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NOTE: I was a paid Nyxoah consultant, reviewing preoperative drug-induced sleep endoscopy videos for their clinical trials. I was a coauthor on the p I have written previously about the Genio system from Nyxoah and aura6000 system from Livanova, including an update on their clinical trials after the 2024 International Surgical Sleep Society meeting. Over the…
Hypoglossal nerve stimulation has been a major breakthrough in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea for patients unable to tolerate positive airway pressure therapy. Inspire Medical Systems had the first technology approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2014, and I was the first surgeon in the Western United States to offer this…
The Upper Airway Stimulation system from Inspire Medical Systems has been an important and effective treatment option for many patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Like any procedure or technology, there are potential important risks to consider. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) maintains the publicly-available Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience… Read more »
Hypoglossal nerve stimulation with the Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation system has been a major advance in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Most studies examining outcomes – including important research on drug-induced sleep endoscopy and Inspire therapy outcomes where we have played a key role – has focused on how well the system works when… Read more »
We have now released two new videos posted on YouTube and the following UCLA websites: UCLA Sleep Surgery UCLA Head and Neck Surgery Webinars UCLAMDChat Webinars The first video discusses surgical evaluation and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: The second video shares work in sleep surgery – including research that we have performed…
My move to UCLA was based on the opportunity to work with a larger team of sleep medicine providers and researchers, including other surgeons who focused in this area: Ashley Kita, MD and Travis Shiba, MD. We have just posted some videos on our UCLA Sleep Surgery website page explaining what we do as surgeons…
I am writing from our 30th annual Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring course in Orlando, Florida. I have been fortunate to take part in this course for the past 20 years but take no credit for the course format that combines medical, surgical, and dental topics. This multidisciplinary approach is…
My educational background before entering medical school was in economics. As I started medical school and then progressed through my clinical and research training, this evolved into an interest in health services, a field that examines many aspects of health care delivery. This post relates to our recent publication on the types of sleep surgery…
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy is an evaluation procedure designed to evaluate the physical cause(s) of blockage in breathing in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. One of the reasons we are recognized around the world for our leadership is the scientific research we have led in this area. One of the major studies showed that specific findings…
DISCLAIMER: I am a consultant for Nyxoah, who manufactures a technology mentioned in this blog post. Inspire Medical Systems’ Upper Airway Stimulation is the only FDA-approved treatment of obstructive sleep apnea based on stimulation of the nerve that controls tongue movement (hypoglossal nerve). Based on their successes, a number of other technologies are in clinical…
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