Mark Eric Dyken, MD, FAHA, FAASM
Professor of Neurology
Director, Sleep Disorders Center
Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program
Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
Address
UI Hospitals and Clinics
Sleep Disorders Center
100 Hawkins Drive, N 330A CDD
Phone: 319-356-3813
Fax: 319-356-8383
Institute for Neurological Diseases
200 Hawkins Drive, S GH 711
Phone: 319-384-8485
Fax: 319-384-7199
E-mail: mark-dyken@uiowa.edu
Clinical Specialty
Neurology and Sleep Disorders
Obstructive sleep apnea, cerebrovascular disease, narcolepsy, parasomnias, epilepsy
Research Interest
Sleep, obstructive sleep apnea, cerebrovascular disease, narcolepsy, parasomnias, epilepsy
Studying EEG patterns associated with rhythmic movement disorders of sleep
Studying the association of obstructive sleep apnea in Downs syndrome
Critical care illnesses and obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, persistent sleepiness in OSA patients successfully treated with CPAP, the EEG patterns in the auxiliary symptoms of narcolepsy
Education
BA (Biology), Indiana University
MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Internship (Internal Medicine), Ball Memorial Hospital
Residency
Residency (Neurology), University of Iowa College of Medicine
Fellowship
Fellowship (Clinical Neurophysiology and Sleep Disorders Medicine),
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Certification
State of Iowa Certification of License
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
ABPN: Added qualification in Clinical Neurophysiology
ABPN: Added qualification in Sleep Medicine
Honors and Awards
The 28th Allan A. Bailey Memorial Lecturer (University of Saskatchewan), 2001
Best Doctors in America (Sleep Medicine), 2003-2004
Best Doctors in America (Neurology and Sleep Medicine), 2005-2010
NIH/NHLBI invited member DSMB for Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk Through Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea trials, 2010
Grants
NIH: The Role of Consolidation and Sleep in Children’s Word Learning, Principal investigators; Mark Eric Dyken, Karla McGregor
Professional Affiliations
American Medical Association
American Academy of Neurology
Central Association of Electroencephalographers
American Sleep Disorders Association
American Academy of Clinical Neurophysiology
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
Iowa Midwest Neurologic Association
Fellow in the Stroke Council of the AMA
American Neurological Association
Lectures
Invited speaker; The 29th International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kobe, Japan, 10/30/2010
Publications
- Dyken ME, IM KB. Obstructive sleep apnea and stroke. Chest 2009;136:1668-1677
- Dyken ME, Ali M, Raman S, Eppen KE. Obesity. In Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders/Volume 3; (ed) Kushida CA. New York, Informa Healthcare USA, Inc. 2007; pp 355-376
- Dyken ME, Wenger EJ, Yamada T. REM alpha rhythm; diagnostic for narcolepsy? Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 23(3);254-257,2006
- Dyken ME, Yamada T. Narcolepsy and disorders of excessive somnolence. In: Prim Care Clin Office Pract. Elsevier Saunders. 32(2005)389-413
- Dyken ME, Yamada T, Glenn CL, Berger HA. Obstructive apnea associated with cerebral hypoxemia and death. Neurology (published as an expedited and highlighted manuscript) 2004;62:491-493
- Dyken ME, Lin-Dyken DC, Zimmerman MB, Poulton S, Sedars E. Prospective polysomnographic analysis of obstructive sleep apnea in Down syndrome, Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 157(7); 655-660, 2003