Belen Esparis, MD, FAASM
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Sleep Medicine)
Associate Chief, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3624 Market Street
Suite 201
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Suite 201
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-7772
Education:
MD (Physician-Surgeon)
Luis Razetti School of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, 1994.
Permanent linkMD (Physician-Surgeon)
Luis Razetti School of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, 1994.
Selected Publications
Peric S, Porter B, Bennett N, Allison D, Ashley E-J, Esparis B, Campbell C, Guglieri M, Ambrosini A, Roxburgh R. : TREAT-NMD Myotonic Dystrophy Global Registry Network: An International Collaboration in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. Oral presentation at IDMC 13. June 2022. Osaka, Japan. 2022 Notes: Oral presentation at IDMC 13. June 2022. Osaka, Japan.Campbell C, Porter B, Walker H, Bennett N, Ashley E-J, Esparis B, Allison D, Guglieri M, Ambrosini A, Stevenson T, Cumming K, Marini-Bettolo C, Rodrigues M, Hodgkinson V, KorngutL, Forbes R, Ryan M, Snape M, Evans S, Horrigan J, Peric S, Roxburgh R. : TREAT-NMD Myotonic Dystrophy Global Registry Network: Providing Data in Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy to Support Regulatory Decisions. Oral presentation at IDMC 13 in Osaka, Japan. June 2022. 2022 Notes: Oral presentation at IDMC 13 in Osaka, Japan. June 2022.
Roxburgh R, Porter B, Walker H, Ashley E-J, Esparis B, Cumming K, Stevenson T, Nakamura, Komaki H, Cosyns M, Jagut M, Marinri-Bettolo C, Thiele S, Walter M, Rakocevic-Stojanovic V, Durmus H, Mergen S, Hodgkinson V, Korngut L, Lusakowska A, Kostera-Pruszczyk A, Vohanka S, Mokra L, Rodrigues M, Forbes R, Yu E, Osredkar D, Golli T, Allison D, Campbell C, Guglieri M, Ambrosini A, Peric S. : TREAT-NMD Myotonic Dystrophy Global Registry Network: An Update in 2022. Oral presentation at IDMC 13 in Osaka, Japan. June 2022. 2022 Notes: Oral presentation at IDMC 13 in Osaka, Japan. June 2022.
Esparis B: Tips for a Good Night Sleep. Women's Health Education Day for the Greater Miami Region of Hadassah Feb 2019.
Ashizawa T, Gagnon C, Groh WJ, Gutmann L, Johnson NE, Meola G, Moxley R, Pandya S, Rogers MT, Simpson E, Angeard N, Bassez G, Berggren KN, Bhakta D, Bozzali M, Broderick A, Byrne JLB, Campbell C, Cup E, Day JW, De Mattia E, Duboc D, Duong T, Eichinger K, Ekstrom AB, van Engelen B, Esparis B, Eymard B, Ferschl M, Gadalla SM, Gallais B, Goodglick T, Heatwole C, Hilbert J, Holland V, Kierkegaard M, Koopman WJ, Lane K, Maas D, Mankodi A, Mathews KD, Monckton DG, Moser D, Nazarian S, Nguyen L, Nopoulos P, Petty R, Phetteplace J, Puymirat J, Raman S, Richer L, Roma E, Sampson J, Sansone V, Schoser B, Sterling L, Statland J, Subramony SH, Tian C, Trujillo C, Tomaselli G, Turner C, Venance S, Verma A, White M, Winblad S: Consensus-based care recommendations for adults with myotonic dystrophy type 1. Neurology. Clinical Practice 8(6): 507-520, Dec 2018.
Esparis B: Can't sleep? Try these foods to help avoid 3 AM wake up call. Miami Herald Aug 2016.
Esparis B: Series on sleep topics: Insomnia, sleep apnea, good sleep hygiene, how many hours do we need to sleep? and negative effects of LED lights on sleep. AmericaTeve's nightly news show, El Espejo Jul 2016.
Esparis B: Screens and sleep do not mix well. Miami Herald Jul 2015.
Esparis B: Sleep in adolescence and gadgets. CNNE. Realidades en Contexto. Live TV Skype interview Feb 2015.
Esparis B: Alternatives naturales para conciliar el sueno. Noticiero Telemundo life interview Jan 2015.