Samuel T. Kuna - Faculty Biosketch

Samuel T. Kuna, MD

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Member, Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology

Staff Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Department: Medicine

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Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
24 Sleep Medicine Section(111P)
37 3900 Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104

30 Office: (215) 823-4400
34 Fax: (215) 823-5194
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Email:
skuna@mail.med.upenn.edu

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Links
6f "Using telemedicine to improve veterans’ access to care for sleep disorders". Co-presented with Lynn Watson. Veterans Health Administration's Sleep Medicine Access Improvement Campaign, June 19, 2018
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13 Education:
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35 Muhlenberg College (Biology), 1970.
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30 Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons 2 16 , 1974.
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1f Post-Graduate Training
24 55 Intern in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 3 1b , 1975-1975.
24 57 Resident in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1b , 1977-1977.
24 61 Fellowship, Pulmonary Diseases, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2 1b , 1979-1979.
24 72 Sabbatical with John E. Remmers, MD, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1996-1997.
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17 Certifications
28 47 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1977.
28 35 Diplomate, Pulmonary Disease, 1978.
28 44 Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine, 1998.
28 3b Diplomate in Sleep Medicine (ABIM), 2007.
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Selected Publications

147 Chakravorty S, Morales KH, Perlis ML, Kuna ST, He S, Oslin DW, Arnedt JT, Kranzler HR: A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia during early recovery from alcohol use disorder among veterans. medRxiv (preprint) Jan 2025.

1bf Lindner A, Baumert M, Kuna S, Birner C, Pfeifer M, Arzt M: Effects of adaptive servo‐ventilation in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and sleep apnea on periodic leg movements, sleepiness and fatigue—An ancillary analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Sleep Research 2(2): 75‐84, 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10. 1002/slp2.7000.

e8 Ramezani A, Sharafkhaneh A, BaHammam AS, Kuna ST, Razjouyan J: Effects of COVID-19 on sleep services use and its recovery. Nat Sci Sleep 16: 761-768, Jun 2024.

1f1 Thorarinsdottir EH, Pack AI, Gislason T, Kuna ST, Penzel T, Yun Li Q, Cistulli PA, Magalang UJ, McArdle N, Singh B, Janson C, Aspelund T, Younes M, de Chazal P, Tufik S, Keenan BT: Polysomnographic characteristics of excessive daytime sleepiness phenotypes in obstructive sleep apnea: results from the international sleep apnea global interdisciplinary consortium. Sleep 47(4): zsae035. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsae035, Apr 2024.

14e Xu L, Yi H, Pi M, Zhang C, Keenan BT, Glick HA, Dong X, Pack AI, Han F, Kuna ST: Telemedicine management of obstructive sleep apnea disorder in China: a randomized, controlled, non-inferiority trial. Sleep Breath Page: doi: 10.1007/s11325-024-02994-6, Jan 2024.

12f Gerardy B, Kuna ST, Pack A, Kushida CA, Walsh JK, Staley B, Pien GW, Younes M: An approach for determining the reliability of manual and digital scoring of sleep stages. Sleep 46(11): zsad248. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsad248, Nov 2023.

16b Thorarinsdottir E, Gislason T, Pack A, Kuna S, Penzel T, Li QY, Han F, Cistulli P, Magalang U, McArdle N, Singh B, Keenan B: Evaluation of excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea across international sleep centers. Sleep 46(8): zsac271. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsac271, Aug 2023.

136 Saconi B, Kuna ST, Polomano RC, Compton PA, Keenan BT, Sawyer AM: Chronic pain is common and worsens daytime sleepiness, insomnia and quality of life in veterans With obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med 19(6): 1121-1132, June 2023.

fa An J, Glick HA, Sawyer AM, Arguelles J, Bae CJ, Keenan BT, Kuna ST, Maislin G, Mazzotti DR, Pack AI, Shi JM, Watach AJ, Hwang D: Association between positive airway pressure adherence and healthcare 71 costs among individuals with obstructive sleep apnea. Chest 163(6): 1543-1554, June 2023.

150 An J, Hwang D, Sawyer AM, Arguelles J, Bae CJ, Chen A, Kennan BT, Kuna ST, Maislin G, Mazzotti DR, Pack AI, Shi JM, Watach AJ, Glick HA.: Cost-Effectiveness of a 3-Year Tele-Messaging for Positive Airway Pressure Use. Amer J Managed Care 29(5): 256-263, May 2023.

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