Sleep Medicine Services

-Antoine Badlissi, MD, medical director

Sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia: these are just a few of the recognized disorders that keep the afflicted from getting enough sleep. Nearly half of all Americans have difficulty sleeping. Some people may show great bravado about getting a job done on little sleep. Some even brag about having trouble sleeping, claiming their work proves they didn't need the rest anyway. Yet the truth is that fatigue is dangerous. A growing collection of research indicates that America's sleep problems have reached epidemic proportions, and may be the country's number one health problem.

 (photo above) Antoine Badlissi, MD, Medical Director, Center for Sleep Medicine, and Mark Weiner, MD, Medical Director, Electroneurodiagnostic Laboratory

In the sleep center, patients are evaluated for all common sleep disorders including:

• Narcolepsy
• REM behavior disorder
• Sleep apnea
• Restless leg syndrome
• Snoring disorder
• Insomnia

The Sleep Center at Carney Hospital offers a multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art facility. Evaluation at the Center provides a complete range of high quality diagnostic sleep testing. This process enables physicians to identify and treat specific sleep disorders.

The Caritas Centers for Sleep Medicine offers centralized scheduling where experienced staff will help you with the intake information and answer any questions you may have. To schedule a sleep study, please make sure you first receive a referral from your primary care physician, then you can call 1-866-698-SLEEP (7533).