Pediatric
Pulmonary Center
University of
Washington, Seattle, WA |
Children's
Hospital and Regional Medical Center
4800 Sandpoint Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (206) 987-2174
FAX: (206) 987-2639 |
Yemiserach Kifle,
MD, ACP
Director, Pediatric
Sleep Disorders
Faculty, Pediatric
Pulmonary Center
Pulmonary Department,
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Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
yemiserach.kifle@seattlechildrens.org
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Professional Credentials,
Licensure, and Certification
1998-2005 Pediatric Pulmonology
1991-2005 Pediatrics
2004-2010 Sleep Medicine
Offices
and Memberships in Professional Associations, Advisory Councils, and Boards
2003-Present: Participant,
University of Washington Minority Affairs Mentorship Program
2001-Present: American Academy of Sleep Medicine
1993-Present: American Thoracic Society
Major
Research/Professional Interest
Neurocognitive
function in children with sleep disordered breathing; Prevalence of periodic
limb movement disorder in children with uremia; Functional MRI of the
brain in children during sleep.
Selected
Recent Publications:
P. Davenport
and Y. Kifle. Inspiratory Resistive Load Detection in
Children with Life-Threatening Asthma. Pediatric Pulmonology 32: 44-48
(2001)
Davenport, P.W., M.Cruz, A. Stecenko, and Y. Kifle. Respiratory
Related Evoked Potential in Children with Life- Threatening Asthma. Am.
J. Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine. 161(6): 1830-5, 2000 Jun
Y. Kifle, V. Seng, and P. Davenport. Magnitude estimation
of inspiratory resistive loads in children with life-threatening asthma.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1997.
Y. Kifle, J. Monnier, S.E., Chesrown, M.K. Raizada, and
H.S. Nick. Coordinated regulation of the manganese super oxide dismutase
and inducible nitric oxide synthase gene in rat neuronal and glial cells.
J. Neuro Chem, 1996; 66 (5): 2128- 2135.
H. Gaeta, Y. Kifle, and P. Davenport. Scalp distribution
of the respiratory related evoked potential in asthmatic children. Am
J. Respir Crit Care Med 1996; 153(4): A569.
Y. Kifle, H. Gaeta, C. Smith-Hammond, D. Danziel, and
P. Davenport, The effect of externally added graded inspiratory loads
on the Nf peak of the respiratory related evoked potential (RREP). Am
J Respir Crit Care Med 1996: 153(4): A569
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