Experts estimate that one out of every three people suffer from some form of a sleep disorder. Many of these people suffer needlessly simply because they are unaware that a problem exists.

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Higher Education:
Georgetown University School of Medicine-Washington, D.C. Doctor of Medicine May, 1991

Georgetown University Graduate School-Washington, D.C. Master of Science, Physiology and Biophysics May, 1987

Syracuse University-Syracuse, New York Bachelor of Arts, Biology, with a concentration in Gerontology May, 1985

Post-Graduate Training:
Fellowship:
Sleep Disorders medicine Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach, Florida July, 1995 - June, 1996

Residency:
The Neurological Institute of New York Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons New York, New York June, 1992 - June, 1995

Internship:
Internal Medicine St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center New York, New York July, 1991 - June, 1992

Memberships:
American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Fellow
Florida Society of Neurology
Florida Sleep Medicine Society
American Medical Association
Florida Medical Association

Email: drseiden@sleepwakesfl.com

 

 

Board Certification and Licensures:
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology Diplomate, May, 1996
American Board of Sleep Medicine Diplomate, May, 1997
National Board of Medical Examiners Diplomate, July, 1992
Florida State License: #ME-0069901

Professional Activities:
Medical Director, Broward Research Group, Inc. formerly known as Broward Wellness and Re- search, Inc. Jan 2001- Present.
Co-Medical Director, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center of South Florida; 1997 - Present.
Member Plantation General Hospital Research Committee
Member Hollywood Medical Center Continuing Medical Education Committee
Member Hollywood Medical Center Performance Improvement Council
Neurology and Cardiology Associates, Staff Neurologist, Hollywood, Florida; Aug 2000 - Feb 2001.
Neurologic Consultants, Staff Neurologist, South Miami, Florida; Jan 1999 - July 2000.
Miami Center for Neurological Diseases, Staff Neurologist, Miami, Florida; Jan 1998 - Dec 1998.
Ricardo Garcia Rivera M.D. and Associates, Staff Neurologist, Miami, Florida; Jul 1997 - Dec 1997.
Past Sub-section Chief, Neurology. Baptist/South Miami Hospitals.
Past Member Baptist/South Miami Hospital Department of Medicine DAC.
Past Member Baptist Hospital Sleep Lab Committee.
Past Member Baptist/South Miami Hospital Cardiac Surgery/Miami Vascular Institute Quality Assurance Committee.

Scientific Presentations:
"The Neurological Examination and Neurological Testing", Soft Tissue Injury Seminar, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, April, 2000.

"Obstructive Sleep Apnea", Annual Sunshine Seminar, Florida Society of Respiratory Care, June, 2000

"REM Behavior Disorder, " Southeast/Southwest Regional A.P.T. meeting, Miami, Florida; September, 1996.

"Sleep Disorders in Post Polio Syndrome," Post Polio Association of South Florida; Miami, Florida; May, 1996.

"REM Behavior Disorder," Sleep Grand Rounds, Veterans Administration Medical Center; Miami, Florida; February, 1996.

"Insomnia and Sleep Hygiene," Sleep Lecture Series, Jackson Memorial Medical Center; Miami, Florida; February, 1996.

"Sleep Related Breathing Disorders in a Patient with Diabetic Phrenic Neuropathy," Pulmonary/Sleep Grand Rounds, Mount Sinai Medical Center; Miami Beach, Florida; November, 1995.

"A Case of Ataxic Breathing While Awake After a Cervico-medullary Hemorrhage," Pulmonary/Sleep Grand Rounds, Mount Sinai Medical Center; Miami Beach, Florida; August, 1995.

 

 

 

Private Practice:
Broward Research Group, Inc.
Med. Director & Vice-President
12251 Taft Street
Suite #300
Pembroke Pines, FL 33026

Sleep Wake Disorders Centers of South Florida, Inc.
Med. Director & Vice President
7325 SW 63rd Avenue
Suite #203
Miami, FL 33143

Hospital Affiliations:
Hollywood Medical Center, Hollywood FL
Plantation General Hospital, Plantation FL
Kindred Hospital, Hollywood FL

Publications:
Nightly variability in the indices of sleep disordered breathing in men being evaluated for impotence with consecutive night polysomnograms. Chediak, AD; Acevedo-Crespo, JC; Seiden, DJ; Kim, HH; and Kiel, MH. Sleep, 1996.

A comparison of human and computer apnea/hypopnea detection from respiratory wave-forms derived by respiratory inductive plethysmography. Paez, S; Seiden, D; Kiel, M and Chediak, AD. Sleep Research, 1996.

 
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