March 31, 2022

"Why Won't My Child Sleep?" An Interview with Dr. Sujay Kansagra

33 minutes

Join Dr. Jennifer Reid in her conversation with Dr. Sujay Kansagra, the director of Duke University’s Pediatric Neurology Sleep Medicine Program and pediatric neurology residency, He's the author of the book “My Child Won’t Sleep.”

He's also @ThatSleepDoc on Twitter, Instagram, & YouTube (and @MedSchoolAdvice for you doctors-in-training).

Important topics discussed in this episode:
*Changes in sleep throughout our child's development
*Best practices for new parents to help their babies sleep
*Common causes for insomnia in young children and teenagers
*How parents can help their kids reach their best through high quality sleep

Dr. Sujay Kansagra attended medical school at Duke, where he also completed training as a pediatric neurologist. Following a fellowship in sleep medicine at the University of NC in Chapel Hill, he joined the faculty at Duke.

He specializes in treating a variety of sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy and parasomnias. His prior research involves sleep pathology in rare conditions such as alternating hemiplegia of childhood and infantile Pompe disease. He is currently doing research on novel technology that helps with behavioral insomnia of childhood.

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