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LeRoy Essig, MD
Assistant Professor
201 Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute
473 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 247-7707
Clinical Interests
Sleep medicine
Dive & altitude medicine
ICU airway management
Research Interests
Sleep apnea in athletes
ICU airway management
NetWellness
Dr. Essig is a NetWellness expert in sleep disorders. NetWellness is an unbiased, non-profit consumer health information service delivered on the Web through the collaborative efforts of the University of Cincinnati, The Ohio State University, and Case Western Reserve University. Since 1995, NetWellness’ mission has been to provide the highest quality health information and education to meet the growing trend of the public to use the Internet for medical and health information. Health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, dentists, genetic counselors, optometrists, psychologists, psychiatrists, physical therapists, speech and hearing therapists, occupational therapists, athletic trainers, and social workers answer consumer questions and provide current health information.
Presentations
International Meetings
Respiratory Failure and Refractory Hypoxemia Due to Activated Charcoal Aspiration: Treatment With Bronchoscopic Surfactant Administration. ACCP Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 2005
National Meetings
Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Chest Imaging for the Clinician and Radiologist, ACCP/Fleischner Society, 2005
Local Meetings
Chest X-ray Interpretation, Intern Lecture Series, OSU Department of Internal Medicine, 7/12/04
Chest X-ray Interpretation, Intern Lecture Series, OSU Department of Internal Medicine, 7/25/05
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Resident Didactic Session, OSU Department of Internal Medicine, 8/2/05
Pleural Disease Update, VA Medical Center, Chillicothe, OH, 9/14/05
The Lung at Altitude and Depth, Fellow Didactic Session, OSU Division of Pulmonary/CCM, 11/18/05
Publications
1. Essig, LW. Sleep Apnea. In: The 5-Minute Neurology Consult (editors: Joanne Lynn, MD, Rae-Grant Alexander, MD, and Herbert Newton, MD). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004.
2. Essig LW, Allen JN. Respiratory Failure and Refractory Hypoxemia due to Activated Charcoal Aspiration: Treatment with Bronchoscopic Surfactant Administration. Chest 2005; 128:479S.
3. Essig LW, Magalang UJ. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Recognition and Diagnosis. Accepted to CMAJ, 2005.
Awards
Robert J. Fass Outstanding Clinical Fellow Award, 2004, OSU Department of Internal Medicine
Robert J. Fass Outstanding Clinical Fellow Award, 2005, OSU Department of Internal Medicine
Committees
2005-present: Pulmonary Function Lab Oversight Committee
2005-present: OSU East ICU Oversight Committee
2005-present: OSU Main Hospital ICU Oversight Committee
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