Associate Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Pulmonology
Dr. Samuel T. Kuna, MD
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Samuel T. Kuna practices Pulmonology. He studied medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons is a top medical university. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons is ranked 8/52 in Research/PrimaryCare. Samuel Kuna has written publications. He has 86 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Mechanical effects of pharyngeal constrictor activation on pharyngeal airway function.'
Publications
- Sleep Architecture Following a Weight Loss Intervention in Overweight and Obese Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes: Relationship to Apnea-Hypopn...
- The Effects of Quetiapine on Sleep in Recovering Alcohol-Dependent Subjects: A Pilot Study.
- Performance of an automated polysomnography scoring system versus computer-assisted manual scoring.
- Comparing methods of respiratory event detection during the treatment of obstructive Sleep apnea.
- Continuous positive airway pressure treatment of Sleepy patients with milder obstructive Sleep apnea: results of the CPAP Apnea Trial North American Program (CATNAP) r...
- Long-term effect of weight loss on obstructive Sleep apnea severity in obese patients with type 2 diabetes.
- Agreement in Computer-Assisted Manual Scoring of Polysomnograms across Sleep Centers.
- Effects of respiratory gases on the frequency and duration of obstructive apneic episodes in a patient with the Sleep apnea-hypersomnolence syndrome.
- Ambulatory efficiency in persons with acquired brain injury after a rehabilitation intervention.
- Excessive daytime Sleepiness in adults with brain injuries.
- Effects of pharyngeal muscle activation on airway size and configuration.
- Effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure on neuropsychological function in Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
- Respiratory-related activation and mechanical effects of the pharyngeal constrictor muscles.
- An oral elastic mandibular advancement device for obstructive Sleep apnea.
- Premotor input to hypoglossal motoneurons from Kölliker-Fuse neurons in decerebrate cats.
- Changes in laryngeal muscle activities during hypercapnia in the cat.
- Mechanical effects of pharyngeal constrictor activation on pharyngeal airway function.
- Respiratory-related pharyngeal constrictor muscle activity in decerebrate cats.
- Superior pharyngeal constrictor activation in obstructive Sleep apnea.
- Respiratory-related pharyngeal constrictor muscle activity in normal human adults.
- Effect of airway surface liquid composition on laryngeal muscle activation.
- Differential activity of the pars recta and pars oblique in fundamental frequency control.
- Activation of intrinsic laryngeal muscles during cough.
- Comparison of direct and indirect calculations of laryngeal airway resistance in connected speech.
- Comparison of direct and indirect calculations of laryngeal airway resistance in various voicing conditions.
- Effect of changes in airway surface liquid on laryngeal receptors and muscles.
- Thyroarytenoid muscle activity in Sleep apneas.
- Effect of hypercapnia and hypoxia on arytenoideus muscle activity in normal adult humans.
- Laryngeal response to passively induced hypocapnia during NREM Sleep in normal adult humans.
- Laryngeal response during forced vital capacity maneuvers in normal adult humans.
- Sleep apnea and vigilance performance in a community-dwelling older sample.
- Cricothyroid muscle activity during Sleep in normal adult humans.
- Effect of hypercapnia on laryngeal airway resistance in normal adult humans.
- Relationship between cyclooxygenase activity (COA) inhibition and stimulation of ventilation by salicylate.
- Nasal airway positive pressure in patients with occlusive Sleep apnea. Methods and feasibility.
- Neural and anatomic factors related to upper airway occlusion during Sleep.
- The irregularly irregular pattern of respiratory dyskinesia.
- Inhibition of inspiratory upper airway motoneuron activity by phasic volume feedback.
- Response of genioglossus muscle activity to nasal airway occlusion in normal Sleeping adults.
- Effect of laryngeal anesthesia on pulmonary function testing in normal subjects.
- Thyroarytenoid muscle activity during wakefulness and Sleep in normal adults.
