Meet Our Faculty

James Rowley, MD Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship	Professor, Internal Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Areas of Expertise Sleep-disordered breathing Non-invasive ventilation Hypersomnia Sleep disorders due to asthma/COPD Clinical education/program leadership
Image Lindsay McCullough, MD Sleep Medicine Fellowship Associate Program Director	Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine and Sleep Medicine Areas of expertise Chronic disease management Trainee education- focus on impact of sleep quantity and quality on overall health. Narcolepsy
Image James J. Herdegen, MD Section Director, Sleep Medicine	Professor, Internal Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Areas of Expertise Sleep-disordered breathing Non-invasive ventilation Cardio-metabolic aspects of sleep-disordered breathing Glycemic control and sleep-disordered breathing Cost-effective health care modeling
Image Upneet Chawla, MD	Assistant Professor - Internal Medicine Areas of expertise Circadian rhythm assessment Circadian rhythm disorders Hypersomnia Insomnia Narcolepsy Parasomnias Polysomnography Sleep apnea Sleep disorders
Image Bantu Chhangani, MD	Assistant Professor - Internal Medicine Areas of expertise Circadian rhythm assessment Circadian rhythm disorders Hypersomnia Insomnia Narcolepsy Parasomnias Polysomnography Sleep apnea Sleep disorders
Julie Neborak, MD	Assistant Professor Areas of expertise Circadian rhythm assessment Circadian rhythm disorders Hypersomnia Insomnia Narcolepsy Parasomnias Polysomnography Sleep apnea Sleep disorders
Image Michael Hutz, MD	Assistant Professor, Section of Sleep Surgery Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Internal Medicine – Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Areas of expertise Skeletal surgery for obstructive sleep apnea CPAP alternative therapies for obstructive sleep apnea Snoring
Image Babak Mokhlesi, MD, MSc Division Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine	J. Bailey Carter, MD Professor, Internal Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Co-Director, RUSH Lung Center Areas of expertise Circadian rhythm assessment Circadian rhythm disorders Hypersomnia Insomnia Narcolepsy Parasomnias Polysomnography Sleep apnea Sleep disorders
Image Pallavi Patwari, MD Medical Director, Pediatric Sleep Medicine	Associate Professor, Pediatrics Medical Director, Pediatric Sleep Medicine, RUSH University Children’s Hospital Board certified in Pediatrics, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Areas of expertise Pediatric sleep medicine Hypoventilation disorders Sleep in pediatric critical illness
Image James K. Wyatt, PhD Director, Section of Sleep-Wake Disorders and Sleep Research	Professor of Behavioral Sciences RUSH Medical College (RMC) Director, Section of Sleep Disorders and Sleep-Wake Research - Department of Behavioral Sciences Director, RMC Elective Clerkship in Sleep Medicine Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine Certified in the practice of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Sleep Medicine Licensed in Clinical Psychology Areas of expertise Diagnosis and treatment of the insomnia disorders Diagnosis and treatment of the circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders Assessment and remediation of suboptimal treatment adherence Wrist actigraphic assessment of sleep and wakefulness

Health Care Team

Name

Background

Jenica Sidler

Jenica Sidler, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CCRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN-Sleep Medicine)

Areas of expertise

Sleep apnea
Continuous positive airway (CPAP) and Bilevel positive airway
Hypersomnia
Narcolepsy
Parasomnias

Caitline Levine, MSPAS, PA-C

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN-Sleep Medicine)

Areas of expertise

Sleep apnea
Continuous positive airway (CPAP) and Bilevel positive airway
Hypersomnia
Narcolepsy
Parasomnias

Graciela Padilla

Sleep Center Supervisor

RPSGT – Registered Polysomnography Technologist
Sleep Center Supervisor