Andrew W Varga, MD Email Andrew Varga
Sleep Medicine
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- Position
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
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- Specialties
- Sleep Medicine
- Neurology
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- Language
- English
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- Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
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- Phone
- The Integrative Sleep Center 212-420-2377 212-420-2377
Patient Experience Rating
4.8 Stars
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Dr. Andrew W. Varga is a neuroscientist and physician at The Mount Sinai Integrative Sleep Center, board certified in both neurology and sleep medicine. He earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine and subsequently attended medical school at New York Medical College. He completed an internship in Medicine at St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center and a residency in Neurology at Harvard - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in Sleep Medicine at NYU.
Dr. Varga has a longstanding interest in mechanisms of learning and memory and the role of sleep in memory consolidation. His clinical interests involve all areas of sleep medicine with particular interest in movement disorders in sleep (RLS, REM Behavior Disorder), sleep in neurodegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease), and generalized cognitive deficits as a function of fragmented sleep.
Certification
Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Clinical Focus
- Chronic Respiratory Failure
- Circadian Rhythm Disorders
- Hypersomnia
- Insomnia
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD)
- Polysomnography
- REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Sleep Apnea
Multi-Disciplinary Training Area
Neuroscience [NEU]
Education
MD, New York Medical College
Internship, Internal Medicine
St. Vincent's Hospital [CLOSED]
Residency, Neurology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center- Harvard Medical School
Fellowship, Sleep Medicine
New York University School of Medicine
Language
English
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Consulting:
- Eisai Inc.
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals
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