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he difference between how John Dubey sleeps now versus a year ago is like night and day. “It was killing me to just get up and go to work,” the New Berlin resident said. John had


health issues over the years causing him to recently gain weight, and at some point he knew he was more than just tired — it was extreme fatigue. “I’d sleep in my car during lunch. Then I’d sleep when I got home, eat dinner and go to bed.”


An assessment by the Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Sleep Disorders


Program revealed John had sleep apnea, causing him to stop breathing about every 40 seconds. He was prescribed a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device that is used at night and John says he now wakes up refreshed.


“Treating sleep disorders is more than getting an overnight sleep study in the sleep lab,”


said B. Tucker Woodson, MD, a Medical College of Wisconsin otolaryngologist, sleep physician and the program’s director. “What sets our program apart from other centers is our physician expertise.”


The Medical College faculty includes seven dual board-certified physicians specializing in sleep medicine and pulmonary


medicine, neurology and reconstructive upper airway surgery, plus experts in cognitive behavioral therapies for sleep disorders. “We have one of the most multi-disciplinary faculty of any program in the country,” Dr. Woodson said. “Patients benefit


because they often suffer from multiple, often unrecognized, sleep problems that benefit from an integrated approach. Physicians from different backgrounds may also be better able to offer multiple therapeutic options for patients with difficult sleep issues. Plus our accredited fellowship-training program for sleep medicine doctors keeps us on the forefront of knowledge.”


The Sleep Disorders Program is available at Froedtert Hospital and Community Memorial Medical Commons in Menomonee Falls. For more information, call 414-805-3666 or 800-272-3666 or visit froedtert.com/sleep. n


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Froedtert Has Most “Best Doctors” in State


of Wisconsin were nominated by their peers as the Best Doctors in America®


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total of 270 Medical College of Wisconsin physicians who practice at Froedtert & The Medical College


for 2011-2012


— more than any other hospital in Wisconsin. Thousands of physicians across the nation are surveyed annually to identify the most skilled specialists treating complex medical conditions.


Also, Froedtert Hospital ranks first in Milwaukee in US News & World Report’s


inaugural “America’s Best Hospitals” metropolitan area guide released in March. To be ranked in its metro area, a hospital had to score in the top 25 percent among its peers in at least one of 16 medical specialties. Froedtert Hospital was recognized for 11 medical specialties: gastroenterology; cancer; diabetes and endocrinology; ear, nose and throat; geriatrics; gynecology; heart and heart surgery; kidney disease; orthopedics; pulmonary; and urology.


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