Dr. Ulises Jiménez Correa | México | Entrevista 07.29.21

Entrevista con el Dr. Jiménez abordando las intervenciones psicológicas en la Medicina del Dormir, la naturaleza interdisciplinaria de esta especialidad médica y la reciente publicación del Manual de Trastornos del Sueño en la colección Seminario de Medicina y Salud, UNAM 2020.

• Licenciatura en Psicología y Maestría Psicobiología por la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

• Doctor en Biología Experimental por la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), Unidad Iztapalapa.

• Investigador Nacional Nivel 1 del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT).

• Director, Clínica de Trastornos del Sueño de la Facultad de Medicina de la UNAM: 2014 a 2018.

• Psicólogo clínico e investigador de la Clínica de Trastornos del Sueño de la Facultad de Medicina de la UNAM.

• Miembro del Programa de Posgrado de Neurociencias de la Conducta de la UNAM.

• Director de tesis a nivel licenciatura, maestría y doctorado en diferentes escuelas y facultades de la UNAM, del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, la UAM y la Universidad Veracruzana.

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Interview with Dr. Jiménez about behavioral treatments in Sleep Medicine, the interdisciplinary nature of the specialty, and the publication by the UNAM of the Sleep Medicine handbook in 2020.

• BS in Psychology and MA in Psychobiology from the School of Psychology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico.

• Doctorate degree in Experimental Biology, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), Unidad Iztapalapa.

• National Researcher – Level 1, National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT).

• Director: Sleep Clinic; School of Medicine. UNAM: 2014 - 2018.

• Clinical Psychologist and Researcher at the Sleep Clinic, School of Medicine, UNAM

• Member, Graduate Program: Behavioral Neurosciences. UNAM

• Thesis advisor / director at BS, MA and PhD levels at the UNAM, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, UAM and Universidad Veracruzana.
  

Dra. Teresa Shama Levy | México | Entrevista 04.15.21

La Dra. Teresa Shamah Levy dirige el Centro de Investigación en Evaluación y Encuestas (CIEE) del Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP) en México.  El CIEE ha cumplido con el compromiso de generar información científica con el fin de mejorar las condiciones de vida y la salud de la población. Bajo la dirección de la Dra. Shamah se han realizado las Encuestas Nacionales de Salud y Nutrición (1999, 2006, 2012 y 2016 y 2018-2019) las cuales han sido fundamentales para una adecuada caracterización del problema de la obesidad en México. Así también ha asesorado Encuestas Nacionales de Nutrición en varios países de Latinoamérica.

Es licenciada en Nutrición, Maestra en Ciencias de la Salud con Área de Concentración en Epidemiología y Doctora en Salud Pública. Fue Directora de Vigilancia de la Nutrición del Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud (CINyS) del INSP. Ha sido profesora de la Maestría en Ciencias en Nutrición del INSP desde el año 2003, y fue presidenta del Colegio lnterdoctoral de Salud Pública (2012-2015), de la Escuela de Salud Pública de México. Es Miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. Sus contribuciones incluyen más de 160 artículos indexados en revistas científicas de revisión por pares, numerosos capítulos y múltiples libros científicos, los cuales le han ganado amplio reconocimiento nacional e internacional, incluyendo el premio en Salud Pública “Doctor Gerardo Varela” en 2021.

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Dr. Teresa Shamah Levy is the director of the Center of Survey and Evaluation Research (CSER) of the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) in Mexico. The CSER has consistently generated scientific information with the goal of improving life conditions and Mexico’s public health. Under Dr. Shamah’s direction the National Surveys of Health and Nutrition (1999, 2006, 2012 y 2016 y 2018-2019) have enabled the characterization of the of the growing obesity challenges facing Mexico. Dr. Shamah has also served as a consultant of National Nutrition Surveys in other Latin-American countries.

Dr. Shamah completed her bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Master of Science degree in Epidemiology and PhD in Public Health. She previously served as the Director of Nutritional Surveillance of the Research Center in Health and Nutrition of the NIPH. She has been a professor in the Master of Science program in Nutrition of the NIPH since 2003 and was the president of the Inter-doctoral College in Public Health (2012-2015) of the School of Public Health in Mexico. She is a member of the national system of researchers. Her contributions include over 160 peer reviewed, indexed papers in scientific journals, numerous chapters, and multiple scientific books, which have gained her national and international recognition, including the 2021 “Doctor Gerardo Varela” prize in Public Health.

