Stephen H. Sheldon, DO

Director, Sleep Medicine Center

Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Obstructive sleep apnea in children; non-invasive positive presure breathing; excessive daytime sleepiness in children; parasomnias; sleep-related movement disorders; dental approach to sleep disordered breathing in children

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Pulmonary Medicine

Programs & Conditions:

Sleep Medicine

Education & Training

Education: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1975

Postgraduate Training: University of Chicago, 1988; Southern Illinois University, 1982; Rush-Presbyterian-St.Luke's Medical Center, 1978

Board Certifications: Sleep Medicine, General Pediatrics

Research

Research Interests: Sleep medicine; obstructive sleep apnea; sleep disorders

Publications

Most recent publications

Development and results of the first ABMS subspecialty Certification Examination in Sleep Medicine J Clin Sleep Med4 (5): 505-8
Nocturnal eczema: Review of sleep and circadian rhythms in children with atopic dermatitis and future research directions J Allergy Clin Immunol136 (5): 1170-7
Mallampati score and pediatric obstructive sleep apnea J Clin Sleep Med10 (9): 985-90
Clinical indicators that predict the presence of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea after adenotonsillectomy in children Am J Otolaryngol35 (4): 487-95
Metabolic alterations in children with obstructive sleep apnea Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol78 (5): 854-9
Diagnosis and management of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome Pediatrics130 (3): 576-84
Polysomnographic findings during wakefulness in Joubert syndrome Am J Respir Crit Care Med185 (3): e3-4
Efficacy of microdebrider intracapsular adenotonsillectomy as validated by polysomnography Laryngoscope119 (7): 1391-3
Sleep disturbance in children with moderate/severe atopic dermatitis: A case-control study J Am Acad Dermatol78 (2): 336-341
Sleep related expiratory obstructive apnea in children J Clin Sleep Med8 (6): 673-9