Director, UCLA Sleep Disorders Center

Neurology

Alon Avidan is an expert in the field of Neurology. He researched medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine. George Washington University School of Medicine is ranked 67 in research and 0 in primary care medicine He over the years received 17 awards: "Excellence in Education Award", "Regional Top Doctor", "Fellow", "Southern California Super Doctors", "Who's Who in Medical Sciences Education (WWMSE)", "Whos Who in Medical Sciences Education", "Best Doctors in America", "Allie S. Freed Award in Preventive Medicine, Donald H. Glew Memorial Award in Research", "Allie S. Freed Award in Preventive Medicine", "Donald H. Glew Memorial Award in Research", "The William Beaumont Medical Society Research Award", "Donald H. Glew Award for Presentation of Outstanding Research, Beaumont Medical Research Competition, Washington, DC", "Donald H. Glew Award", "Dean's Honor List", "Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Scholarship Society", "Volunteer Service Recognition Award" and "Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare". Alon Avidan is also a published doctor. He has 30 publication published. The most recent publication is: ATS Core Curriculum 2014: Part III. Adult Sleep Medicine. He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• ATS Core Curriculum 2014: Part III. Adult Sleep Medicine.
• The current state of Sleep medicine education in US neurology residency training programs: where do we go from here?
• The parasomnias: epidemiology, clinical features, and diagnostic approach.
• Parasomnias and movement Disorders of sleep.
• Clinical Sleep neurology.
• Review of sleep Disorders.
• Improving Sleep hygiene.
• Sleep-disordered breathing and stroke.
• Eye movements during Sleep recording.
• Clinical neurology of Insomnia in neurodegenerative and other disorders of neurological function.
• Sleep medicine content of major medical textbooks continues to be underrepresented.
• The development of central Sleep apnea with an oral appliance.
• Pregnancy associated with daytime sleepiness and nighttime Restlessness.
• Treatment of sleep Disorders in elderly patients.
• Insomnia and hypnotic use, recorded in the minimum data set, as predictors of falls and hip fractures in Michigan nursing homes.
• Sleep Disorders in the older patient.
• Sleep in the geriatric patient population.
• Case studies in Sleep medicine.
• The effects of Sleep loss and fatigue on resident-physicians: a multi-institutional, mixed-method study.
• Subclinical rhythmic electrographic discharge of adults (SREDA) in REM Sleep.
• Insomnia in the geriatric patient.
• ESS dot com.
• Sleep-disordered breathing in Michigan: a practice pattern survey.
• Sleep changes and Disorders in the elderly patient.
• Websites on oral appliances for obstructive Sleep apnea.
• Sleep disturbance in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer''s disease: a multicenter analysis.
• Insomnia medication use and the probability of an accidental event in an older adult population.
• An introduction to snoring and Sleep apnea for dental practitioners.
• Antidiabetic action of vanadyl in rats independent of in vivo insulin-receptor kinase activity.

Schools

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• George Washington University School Of Medicine

Conditions Treated

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• Brain Injury
• Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
• Convulsions
• Cranial Trauma
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Doctors Specialties

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• Sleep Medicine
• Neurology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Excellence in Education Award
• Regional Top Doctor
• Fellow
• Southern California Super Doctors
• Who's Who in Medical Sciences Education (WWMSE)
• Who’s Who in Medical Sciences Education
• Best Doctors in America
• Allie S. Freed Award in Preventive Medicine, Donald H. Glew Memorial Award in Research
• Allie S. Freed Award in Preventive Medicine
• Donald H. Glew Memorial Award in Research
• The William Beaumont Medical Society Research Award
• Donald H. Glew Award for Presentation of Outstanding Research, Beaumont Medical Research Competition, Washington, DC
• Donald H. Glew Award
• Dean's Honor List
• Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Scholarship Society
• Volunteer Service Recognition Award
• Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare

Education

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• Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Georgetown University Hospital
• George Washington University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1154437069
NPPES Provider LastName		AVIDAN
NPPES Provider FirstName		ALON
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		90095
NPPES Provider State		CA
Specialty Description		Neurology
Total Claim Count		120.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		16.0
Percent Opioid Claims		13.33

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1154437069
Last Name Of The Provider	AVIDAN
First Name Of The Provider	ALON
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