Dr. Steven Feinsilver, MD

Bio

Dr Feinsilver earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, before completing a medical residency at University Hospital in Boston and a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.

After serving on the faculty of Brown University for four years, Dr. Feinsilver served as Director of the pulmonary function laboratory and Sleep Center at Winthrop-University Hospital and later as Director of the division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York, before moving to practice at Cardiovascular Medical Associates in March 2005.

In August 2011, Dr. Feinstein joined the faculty of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as Director of the Center for Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Feinsilver has published more than 100 articles and book chapters, and edited a textbook on bronchoscopy.  He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and a reviewer for the journals Sleep, Sleep and Breathing, The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, and Chest.  He served as Governor for New York State for the American College of Chest Physicians from 2005-2009, and is now on the Steering Committee for the Sleep Section of the ACCP.

Specialties:

  • sleep medicine

Affiliation:

  • The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Location:

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    WEDNESDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- Men with restless legs syndrome now have another health concern: New research has just linked the condition to an increased risk of dying early.

    In a study of nearly 20,000 men, Harvard researchers found that men with restless legs syndrome had a 39 ...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea raises the risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a long-term study that strengthens a link doctors have suspected.

    "The presence and severity of sleep apnea are associated with a significantly increased risk of sudden cardiac death," s...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- Sticking with a regular bedtime helps people with sleep apnea stay with their continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, according to a new study.

    CPAP -- which uses mild air pressure to keep airways open during sleep -- is the first line of tr...Full Article

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    THURSDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- People with more physically active jobs tend to be either shorter or longer sleepers than average and could be at increased risk for health problems, according to a new study.

    Previous research has shown that people who are short sleepers (fewer than s...Full Article

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    SUNDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea, the condition that robs sufferers of deep sleep by endlessly and subconsciously waking them up, becomes more common as people age. Now, a small new study raises the possibility that it may somehow cause -- or be caused by -- Alzheimer's disease. Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved new, lower-dose labeling for the popular sleep drug Ambien (zolpidem) in an effort to cut down on daytime drowsiness that could be a hazard while performing certain tasks such as driving.

    The move fo...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- If you have trouble sleeping at night, you may be headed for more than just frustration and fatigue: Middle-aged and older adults with insomnia are more likely to be hospitalized and use home health care services, a new study suggests.

    Preventing insomni...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- The widening American waistline may be feeding an epidemic of sleep apnea, potentially robbing millions of people of a good night's rest, a new study suggests.

    The research didn't definitively link the rise in obesity to slee...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep problems may increase men's risk for prostate cancer, a new study suggests.

    "Prostate cancer is one of the leading public health concerns for men, and sleep problems are quite common," said study author Dr. Lara Sigurdardottir, of the University of...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- There has been a dramatic increase in the number of emergency-room visits related to sleep medications such as Ambien, according to a new U.S. study.

    Adverse reactions to zolpidem -- the active ingredient in the sleep aids Am...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) -- Drivers with the sleep disorder sleep apnea are more likely to nod off at the wheel and fail simulated driving tests than motorists without the condition, new research finds.

    Scientists from the University Hospital in Leeds, ...Full Article

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    THURSDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Playing a certain type of sound stimulation during sleep might help improve your memory, a small new study suggests.

    Slow oscillations in brain activity occur during slow-wave sleep and are critical for retaining memories. ...Full Article