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Co-Leader  ~  Core D: Sleep Assessment and Resources
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director, Sleep Disorder Program
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Email: strollopj@upmc.edu
Phone: 412-692-2880
Fax: 412-692-2888
Assistant: Amy Jaworski, 412-692-2880

Research Program
Dr. Strollo's current research is funded by the NHLBI and PA Tobacco Settlement, and
focuses on the interactions between Intermittent Hypoxia, Sleep, Inflammation, and
Cardiovascular Disease. He has been recognized by Best Doctors® in Pulmonary,
Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.
. Leadership Positions and Honors
American College of Physicians (Member)
American Thoracic Society (Member)
Respiratory Neurobiology and Sleep Clinical Problems
American College of Chest Physicians (Fellow)
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (Fellow)
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (Fellow)
Sleep Research Society (Member)
Board of Directors, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (Member)
Chairman, Planning Committee, Respiratory Neurobiology and Sleep Assembly,
American Thoracic Society
National Football League Cardiovascular Health Committee (Member)
The Air Force Achievement Medal,  27 Oct 1985
The Meritorious Service Medal,  16 Sept 1993
Doctors in America,   2001-present
Strathmore’s Who’s Who,   2002-2003

Representative Publications
Collop NA, Shepard JW Jr, Strollo PJ.  Executive summary on the systematic review
and practice parameters for portable monitoring in the investigation of suspected sleep
apnea in adults.  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 169:1160-1163, 2004.View Adobe .pdf File . . .
Strollo PJ, Atwood CW.  Central sleep apnea and other forms of sleep disordered
breathing. In Albert RK, Spiro SG, Jett JR (eds) Clinical Respiratory Medicine
(2nd ed).  Philadelphia, PA: Mosby, 2004.
Atwood CW, Strollo PJ.  Obstructive sleep apnea.  In Albert RK, Spiro SG,
Jett JR (eds) Clinical Respiratory Medicine (2nd ed).  Philadelphia, PA: Mosby, 2004.
Strollo PJ, Atwood CW, Sanders MH.  Medical therapy for obstructive sleep 
apnea/hypopnea syndrome.  In Kryger M (ed) Principles and Practice of Sleep
Medicine (4th ed).  Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders, 2005.
Strollo PJ, Davé NB.  Sleep apnea.  In Buysse D (ed) Sleep Disorders
and Psychiatry Review of Psychiatry Volume 24.  Arlington, VA: American
Psychiatric Publishing Inc, 2005.
Nigri DH, Addor G, De Barros Franco CA, Martins RC, Vila Forte Gomes MP,
Strollo PJ. Alcohol induced apnea.  J Clin Sleep Med 1(4):424-426, 2005. 
Davé NB, Strollo PJ.  Indications for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
in Adults in Sleep: A Comprehensive Textbook.  Lee-Chiong T (ed).
Hoboken NJ: J Wiley & Sons Inc, 2006.View Adobe .pdf File . . .

Current and Past Trainees
Charles Atwood, MD ~ Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Karl Fernandez, MD ~ Practice in Toledo, OH (Co-Mentor with Mark Sanders, MD)
Paul Gordon, (Jernigan) MD ~ Instructor, UPMC Shadyside Hospital
Istvan A. Hajduk, MD ~ The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Rajesh Jasani, MD ~ Private Practice, Atlanta, GA
Francis Johns, DMD, MD ~ Aestique Medical Center, Greensburg, PA
Laurie A. Kilkenny, MD ~ Mercy Hospital Pittsburgh, PA
Thomas Martin, MD ~ Assistant Professor of Medicine, Chief, Pulmonary Service,
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salem, VA (Primary Mentor Mark Sanders, MD)
Doug Moul, MD ~ Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
(Primary Mentor Daniel Buysse, MD)
Keith Niggemyer, MD ~ Mercy Hospital
Samuel Szumstein, MD ~ Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Salem-Roanoke Veterans Hospital
Glenna Winnie, MD ~ Associate Professor of Pediatrics GWU School of Medicine,
Division Chief, Allergy, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Current:
Nilesh B. Dave, MD, MPH ~ Current Fellow, Division of Pulmonary,
(Co-Mentor with Naftali Kaminski, M.D.) Allergy and Medicine, University of  Pittsburgh
Peter Franzen, MD ~ Current Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh

Presentations
Sleep and Health ~ Short Course on Sleep, December 8th, 2006
  Revised 3/21/2006  lb/tc-gp

 

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