Researching Sleep Resources in NY

Have been researching sleep apnea resources for my father and found the following sleep resource in Westchester County, New York. Will report back once he has met with the doctor.

Westchester Medical Top-Rated for Sleep Medicine: Link to Rating

Stuart G. Lehrman, MD, DABSM

Phone 914-493-7518

Director, Sleep Center at Westchester Medical Center

Diplomate, American Board of Sleep

Pulmonary Specialist, Sleep Medicine Specialist

At Westchester Medical since 1988

Author of much research tying sleep apnea to cardiology issues:

Cardiovascular consequences of sleep-related breathing disorders

Prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in persons with and without obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep Center at Westchester Medical Center Info

To schedule a visit with a sleep specialist call (914) 493-7585.

To arrange a sleep study, your physician can call the sleep laboratory at (914) 493-1105.

Office contact: Richard Rose email: roser@wcmc.com

Photos of Sleep Lab

Diagnosis Confirmed - Sleep Apnea

Dr. Lehrman was very helpful to my dad (although my father complains that he talks too fast).  My dad was diagnosed with sleep apnea.    I had severe sleep apnea for 8 years before resolving it with MMA (jaw) surgery, so it comes as no great surprise to me.   We had been trying to get him to agree to testing for some time now.   He has 81 limb movements an hour as his airway constricts, limiting his oxygen intake, and causing his body to arrest to physiologically wake up.

It's been difficult to help a parent from 3000 miles away, and difficult to see him refuse to see the sleep doctor all these years.   I'm saddened by the thought that my dad may have shortened his life by not addressing this for so long - he was just diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF) in December.   The sleep apnea's surely created stress on his heart, which can't have helped his situation.