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PETER G. POLOS, M.D., Ph. D.
Area of Specialty : Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine.
Professional Appointments : Sleep Specialist, New Jersey Neuroscience
Institute, JFK Medical Center, Edison, New Jersey; Overlook Hospital, Summit, New Jersey.
Graduate Education : Doctorate in Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University School of Graduate Studies, New Orleans, LA, 1981; Fellowship in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 1989-1991; Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine, NYU-Downtown Hospital, New York, NY, 1986-1989, Chief Resident 1988-1989; Post Doctoral Research in Virology, Louisiana State University School of Graduate Studies, New Orleans, LA, 1981-1982 Medical School : Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1986.
Medical School : Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1986.
Specialty Board Certification : Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine.
Research Interest : Hypersomnia, COPD.
Professional Memberships : American Academy of Sleep Medicine; American Thoracic Society; American College of Chest Physicians; Society for Critical Care Medicine.
Honors and Awards : Fellow American Academy of Sleep Medicine; Fellow American College of Chest Physicians.
Representative Publications :
Montelukast Reduces Asthma Exacerbations in 2 to 5 year old Children with Intermittent Asthma.
Hans Bisgaard, Stefen Zielen, Luz Garcia-Garcia, Sebastian L Johnston, Leen Gilles, Joris Menten, Carol A Tozzi and Peter Polos. American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Med. 2005; 171:315-322.
Montelukast and fluticasone compared with salmeterol and fluticasone in protecting against asthma exacerbations in adults: one year, double blind, randomized, comparative trial; L. Bjermer, H. Bisgaard, J. Bousquet, L. M. Fabbri, A. P. Greening, T. Haahtela, S.T. Holgate, C. Picado, J. Menten, S. B. Dass, J. Leff, P. G. Polos; British Medical Journal, Oct 2003; 327:891-896
Respiratory Failure in a 30 year-old Spelunker; Peter G. Polos, M.D., Ph.D. Chest, 1998, 113(4): 1125-1126.
A Review of Thoracic Vascular Anatomy and Complications of Central Catheter Placement. Peter G. Polos, M.D., Ph.D. , S.A. Sahn, M.D. J. Critical Care Illness, 1993, 8:660-674
Pulmonary Hypertension and HIV Infection: Two Reports and a Review of the Literature. Peter G. Polos, M.D., Ph.D., D. Wolf, M.D., R. Harley, M.D., S.A. Sahn, M.D., Chest, 1991, 101:474-478.
Arterial or Venous? You Make the Call. Peter G. Polos, M.D., Ph.D., F. Rinaldo, M.D., M. Bhalla, M.D., S.A. Sahn, M.D. Chest, 1992, 101:591.
Complication of Central Venous Center Insertion: Artery Embolism. Peter G. Polos, M.D., Ph.D. , S.A. Sahn, M.D. J. Critical Care Medicine, 1991, 19 (3): 3-5.
Cocaine and Asthma: A Fatal Combination. A.N. Rao M.D., Peter G. Polos, M.D., Ph.D. NY State Medical Journal, 1990, 90:511-512.
Acute Mercury Poisoning and Mercurial Pneumonitis from Gold Ore Purification. M.L. Levin, M.D., J. Jacobs, M.D., Peter G. Polos, M.D., Ph.D., Chest, 1987, 94:554-556.