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26383
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16552
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Alan R. Schwartz is an independent scientist and consultant based in the United States. Their primary research focus spans medicine and neuroscience, encompassing 132 and 60 publications respectively. Subfields of study include physiology, endocrine and autonomic systems, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cognitive neuroscience, and speech and hearing.

Their work covers major topics such as obstructive sleep apnea research, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, dysphagia assessment and management, sleep and wakefulness research, tracheal and airway disorders, voice and speech disorders, and airway management and intubation techniques.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Schwartz include Raj C. Dedhia, Everett G. Seay, Eric Thuler, Ofer Jacobowitz, and Brendan T Keenan.

Key publication venues for Schwartz's research include:

  • SLEEP
  • Otolaryngology
  • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • CHEST Journal

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Schwartz include:

  • Targeted Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea, 2023, JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
  • A comparison of automated and manual sleep staging and respiratory event recognition in a portable sleep diagnostic device with in-lab sleep study, 2020, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • Transvenous Phrenic Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Central Sleep Apnea: Five-Year Safety and Efficacy Outcomes, 2021, Nature and Science of Sleep
  • Evaluation of Therapeutic Positive Airway Pressure as a Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Predictor in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea, 2020, JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
  • Ansa Cervicalis Stimulation, 2020, CHEST Journal

Schwartz has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Book Publisher International as part of SCIENCEDOMAIN International: "Current Topics in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 10" (2020).

Among recognitions, Schwartz was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Objective Measurement of Patterns of Nasal CPAP Use by Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Nancy Barone Kribbs;Allan I. Pack;Lewis R. Kline;Philip L. Smith

  • Sleep-disordered Breathing and Insulin Resistance in Middle-aged and Overweight Men

    Naresh M. Punjabi;John D. Sorkin;John D. Sorkin;John D. Sorkin;Leslie I. Katzel;Leslie I. Katzel;Leslie I. Katzel;Andrew P. Goldberg;Andrew P. Goldberg;Andrew P. Goldberg

  • An Instrument to Measure Functional Status Outcomes for Disorders of Excessive Sleepiness

    Terri E. Weaver;Andréa M. Laizner;Lois K. Evans;Greg Maislin

  • Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea: pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic approaches.

    Alan R. Schwartz;Susheel P. Patil;Alison M. Laffan;Vsevolod Polotsky

  • Adult obstructive sleep apnea: pathophysiology and diagnosis.

    Susheel P. Patil;Hartmut Schneider;Alan R. Schwartz;Philip L. Smith

  • Effect of weight loss on upper airway collapsibility in obstructive sleep apnea.

    Alan R. Schwartz;Avram R. Gold;Norman Schubert;Alexandra Stryzak

  • A Survey Screen for Prediction of Apnea

    Greg Maislin;Allan I. Pack;Nancy B. Kribbs;Philip L. Smith

  • Upper airway collapsibility in snorers and in patients with obstructive hypopnea and apnea.

    Iain C. Gleadhill;Alan R. Schwartz;Norman Schubert;Robert A. Wise

  • Leptin prevents respiratory depression in obesity.

    Christopher P. O'donnell;Charles D. Schaub;Abby S. Haines;Dan E. Berkowitz

  • Upper airway pressure-flow relationships in obstructive sleep apnea

    P. L. Smith;R. A. Wise;A. R. Gold;A. R. Schwartz

  • Induction of upper airway occlusion in sleeping individuals with subatmospheric nasal pressure

    A. R. Schwartz;P. L. Smith;R. A. Wise;A. R. Gold

  • Intermittent hypoxia increases insulin resistance in genetically obese mice.

    Vsevolod Y. Polotsky;Jianguo Li;Naresh M. Punjabi;Arnon E. Rubin

  • Night-to-night variability in CPAP use over the first three months of treatment

    Terri E. Weaver;Nancy Barone Kribbs;Allan I. Pack;Lewis R. Kline

  • Therapeutic electrical stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve in obstructive sleep apnea

    Alan R. Schwartz;Alan R. Schwartz;Marc L. Bennett;Philip L. Smith;Philip L. Smith;Wilfried De Backer;Wilfried De Backer

  • The Pharyngeal Critical Pressure: The Whys and Hows of Using Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Diagnostically

    Avram R. Gold;Alan R. Schwartz

  • Intermittent Hypoxia Induces Hyperlipidemia in Lean Mice

    Jianguo Li;Laura N. Thorne;Naresh M. Punjabi;Cheuk Kwan Sun

  • Neuromechanical control of upper airway patency during sleep

    Susheel P. Patil;Hartmut Schneider;Jason J. Marx;Elizabeth Gladmon

  • Treating obstructive sleep apnea with hypoglossal nerve stimulation

    Peter R Eastwood;Peter R Eastwood;Maree Barnes;Jennifer H Walsh;Jennifer H Walsh;Kathleen J Maddison;Kathleen J Maddison

  • Electrical stimulation of the lingual musculature in obstructive sleep apnea

    Alan R. Schwartz;David W. Eisele;Anil Hari;Roy Testerman

  • Leptin, obesity, and respiratory function.

    C. P. O'Donnell;C. G. Tankersley;Vsevolod Polotsky;Alan R Schwartz

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Eisele
David W. Eisele Johns Hopkins University
Robert A. Wise
Robert A. Wise Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Naresh M. Punjabi
Naresh M. Punjabi University of Miami
Atul Malhotra
Atul Malhotra University of California, San Diego
David Mendelowitz
David Mendelowitz George Washington University
Allan I. Pack
Allan I. Pack University of Pennsylvania
David F. Dinges
David F. Dinges University of Pennsylvania
Robert H. Gilman
Robert H. Gilman Johns Hopkins University
Robert H. Brown
Robert H. Brown University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Paul Van de Heyning
Paul Van de Heyning University of Antwerp

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