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Sleep Consultants, Inc.

 Serving the sleep needs of Tarrant County and surrounding areas since 1982
   
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"Insomnia is the most common sleep problem. Women are more likely than men to report insomnia. In fact, according to the National Sleep Foundation poll, 53% of women aged 30-60 experience difficulty sleeping often or always: 60% of women aged 30-39, 47% aged 40-49, and 50% aged 50-60. Yet only 41% of all the women surveyed think they've had insomnia in the past year."

NSF website: Women & Sleep


Sleep Consultants, Inc. is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and it was the first accredited sleep center in Tarrant County (1985).
 

Our Doctors

Donald E. Watenpaugh, Ph.D.
Don Watenpaugh is a scientist and sleep medicine specialist with training, interests, expertise, and research activity in environmental toxicology, cardiovascular physiology, endocrinology, neurophysiology, environmental physiology, exercise, and of course sleep.  His research to date produced 92 publications, 145 abstracts, and one patent.  Dr. Watenpaugh also has extensive teaching experience, both in the formal classroom and in the laboratory.  His awards include a Pickwick Fellowship from the National Sleep Foundation. 

Dr. Watenpaugh graduated from the University of North Texas, Denton, with a B.S. in 1982 and a M.S. in 1984, both in biology. His interests in space science led him to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (1984-1989), where he contributed to the first systematic description of how the cardiovascular system acclimates to weightlessness. Dr. Watenpaugh’s work at Southwestern also led to a M.A. in physiology. From 1989 to 1996, Dr. Watenpaugh managed the Space Physiology Laboratory at NASA Ames Research Center, CA. Their research team developed methods to counteract debilitating effects of spaceflight so astronauts may safely return to Earth. He earned his Ph.D. in physiology in 1995 from University of California, Davis. After a sabbatical at the Danish Aerospace Medical Centre for Research in Copenhagen, Denmark, Dr. Watenpaugh joined the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth (1996-2000). There he studied relationships between sleep and cardiovascular function. From 2000 to 2004, Dr. Watenpaugh worked at the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Groton, CT, where he studied environmental physiology of submariners and divers.  His curriculum vitae may be viewed here, and a Medline search of “watenpaugh d” also shows much of his publication record.
John R. Burk, M.D.
Huy X. Duong, D.O.
John T. Pender, Jr., M.D.
  
Services Offered:
  • Comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders
  • Evaluation and treatment of disorders of excessive sleepiness (narcolepsy and sleep apnea)
  • Desensitization therapy for CPAP compliance
  • Follow-up management of CPAP therapy
  • Fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy
  • Evaluation and management of insomnia
  • Pharmacotherapy of periodic limb movements in sleep
  • Treatment of shift work related sleep disorders
  • Phototherapy
  • Orthodontic appliance for sleep apnea
  • Nocturnal polysomnography
  • CPAP titration study
  • Combined night study (diagnosis and CPAP treatment of sleep apnea)
  • Home nocturnal oximetry
  • Ventilatory support study for non-invasive ventilation
  • Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) and Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) (daytime alertness tests)
  • Pediatric sleep medicine (ages 6+)
  • Occupational sleep medicine
  • Sleep-related research
  • Bariatric and peri-operative sleep medicine
  • Couples studies