Narong Simakajornboon, MD
Title
Director, Sleep Disorders Center
Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Training Program
Appointment
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email
narong.simakajornboon@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-6771
Fax
513-636-4615
Credentials
MD: Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand, 1992.
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI.
Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
Awards and Honors
- Best Doctors of America, 2003-present.
- Young Investigator Award, 18th Annual Conference on Sleep Disorders in Infant and Childhood, Annenber Center for Heath Science, CA.
- Sheldon Brenner Resident Research Award, Children's Hospital of Michigan.
Research
Effect of nicotine exposure on the developing brainstem
Publications, Most Recent
Naqvi SK, Sotelo C, Murry L, Simakajornboon N. Sleep architecture in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis and the association with severity of lung disease.Sleep Breath 2008;12:77-83.
Simakajornboon N. Periodic limb movement disorder in children.Paediatr Respir Rev 2006;7(Suppl 1):S55-7.
Simakajornboon N, Kuptanon T. Maturational changes in neuromodulation of central pathways mediating hypoxic ventilatory response.Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2005;149(1-3):273-86.
Baber SR, Li H, Simakajornboon N, Kadowitz PJ, Ross-Ascuitto NT, Ascuitto RJ. Analysis of pulmonary vascular response to acute alveolar hypoxic challenge in young rabbits subjected to chronic hypoxia from birth.J Cardiovas Pharmacol 2005;45(5):431-8.
Professional Organization Memberships
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Thoracic Society
- Society for Pediatric Research
- American College of Chest Physicians
- Sleep Research Society
- Medical Council of Thailand
Special Interests
Pediatric sleep disorders; respiratory control disorders
Related Areas
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