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Dr. Adam Bramoweth received his doctoral degree in Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine at the University of North Texas, followed by a one-year internship at the University of Florida Health Science Center. He then completed a three-year Advanced Fellowship in Mental Illness Research and Treatment at the Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS). He is a Core Investigator at the VAPHS Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP) and the MIRECC with funding from VA Health Services Research and Development. Dr. Bramoweth also serves as a Staff Psychologist at VAPHS, is Board Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and is a Training Consultant for the VA CBT-I training program. He also serves as the Associate Director of the VAPHS MIRECC Advanced Fellowship (PhD track). Dr. Bramoweth is particularly interested in behavioral interventions to address insomnia and has worked in identifying barriers and facilitators that may impact successful implementation and how evidence-based implementation strategies can improve the integration and sustainable delivery of behavioral insomnia treatments.

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Dr. Arie Oksenberg initiated his professional studies at Faculty of Sciences at the University of Chile and concluded his B.Sc in Biology at the Ben-Gurion University in Beersheva, Israel. His Master’s degree in Medical Sciences was completed at the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel under the direction of Dr. Peretz Lavie. His Ph.D. in Medical Sciences was completed at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in Mexico City under the direction of Dr. René Drucker-Colín. Dr. Oksenberg then completed a pos-doctoral fellowship at Dr. Howard Roffwarg’s laboratory at the UT-Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. From 1987 until February 2020 Dr. Oksenberg directed the Sleep Center at Lowenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center in Ra’anana, Israel. On the interview of September 23, 2020 we asked Dr. Oksenberg to explain the phenotype of positional sleep apnea and share his experience in the diagnosis and management of this patients.

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Dr. Laura Palagini is a psychiatrist with broad experience in Sleep Medicine. She completed her doctoral degree in 2004 having worked on the molecular, functional, and metabolic assessment of the nervous system. Dr. Palagini is a member of the organizing committee of the Italian Sleep Medicine Society, and of the European Insomnia Network; she has served in different capacities in the World Sleep Society, European Sleep Research Society, and the Sleep Research Society. Dr. Palagini has been a prolific clinical researcher in sleep medicine with particular interest in Insomnia; her publications reflect important collaborative efforts with other sleep researchers not only in Italy but across Europe and the U.S.  During the September 21, 2020 interview, we had the opportunity to talk about relevant aspects of the diagnosis of Insomnia and Dr. Palagini shared her vast experience in the management of Chronic Insomnia.

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Dr. Alejandro Jiménez Genchi, a psychiatrist, graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He is the coordinator of the sleep clinic at the Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz National Institute of Psychiatry in Mexico City, and a tenured professor of the sleep medicine fellowship. In 2016 he was awarded the Dr. Manuel Camelo research award from the same institution. He is the president of the Mexican Academy of Sleep Medicine for the period 2019-2021. On the interview of August 15, 2020 Dr. Jiménez Genchi comments on historical aspects of the diagnosis of Insomnia, the use of clinical scales in sleep medicine, as well as phenotypic profiles of Insomnia and the publication of the book “Chronic Insomnia: Diagnosis and Treatment.”

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Dr. Daniel Cardinali, emeritus professor at the Buenos Aires University and advisor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, has a distinguished career in Chronobiology, Sleep Medicine and Psychoneuroendocrinology. Dr. Cardinali’s research and clinical career offer a broad perspective on the use of Melatonin, which is an ancient phylogenetic molecule and functionally pleiotropic. On the interview of August 3, 2020 Dr. Cardinali reviews the chronobiotic and cytoprotective roles of the molecule. Relevant differences between Melatonin and Melatonin agonists are addressed in an authoritative manner. A perspective on the future of Chronobiology is offered by Dr. Cardinali at the end of the interview, which reasserts the promise of precision medicine.

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Dr. Tom Roth, a pioneer in Sleep Medicine, established the Henry Ford Hospital and Research Center in Detroit, Michigan in 1978. His research and educational contributions are broad, spanning from the surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in the early years of the field, to major contributions to the understanding of the determinants of daytime sleepiness and the use of hypnotics in the management of Insomnia. He is coeditor of Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, which is regarded as the classic textbook in the field. The interview of July 21, 2020 addresses the hypnotic management of Insomnia both from a conceptual and a practical perspective. The interview reveals Dr. Roth's  unique expertise in the field.