June 6, 1997
Riley Physician Certified In Sleep Disorder MedicineINDIANAPOLIS-- Deborah Givan, M.D., clinical associate professor of Pediatrics at the IU School of Medicine and director of the Children's Apnea Program and Children's Sleep Disorders Center at Riley Hospital for Children, recently completed the certification program to become a member of the American Board of Sleep Medicine. Dr. Givan is now one of ten pediatricians in the country and the only pediatrician in Indiana certified in sleep disorders medicine. The certification requires extensive documentation of experience in sleep and the completion of Part I and II of the Board Examination for Sleep Medicine, which covers sleep physiology, clinical problems related to sleep in adults and children, and the interpretation of adult and pediatric polysomnograms. Riley's Sleep Disorders Center is one of the largest and most modern in the country. It recently performed its 11,000th study.
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