My dad suffers from sleep apnea and I`m concerned about his falling asleep at the wheel. I need suggestions to a good sleep disorder clinic in the New York area.

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The following are the member labs of the American Sleep Disorders Association in New York City:

The Sleep Disorders Center Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center 161 Fort Washington Avenue New York, NY 10032 Attn: Neil B. Kavey, M.D. 212-305-1860 and 914-948-0400 Fax: 212-305-5496 Email: N...@COLUMBIA.EDU

Sleep Disorders Institute 1090 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10025 Attn: Gary K. Zammit, Ph.D. 212-523-1700 Fax: 212-523-1704 Email: gzam...@slrhc.org

Sleep-Wake Disorders Center New York Hospital-Cornell Manhattan Campus 520 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021 Attn: Daniel Wagner, M.D. Margaret Moline, Ph.D. 914-997-5751

These are the probably the high-end clinics in your area, although the famous doctors treat quite ordinary people. (I'm in Houston and Denton Cooley -- the first American doctor to do a heart transplant -- is on my medical plan. Hopefully, I'll never need a transplant!) My cardiologist isn't quite as famous, but he's written most of a book about transesophageal echocardiography.... that's what you get when you call asking for a cardiologist to consult with a troublesome case of high blood pressure,,, However, he IS quite good at dealing with the blood pressure problems.

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