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Co-Leader  ~  Core D: Sleep Assessment and Resources

Associate Professor of Medicine,
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Email: atwoodcw@upmc.edu
Phone: 412-692-2880 
Fax: 412-692-2888
Assistant:Anna Marie Turner, 412-692-2880

Research Program
Dr. Atwood’s research interests are in the area of sleep apnea detection, using novel
technologies; cost-effectiveness of diagnostic and treatment methods in sleep apnea; home
oxygen therapy; and upper airway physiology, especially in the coordination of respiratory
control and swallowing function. His work is supported by VA IIR HSR&D and Guidant, Inc.

. Leadership Positions and Honors
American College of Physicians
American Thoracic Society
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
American Sleep Disorders Association
Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society
Member Tinsley R. Harrison Medical Student Society,
University of Alabama School of Medicine
President, Tinsley R. Harrison Medical Student Society, UAB
Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Alabama School of Medicine
(elected as a PGY-1 house officer)

Representative Publications
Atwood CW Jr.  The impact of split-night polysomnography for diagnosis and
positive pressure therapy titration on treatment acceptance and adherence in
sleep apnea/hypopnea.  Sleep 23:17-24, 2000.
Hajduk I, Jasani R, Strollo PJ Jr, Atwood CW Jr, Sanders MH.  Nocturia in sleep
disordered breathing. Sleep Med 1:263-277, 2001. 
Hajduk I, Strollo PJ Jr, Jasani R, Atwood CW Jr, Houck PR, Sanders MH.
Prevalence and predictors of nocturia in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea
Syndrome (OSAHS) - A retrospective study. Sleep 26:61-64, 2002. 
Jasani R, Sanders, M, Nemoto E, Hajduk IA, Atwood CW Jr, Strollo PW Jr.
Cerebral oxygenation during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Adv Exp Med Biol 510:361-364, 2003. 
Gross RD, Atwood CW Jr, Grayhack JP, Shaiman S. Lung volume effects on
pharyngeal swallowing physiology. J Appl Physiol 95:2211-2217, 2003.View Adobe .pdf File . . .
Atwood CW Jr, McCrory D, Garcia JGN, Abman S, Ahearn GS. Pulmonary hypertension
and sleep-disordered breathing: An evidence-based clinical practice guideline.
Chest 126:72s-77s, 2004.View Adobe .pdf File . . .
Shalaby A, Atwood C, Walsh S, Hickey K. Periodic limb movement disorder:
An unusual mechanism of twiddling and potential benefit from cardiac resynchronization
therapy. Pace 28:248-250, 2005. 
Atwood CW Jr. Sleep related hypoventilation: The evolving role of leptin.
Chest 128:1079-1081, 2005. 
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