DiabetesPowerShow
Show # 67
Sleep Apnea and Diabetes
"Breathe........I SAID BREATHE!!!"
Breathing is Good!
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Dr.
Robert Reyna
Dr.
Robert Reyna is a Diplomat of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and
a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has been involved in
Sleep Medicine since he was trained as a sleep technician during his
undergraduate work at Stanford University in the early 80’s. After
receiving his medical degree from the University of California, San
Diego, he completed his residency in Pediatrics at Cedar-Sinai Medical
Center. He helped to develop and expand sleep services in Southern CA
in 1992 becoming Medical Director of Sleep Services in 2002 when he
received his board certification from the American Board of Sleep
Medicine. He has also been involved in research in the field of
insomnia at the Instate Sleep Center in Cincinnati, studying the
clinical importance of certain brain waves called CAPS( Cyclic
Alternating Patterns). Dr Reyna worked in concert with other medical
centers in Southern CA to create a multi-specialty Cognitive Behavior
Therapy insomnia program and helped implement a self-directed web based
program utilized by a local health maintenance organization. He joined
The Sleep Center of Nevada in February of 2009, moving to Las Vegas
with his wife and two children. “I accepted the position here in Las
Vegas so I could help in educating the community on the importance of
sleep and the role sleep has in promoting a healthy lifestyle.”