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David M. Raizen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Assistant Professor of Neurology in Medicine
Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology
Department: Neurology
Contact information
Center for Sleep
TRL 2nd Floor
125 S. 31st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
TRL 2nd Floor
125 S. 31st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Office: 215-746-4809
Fax: 215-746-4814
Fax: 215-746-4814
Email:
raizen@mail.med.upenn.edu
raizen@mail.med.upenn.edu
Graduate Group Affiliations
Education
BA (Biochemistry)
University of Texas at Austin, 1989.
PhD (Neuroscience)
University of Texas Southwestern, 1997.
MD (Medicine)
University of Texas Southwestern, 1997.
BA (Biochemistry)
University of Texas at Austin, 1989.
PhD (Neuroscience)
University of Texas Southwestern, 1997.
MD (Medicine)
University of Texas Southwestern, 1997.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1998-1999.
Fellow in Sleep Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2002-2004.
Resident in Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1999-2002.
Intern in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1998-1999.
Fellow in Sleep Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2002-2004.
Resident in Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1999-2002.
Certifications
American Board of Sleep Medicine, 2005.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2003.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Sleep Medicine, 2005.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2003.
Description of Research Expertise
C. elegans behavioral genetics: Genetic egulation of sleep-like statesDescription of Clinical Expertise
Sleep disorders: In particular disorders of sleep regulation and restless leg syndrome.Selected Publications
David M. Raizen, John E. Zimmerman, Matthew H. Maycock, Uyen D. Ta, Young-jai You, Meera V. Sundaram & Allan I. Pack: Lethargus is a Caenorhabditis elegans sleep-like state. Nature 451, January 2008.Raizen DM, Mason TB, Pack AI.: Genetic basis for sleep regulation and sleep disorders. Seminars in Neurology 26(5): 467-483, November 2006.
Raizen, D. M., Cullison, K. M., Pack, A. I, and Sundaram, M. V.: A novel gain-of-function mutant of the cGMP-dependent protein kinase egl-4 affects multiple physiological processes in C. elegans. Genetics 173(1): 177-187, May 2006.
Zimmerman, J. E., Raizen, D. M., Shockley, K., Churchill, G. A., and Pack, A. I.: Temporal changes in gene expression with sleep and wake in the Drosophila brain. Physiological Genomics 27(3): 337-350, September 2006.
Raizen, D. M., Brooks-Kayal, A., Steinkrauss, L., Tennekoon, G. I., Stanley, C. A., and Kelly, A.: Central nervous system hyperexcitability associated with glutamate dehydrogenasae gain of function mutations. Journal of Pediatrics 146(3): 388-394, March 2005.
