Meet Our Faculty

We invite you to watch this video introducing our smart, accomplished, passionate and fun Rush Sleep Medicine Fellowship Faculty

Name	Background
James J. Herdegen, MD Section Director Sleep Medicine	Section Director, Sleep Disorders Service and Research Center Associate Professor, Internal Medicine-Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine Board certified also in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care 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
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 clinical 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
Alejandra C. Lastra, MD Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program Director	Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Sleep Medicine ACGME fellowship Program Director Continuing Medical Education Course Director Rush Sinus Allery, and Asthma Center Education Co-Director American Academy of Sleep Medicine Education Committee Vice-Chair Board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Areas of expertise Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea overlap syndrome Chronic Respiratory Failure Treatment-Emergent and other Central Sleep Apnea disorders including Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Non-invasive ventilation Innovations in Fellowship Education
Elizabeth Culnan, PhD Associate Director, Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Program	Behavioral Sciences, Sleep Disorders Service and Research Center Certified in the practice of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Sleep Medicine Licensed in Clinical Psychology Areas of expertise Insomnia Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders Sleep and women’s health Sleep in populations with neurological disorders
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
Aaron Kirkpatrick, MD	Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine Board certified also in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Areas of expertise Obstructive Sleep Apnea Chronic Respiratory Failure Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Asthma Sepsis
Erika Kahan, MD	Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine Board certified also in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Areas of expertise Obstructive Sleep Apnea/COPD overlap Sleep disorders in women Hypersomnias
Bantu Chhangani, MD	Faculty, Sleep Disorders Service and Research Center Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences and Medicine Diplomate in the Subspecialty of Sleep Medicine (ABIM) Board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Lindsay McCullough, MD Sleep Medicine Fellowship Associate Program Director	Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine and Sleep Medicine summer of 2019 Board certified in Internal Medicine and BE for Sleep Medicine Areas of expertise Chronic disease management Trainee education- focus on impact of sleep quantity and quality on overall health. Narcolepsy
Phillip S. LoSavio MD, MS Head, Section of Sleep Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology	Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education Residency Program Director Associate Professor and Section Head of Sleep Surgery Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Rush University Medical Center Areas of expertise Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for OSA Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy Resident Education
Elizabeth (Lia) T. Kalliath, DMD	Assistant Professor - Internal Medicine Areas of expertise Oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnea Snoring Bruxism Temporo-mandibular joint disorders

Health Care Team

Name	Background
Colleen Durkin, DNP, APRN	Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN-Sleep Medicine) Areas of expertise Sleep apnea Continuous positive airway (CPAP) and Bilevel positive airway Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Hypersomnia Narcolepsy Parasomnias
Henry B. Arantes, RPSGT Sleep Center Supervisor	RPSGT – Registered Polysomnography Technologist with the BRPT (Board of Registered Polysomnography Technologists) – June 2022 Sleep Center Supervisor Areas of expertise Sleep testing Database management Portable monitoring Teaching

Name

Background

Colleen Durkin

Colleen Durkin, DNP, APRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN-Sleep Medicine)

Areas of expertise

Sleep apnea
Continuous positive airway (CPAP) and Bilevel positive airway
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Hypersomnia
Narcolepsy
Parasomnias

Henry Arantes

Henry B. Arantes, RPSGT

Sleep Center Supervisor

RPSGT – Registered Polysomnography Technologist with the BRPT (Board of Registered Polysomnography Technologists) – June 2022
Sleep Center Supervisor

Areas of expertise

Sleep testing
Database management
Portable monitoring
Teaching

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