Alan R. Schwartz, M.D.
Adjunct Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Education:
A.B. (Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude)
Brown University, Providence, RI, 1977.
M.D. (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1981.
Permanent linkA.B. (Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude)
Brown University, Providence, RI, 1977.
M.D. (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1981.
Selected Publications
Hawks EM, Pho H, Wolfe EM, Guzman MA, Russell C, Polotsky VY, Patil SP, Schneider H, Smith PL, Kirkness JP, Schwartz AR: Insulin resistance and upper airway function predict sleep apnea remission with weight loss. in preparation 2019.Ötvös T, Jacobowitz O, Pham L, Guzman MA, Pho H, Biselli P, Sgambati SP, Sowho MO, Hawks EM, Wolfe EM, Schneider H, Kirkness JP, Smith PL, Schwartz AR: Effects of targeted hypoglossal neurostimulation (THN) on upper airway patency during sleep. in preparation 2019.
Pham LV, Polotsky VY, Schwartz AR: Integrating Loop Gain into the Understanding of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Mechanisms. Amer J Respir Crit Care Med 2019 Notes: in press.
Fleury Curado TA, Pho H, Dergacheva O, Berger S, Lee R, Ubirajara Sennes L, Mendelowitz D, Schwartz AR, Polotsky VY: Silencing of Hypoglossal Motoneurons Leads to Sleep Disordered Breathing in Lean Mice. Frontiers in Neurology 2019 Notes: in press.
Sgambati FP, Rosenberg R, Dakheel R, Pho H, Arias RS, Wolfe EM, Hawks EM, Guzman MA, Kirkness JP, Smith PL, Schwartz AR: Noise pollution in the bedroom: Objective breath-by-breath quantification of snoring intensity and frequency. In preparation 2019.
Oliven R, Cohen G, Dotan Y, Somri M, Schwartz AR, Oliven A: Alteration in upper airway dilator muscle coactivation during sleep: comparison of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and healthy subjects. J Appl Physiol 124(2): 421-9, 2018.
Pham LV, Schwartz AR, Jun JC: Oxyhemoglobin saturation overshoot following obstructive breathing events mitigates sleep apnea-induced glucose elevations. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 9: 477, 2018.
Nishimura Y, Arias RS, Pho H, Pham LV, Fleury Curado, T, Polotsky VY, Schwartz AR: A novel non-invasive approach for measuring upper airway collapsibility in mice. Front. Neurol 2018 Notes: in press.
Fleury Curado T, Pho H, Berger S, Caballero-Eraso C, Shin MK, Sennes LU, Pham L, Schwartz AR, Polotsky VY: Sleep-disordered breathing in C57BL/6J mice with diet-induced obesity. Sleep 41(8): doi: 10.1093, 2018.
Oliven R, Cohen G, Somri M, Schwartz AR, Oliven A: Peri-pharyngeal muscle response to inspiratory loading: comparison of patients with OSA and healthy subjects. J Sleep Res 2018 Notes: Epub ahead of print.