Michael J. Thorpy
<p>Dr. Michael Thorpy, board-certified in sleep disorders medicine, is Director of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at the Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York. Both a clinician and a well-published researcher, Dr. Thorpy serves as Professor of Clinical Neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Thorpy served on the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) Board of Directors and founded and directed the NSF's National Narcolepsy Registry, which was located at Montefiore Medical Center. He is past Chairman of the Sleep Section of the American Academy of Neurology. He is President of the New York State Society of Sleep Medicine (NYSSSM).</p>
<p>Dr. Thorpy was born in New Zealand and earned his medical degree from the University of Otago in 1973. He has published extensively on narcolepsy, insomnia, and sleep disorders. His 14 print books include "The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders". He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, including publications in journals such as <em>The New England Journal of Medicine.</em> Dr. Thorpy's computerized textbook on sleep medicine, SleepMultiMedia (available on DVD-ROM), is the only one of its kind.</p>
<p>In 1993, Dr. Thorpy was awarded one of the sleep field's highest honors: The Nathaniel Kleitman Award from the American Sleep Disorders Association, and in 2012 the National Sleep Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award.</p>
<p>Dr. Thorpy is frequently quoted in the media, including <em>The New York Time</em>s, <em>The Washington Post, and Good Housekeeping</em>. He has appeared on the "Today Show," "20/20," "Donahue," and given more than 100 television, radio, and print interviews.</p>
Obstructive sleep apnea research in adults
Other areas include: other sleep disorders in general.
Dr. Thorpy focuses on the diagnosis and management of patients with sleep disorders including sleep apnea, insomnia, and parasomnias. Circadian rhythm disorders, and hypersomnias such as narcolepsy.
Dr. Thorpy's research focuses on hypersomnias including narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, and Kleine-levin Syndrome, and their management, particularly with new therapeutic medications.
<p>Books:</p>
<p>1. The International Classification of Sleep Disorders: Diagnostic and coding manual. Diagnostic Classification Steering Committee; Thorpy MJ, Chairman. Rochester, Minnesota: American Sleep Disorders Association, 1990.</p>
<p>2. Thorpy MJ, (ed). Handbook of Sleep Disorders. In the series; Neurological Disease and Therapy, series ed, W. Koller. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1990.</p>
<p>3. Thorpy MJ, Yager J. The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders. Facts on File Inc., New York, 1991.</p>
<p>4. Pocket Edition of the The International Classification of Sleep Disorders. Diagnostic Classification Committee; Thorpy MJ, Chairman. Rochester, Minnesota: American Sleep Disorders Association, 1991.</p>
<p>5. Goswami M, Thorpy MJ. A Primer of Narcolepsy. New York: Montefiore Medical Center, 1991.</p>
<p>6. Goswami M, Pollak CP, Cohen FL, Thorpy MJ, Kavey NB, Kutscher AH, (eds). Psychosocial aspects of narcolepsy. New York: Haworth press, 1993.</p>
<p>7. Thorpy MJ, Yager J. The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders. 2<sup>nd</sup> Edition Facts on File Inc., New York, 2001.</p>
<p>8. Thorpy MJ, Yager J. Sleeping Well. Facts on File Inc., New York, 2001.</p>
<p>9. Goswami M, Perumal. P, Thorpy M. Narcolepsy: A clinical guide. Springer-Verlag 2010</p>
<p>10.Thorpy M, Plazzi G. Parasomnias and other sleep-related movement disorders. Cambridge University Press , 2010</p>
<p><br />11. Thorpy MJ., Billiard M. Sleepiness: Causes, Consequences, Disorders and Treatment. Cambridge University Press, 2011</p>
<p><br />12. Nofzinger E, Maquet P, Thorpy MJ, Neuroimaging of Sleep and Sleep Disorders. Cambridge University Press, 2013.</p>
<p><br />13. Shaw P, Tafti, M, Thorpy M. Genetics of Sleep and Sleep Disorders. Cambridge University Press, 2013</p>
<p><br />14. Goswami M, Perumal. P, Thorpy M. Narcolepsy: A clinical guide. Springer-Verlag; 2015 .<br /><br /></p>
<p>15. Thorpy MJ. SleepMultiMedia: A Computerized Textbook of Sleep Medicine. Sleep Multimedia Inc. New York (2005- 2016)</p>
<p>Michael J. Thorpy, MD, is Director, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore and Professor of Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical focus is on the clinical diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of all sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia and restless legs syndrome, among others.</p><p>In 1968, Dr. Thorpy received his Bachelor of Medicine at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He continued studying at this institution, and in 1973 received his Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Thorpy’s postgraduate training spans over nine years. From 1974 to 1976, Dr. Thorpy trained as a rotating house physician and medical registrar at Dunedin Public Hospital, New Zealand. He continued his training in Bombay, India as a Neurology Clinical Assistant at Sir J.J. Group Hospitals in 1977. That same year, he travelled to London, U.K and spent time training at National Hospital as a Clinical Assistant, Edgware General Hospital as a Locum Respiratory Physician, and Kings College Hospital as an Endocrinology Registrar. Following this, in 1978, Dr. Thorpy completed a two-year neurology residency at the State University of New York, becoming Chief Neurology Resident in his final year. In 1982, Dr. Thorpy completed a fellowship in neuroendocrinology at Montefiore.</p><p>Expanding on his clinical specialties, Dr. Thorpy’s research focuses on the medications used in the treatment of sleep disturbance and excessive daytime sleepiness. His work has been published in a large number of peer-reviewed journals, medical articles and books.</p><p>In 1993 Dr Thorpy received the Nathaniel Kleitman Award of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and in 2012, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Sleep Foundation. He is President of the New York State Society of Sleep Medicine, and a member of numerous other professional societies including the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the European Sleep Research Society and the New York State Medical Society.</p><p>Dr. Thorpy is board certified by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in Sleep Disorders Medicine. </p>