AlecBPlattMD

Pulmonology • Schenectady, NY

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Physician

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Office
124 Rosa Rd.
Suite 382
Schenectady, NY 12308
Phone+1 518-386-3691

Fax+1 518-386-3503
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Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2004 - 2007
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
New York University School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2014 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MEDENT EMR/EHR, Community Computer Service, Inc., 2011-2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Rationale for broader testing of drivers for obstructive sleep apnea: a response to Hartenbaum and colleagues.
Alec B. Platt, Indira Gurubhagavatula> ;Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2014 Feb 1
207 citations
Sleep symptoms, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic position.
Michael A. Grandner, Megan E. Petrov, Pinyo Rattanaumpawan, Nicholas Jackson, Alec B. Platt, Nirav P. Patel> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2013 Sep 15
14 citations
Hits and misses: screening commercial drivers for obstructive sleep apnea using guidelines recommended by a joint task force.
Alec B. Platt, Lindsay C. Wick, Sharon Hurley, Haideliza Soto-Calderon, William Wieland, Beth Staley, Greg Maislin, Indira Gurubhagavatula> ;Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2013 Sep 1
1 citations
Toward a multi-level approach to CPAP adherence.
Alec B. Platt, Nirav P. Patel> ;Sleep. 2011 Nov 1
33 citations
Can We Predict Daily Adherence to Warfarin?: Results From the International Normalized Ratio Adherence and Genetics (IN-RANGE) Study
Alec B. Platt, A. Russell Localio, Colleen M. Brensinger, Dean G. Cruess, Jason D. Christie, Robert E. Gross, Catherine S. Parker, Maureen Price, Joshua P. Metlay, Abi...> ;Chest. 2010 Apr 1
42 citations
Patient Attitudinal and Behavioral Factors Associated with Warfarin Non-adherence at Outpatient Anticoagulation Clinics
Dean G. Cruess, A. Russell Localio, Alec B. Platt, Colleen M. Brensinger, Jason D. Christie, Robert E. Gross, Catherine S. Parker, Maureen Price, Joshua P. Metlay, Abi...> ;International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2010 Mar 1
60 citations
Adherence to Sleep Apnea Therapy and Use of Lipid-Lowering Drugs: A Study of the Healthy-User Effect
Alec B. Platt, Samuel T. Kuna, Samuel Field, Zhen Chen, Rajesh Gupta, Dominic F. Roche, Jason D. Christie, David A. Asch> ;Chest. 2010 Jan 1
98 citations
Neighborhood of Residence is Associated with Daily Adherence to CPAP Therapy
Alec B. Platt, Samuel Field, David A. Asch, Zhen Chen, Nirav P. Patel, Rajesh Gupta, Dominic F. Roche, Indira Gurubhagavatula, Jason D. Christie, Samuel T. Kuna> ;Sleep. 2009 Jun 1
4 citations
To adhere or not to adhere--patients selectively decide.
Alec B. Platt, Samuel T. Kuna> ;Sleep. 2009 May 1
88 citations
Risk factors for nonadherence to warfarin: results from the IN-RANGE study.
Alec B. Platt, A. Russell Localio, Colleen M. Brensinger, Dean G. Cruess, Jason D. Christie, Robert E. Gross, Catherine S. Parker, Maureen Price, Joshua P. Metlay, Abi...> ;Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2008 Sep 1
15 citations
Does untreated obstructive sleep apnea lead to death? A commentary on Young et al. Sleep 2008;31:1071-8 and Marshall et al. Sleep 2008;31:1079-85.
Allan I. Pack, Alec B. Platt, Grace W. Pien> ;Sleep. 2008 Aug 1
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