Grace W. Pien, M.D., M.S.C.E.
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Division of Sleep Medicine
3624 Market Street, Suite 205
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3624 Market Street, Suite 205
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-614-0081
Fax: 215-615-4874
Fax: 215-615-4874
Email:
gpien@mail.med.upenn.edu
gpien@mail.med.upenn.edu
Education:
A.B. (Biology)
Harvard University, 1990.
M.D.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1994.
MSCE
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2004.
Permanent linkA.B. (Biology)
Harvard University, 1990.
M.D.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1994.
MSCE
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2004.
Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Pien’s research interests focus on sleep disorders in women. She recently completed a project examining the risk factors for sleep-disordered breathing in pregnant women and the impact of sleep-disordered breathing on maternal-fetal health. Dr. Pien is currently conducting a longitudinal study of sleep-disordered breathing in middle-aged women, and of the mechanisms that lead to increased risk for obstructive sleep apnea in women after menopause.Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Pien's clinical interests include obstructive sleep apnea and sleep disorders in women. She is the recipient of several prestigious academic awards, including an NIH Research Project Grant, NIH Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award and a Scientist Development Award from the American Heart Association.Selected Publications
Pien, G.W., Sammel, M.D., Freeman, E.W., Lin, H., DeBlasis, T.L.: Predictors of sleep quality in women in the menopausal transition. Sleep 31(7): 991-999, 2008.Freeman, E.W., Sammel, M.D., Lin, H., Gracia, C.R., Pien, G.W., Nelson, D.B., Sheng, L.: Symptoms associated with menopausal transition and reproductive hormones in midlife women. Obstetrics & Gynecology 110: 230-240, 2007.
Pien, G.W., Fife, D., Pack, A.I., Nkwuo, J.E., Schwab, R.J.: Changes in symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing during pregnancy. Sleep 28: 1299-1305, 2005.
Pien, G.W., Gant, M.J., Washam, C.L., Sterman, D.H.: Use of an implantable pleural catheter for "trapped lung" syndrome in patients with malignant pleural effusion. Chest 119: 1641-1646, 2001.