- Interaction of hypercapnia and phasic volume feedback on motor control of the upper airway.
- Effect of nasal airway positive pressure on upper airway size and configuration.
- Specificity of esophageal electrode recordings of posterior cricoarytenoid muscle activity.
- Thyroarytenoid muscle activity during hypoxia, hypercapnia, and voluntary hyperventilation in humans.
- Respiratory-related intrinsic laryngeal muscle activity in normal adults.
- Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle activity during wakefulness and Sleep in normal adults.
- Intramuscular and esophageal electrode recordings of posterior cricoarytenoid activity in normal subjects.
- Progressive exercise testing in closed head-injured subjects: comparison of exercise apparatus in assessment of a physical conditioning program.
- Hypercarbic periodic breathing during Sleep in a child with a central nervous system tumor.
- Arytenoideus muscle activity in normal adult humans during wakefulness and Sleep.
- Posterior cricoarytenoid activity in normal adults during involuntary and voluntary hyperventilation.
- Thyroarytenoid muscle activity during loaded and nonloaded breathing in adult humans.
- Pathophysiology of upper airway closure during Sleep.
- Respiratory event detection by a positive airway pressure device.
- Back to the future or forward to the past?
- Positive airway pressure initiation: a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of therapy mode and titration process on efficacy, adherence, and outcomes.
- Noninferiority of functional outcome in ambulatory management of obstructive Sleep apnea.
- An official ATS/AASM/ACCP/ERS workshop report: Research priorities in ambulatory management of adults with obstructive Sleep apnea.
- Respiratory modulation of the pharyngeal airway in lean and obese mice.
- Do cognitive perceptions influence CPAP use?
- Portable-monitor testing: an alternative strategy for managing patients with obstructive Sleep apnea.
- Covariates of craving in actively drinking alcoholics.
- Ambulatory management of patients with Sleep apnea: is there a place for portable monitor testing?
- Differences in perceptions of the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive Sleep apnea and continuous positive airway pressure therapy among adherers and nonadherers.
- Effect of progressive mandibular advancement on pharyngeal airway size in anesthetized adults.
- Evaluation of sham-CPAP as a placebo in CPAP intervention studies.
- Treatment of Sleep disorders after traumatic brain injury.
- Adherence to Sleep apnea therapy and use of lipid-lowering drugs: a study of the healthy-user effect.
- A randomized study on the effect of weight loss on obstructive Sleep apnea among obese patients with type 2 diabetes: the Sleep AHEAD study.
- Neighborhood of residence is associated with daily adherence to CPAP therapy.
- To adhere or not to adhere--patients selectively decide.
- Obstructive Sleep apnea among obese patients with type 2 diabetes.
- Validation of a novel device to objectively measure adherence to long-term oxygen therapy.
- Cognitive impairment in patients with traumatic brain injury and obstructive Sleep apnea.
- Prevalence and consequences of Sleep disorders in traumatic brain injury.
- Evaluation of an oral mandibular advancement titration appliance.
- A novel device for measuring long-term oxygen therapy adherence: a preliminary validation.
- Phasic respiratory pharyngeal mechanics by magnetic resonance imaging in lean and obese zucker rats.
- Pharyngeal airway wall mechanics using tagged magnetic resonance imaging during medial hypoglossal nerve stimulation in rats.
- Access to diagnosis and treatment of patients with suspected Sleep apnea.
- Regional effects of selective pharyngeal muscle activation on airway shape.
- Can continuous positive airway pressure be self-titrated?
- A 54-year-old man with obstructive Sleep apnea.
- Effects of pharyngeal muscle activation on airway pressure-area relationships.
Schools
Columbia University College of Physicians And Surgeons
Conditions Treated
- Sleep Apnea
Doctors Specialties
- Pulmonology
- Sleep Medicine
Accepted Insurances
Education
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University of Pennsylvania Health System -
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Hospital
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Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center -
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania -
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
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