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Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Ph.D.
Professor
PHONE #: 858 642-3828
FAX #: 858 552-7536
E-MAIL:
sancoliisrael@ucsd.edu
Biography
Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychiatry at
the University of California San Diego School of Medicine,
Director of the Sleep Disorders Clinic at the Veterans Affairs
San Diego Healthcare System, Co-Director of the Laboratory for
Sleep and Chronobiology at the UCSD GCRC, and Co-Director of the
Education and Dissemination Unit of the VA VISN-22 Mental
Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC). Dr.
Ancoli-Israel received her Bachelor’s Degree from the State
University of New York, Stony Brook, a Master’s Degree from
California State University, Long Beach and a Ph.D. in
Psychology from the University of California, San Francisco. She
is board certified in sleep medicine and is a fellow of the
American Academy of Sleep Medicine and of the Gerontological
Society of America.
Research Focus
Dr. Ancoli-Israel’s research interests include the
longitudinal effect of sleep disorders on aging, the effect of
circadian rhythms on sleep, the use of light therapy to
improve sleep and behavior in nursing home populations and
fatigue in cancer. She currently has two NIH grants. The
first, funded by the National Institute on Aging, examines the
effect of treating sleep apnea on cognitive functioning in
patients with mild-moderate dementia. The second grant, funded
by National Cancer Institute, examines the relationship
between the complaint of fatigue and sleep and circadian
rhythms in women with breast cancer.
Clinical Focus
As the Director of the Sleep Disorders Clinic at the
Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Dr. Ancoli-Israel
sees veterans referred for sleep disorders, including sleep
disordered breathing, periodic limb movements in sleep,
parasomnias and insomnia. All patients must be referred by
their primary care physician.
Selected Publications
- Ancoli-Israel,S., Martin,J.L., Kripke,D.F., Marler,M., and
Klauber,M.R. Effect of light treatment on sleep and circadian
rhythms in demented nursing home patients. J. Am. Geriatr.
Soc. 50:282-289, 2002.
- Ancoli-Israel,S., Stepnowsky,C., Marler,M.,
Dimsdale,J.E., Cohen-Zion,M., and Johnson,S. The effect of
race and sleep disordered breathing on nocturnal blood
pressure dipping: analysis in an older population. Chest
122:1148-1155, 2002.
- Gehrman,P.R., Martin,J.L., Shochat,T.,
Nolan,S., Corey-Bloom,J., and Ancoli-Israel,S. Sleep
disordered breathing and agitation in institutionalized adults
with Alzheimer's disease. American Journal of Geriatric
Psychiatry 11:426-433, 2003.
- Weinger,M.B. and Ancoli-Israel,S. Sleep
deprivation and clinical performance. JAMA 287:955-957, 2002.
- Ancoli-Israel,S., Gehrman,P.R., Martin,J.L.,
Shochat,T., Marler,M., Corey-Bloom,J., and Levi,L. Increased
light exposure consolidates sleep and strengthens circadian
rhythms in severe Alzheimer's disease patients. Behavioral
Sleep Medicine 1:22-36, 2003
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