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[Services] [Facilities] [Staff]
Services:
The Institute of Sleep Medicine is composed of three divisions in order to provide you with complete continuity of care. The sleep specialists at The Houston Sleep Center diagnose and treat people who have a wide range of sleep disorders.
The goals of the sleep experts at The Houston Sleep Center are to improve both the quality of sleep and the quality of waking life. When difficulty with sleep at night or excessive sleepiness during the day begins to interfere with daytime functioning, an evaluation may be indicated.
We have the latest equipment approved for Home Studies performed by our AASM Accredited Sleep Disorder Center. Insurance is not currently covering this procedure.
Complete our Sleep Problems Questionnaire to determine if you might have a sleep disorder. For further information call 713-827-8896.
Facilities:
The main sleep center consists of six bedrooms and our Katy location consists of four bedrooms, all centrally monitored. The bedrooms are designed for maximum patient comfort and include cable TV to lend a sense of "home" to the environment. Our two Sleep Centers are accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Staff:
Our Medical Director, Dr. Todd Swick is one of the leading sleep specialists in Texas. He has served as the medical director of several of the only fully accredited sleep centers in Houston for the past twenty-five years. He is Board Certified in both Sleep Medicine and Neurology and has been involved in national and international research concerning sleep and wake disorders for over two decades. He has served as a medical-legal consultant on numerous cases involving neurology and sleep medicine throughout the United States. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this very new and exciting specialty of Sleep and Wake Disorders and shares his knowledge as a speaker, author and frequent guest on several television and radio shows that have played to both local and national audiences.
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Medical Director: Todd J. Swick, M.D.
Education: B.S. - State University of New York at Stony Brook
M.D. - State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Board Status:Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Board Certified, American Board of Sleep Medicine
Academic Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Texas School of Medicine, Houston
Clinical Interests:
1. Sleep/Wake Disorders including: Narcolepsy, Diseases of excessive Daytime Sleepiness, Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Restless Legs Syndrome, Insomnia, Parasomnias (abnormal behavior during sleep including sexual behavior) Fibromyalgia, and Sleep Disorders secondary to chronic pain syndromes. Pediatric Sleep Disorders associated with “ADD, ADHD”, enlarged tonsils/adenoids and congenital disorders that result in sleep disordered breathing such as snoring and Sleep Apnea.
2. General Neurology: Epilepsy, Headache, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, Movement Disorders and Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) associated with sleep and wake disorders.
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Dr. Eric Bell, Psy.D.
Education: BA & MA degrees at West Virginia University
Psy.D. at Illinois School of Professional Psychology
Board Status: Board Certified, American Board of Sleep Medicine, Psychologist license Indiana, 1994 & Texas, 2006, Health Service Provider in Psychology, 2007
Clinical Interests: Sleep/Wake Disorders: Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Restless Leg Syndrome, Insomnia, Clinical Trials Program, University of Chicago, 2005
Evaluation and treatment of insomnia, nightmares and other parasomnias; sleep and psychiatric disorders; bariatric surgery; clinical trials; medical psychology and treatment compliance among patients with sleep-wake disorders (including PAP compliance among patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome).
For more information, please visit www.drericbell.com
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Sarah L. Aguilar, RN, MSN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Education: Sarah received a B.S.N. from the University of Southern California in 1999 and a M.S.N. from Azusa Pacific University in 2004.
Board Status: Registered Nurse and Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas, Board Certified, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Background and Clinical Interests: Sarah is originally from Southern California where she developed her medical skills working as an emergency room nurse for over eight years. She has also worked more independently as a nurse practitioner in college health and retail settings. She was thrilled at the opportunity to specialize when she joined our practice in the spring of 2009. Sarah enjoys the challenges and rewards of working in the field of sleep medicine. She prioritizes education as a part of her treatment plan to optimize patient success. She is gratified when patients experience an improvement in quality of life with treatment of their sleep disorders. Her clinical interests include Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Insomnia, Narcolepsy, Restless Leg Syndrome, Parasomnias, and Research.
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Chief Operating Officer: Marilyn Swick, BA, RPSGT
Education: She received her training at Ohio State Sleep Disorders Center in 1978. She completed her undergraduate degree at Georgetown University, Washington DC. She developed & oversees our School of Polysomnography program.
Public Relations:
Radio & Television Host, Contributing Author, & Speaker’s Bureau
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