Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Pien’s research interests focus on sleep disorders in women. She recently completed a project examining the risk factors for sleep-disordered breathing in pregnant women and the impact of sleep-disordered breathing on maternal-fetal health. Dr. Pien is currently conducting a longitudinal study of sleep-disordered breathing in middle-aged women, and of the mechanisms that lead to increased risk for obstructive sleep apnea in women after menopause.
Selected Publications
Freeman EW, Sammel MD, Lin H, Gracia CR, Pien GW, Nelson DB, Sheng L: Symptoms associated with menopausal transition and reproductive hormones in midlife women Obstetrics & Gynecology 110 (2 Pt 1): 230-240,2007.
Pien GW, Gant MJ, Washam CL, Sterman DH: Use of an implantable pleural catheter for "trapped lung" syndrome in patients with malignant pleural effusion Chest 119 (6): 1641-1646,2001.
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Academic Contact Information
3624 Market Street, Suite 201
Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
Phone: 215-662-7772
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366