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Office
330 Brookline Ave
Boston, MA 02215Phone+1 617-667-3237Fax+1 617-975-5506- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 1990 - 1993
- UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1990
- University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 1988
- University of RochesterB.S., Neuroscience, Cum Laude, 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1991 - Present
- MA State Medical License 1993 - 2024
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Sleep Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Sleep Science Award American Academy of Neurology, 2015
- Researcher of the Year Award Narcolepsy Network, 2013
- Alpha Omega Alpha 2010
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- What is Cataplexy?Margaret S Blattner, Thomas E Scammell> ;Sleep. 2023 Oct 3
- Harriet Tubman's Hypersomnia: Insights from Historical and Medical Perspectives.Evan A Balmuth, Thomas E Scammell> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2023 Dec 1
- 6 citationsOral Orexin Receptor 2 Agonist in Narcolepsy Type 1.Yves Dauvilliers, Emmanuel Mignot, Rafael Del Río Villegas, Yeting Du, Elizabeth Hanson, Yuichi Inoue, Harisha Kadali, Elena Koundourakis, Seetha Meyer, Raquel Rogers,...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2023 Jul 27
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Journal Articles
- Damage to histaminergic tuberomammillary neurons and other hypothalamic nuclei with traumatic brain injuryAnnals of Neurology, 1/1/2015
- Carbachol excites sublaterodorsal nucleus neurons projecting to the spinal cordJ Physiol, 1/1/2014
- Optogenetic mediated release of histamine reveals distal and autoregulatory mechanisms for controlling arousalJ Neurosci, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- GABA and glutamatergic projections from the basal forebrain to the MCH neuronsSleep, 1/1/2013
- Neural circuitry of cataplexy: projection targets of GABA cells subpopulations in the central amygdalaSleep, 1/1/2013
- Basal forebrain efferents to the orexin neuronsSleep, 1/1/2013
Lectures
- Narcolepsy: Neurobiology and NeuropathologyUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2014
- Treatment of NarcolepsyMinneapolis, MN - 1/1/2014
- Neurobiology of CataplexyMinneapolis, MN - 1/1/2014
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Other
- NarcolepsyHarvard Medical School
1/1/2014 - Commentary on narcolepsy and orexinThe Boston Globe
1/1/2009 - The Sleepy StudentHuman Nervous System and Behavior course
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Press Mentions
- Preliminary ProgramJune 4th, 2022
- Sleep Research Society Announces 2022 Award RecipientsMay 20th, 2022
- Harmony Biosciences Acquires Asset with Novel Mechanism of Action for the Potential Treatment of Narcolepsy and Other Rare Neurological DiseasesAugust 9th, 2021
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Grant Support
- Wakefulness And Forebrain Activation By Orexin NeuronsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
- Orexin And The Control Of CataplexyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2011
- Identification Orexinergic Wake-Promoting PathwaysNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007
- Circadian And Aminergic Regulation Of Orexin NeuronsNational Institute Of Mental Health2001–2005
- Identification Orexinergic Wake-Promoting PathwaysNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003
- Adenosine And The Preoptic Regulation Of SleepNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–2002
- Molecular Mechanisms Of FeverNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1993–1995
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