiple interactions and disturbances in sleep disorders.
PMID 12055986·Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am·2002
6-review
Chronic insomnia is associated with nyctohemeral activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis: clinical implications.
PMID 11502812·J Clin Endocrinol Metab·2001
8-other
Middle-aged men show higher sensitivity of sleep to the arousing effects of corticotropin-releasing hormone than young men: clinical implications.
PMID 11297573·J Clin Endocrinol Metab·2001
4-observational
Data courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). Ltrl is not affiliated with or endorsed by NLM.
Contact & Hours
- Address
- 1214 RESEARCH BLVD STE 1159
HUMMELSTOWN, PA 17036 - Phone
- (717) 531-8520
Quick Facts
- NPI
- 1578515524
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Gender
- Male
- Medicare
- Accepted
- Specialties
- 2
- Locations
- 1
- Years in Practice
- 48
- Publications
- 20
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