Daniel Combs, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Sleep Medicine
Research Summary: 

My research interests include studying the cognitive and quality of life effects of sleep disorders in children with special healthcare needs, as well as identifying new treatments to mitigate the effects of sleep disorders in this population.  My current research includes both individuals with Down syndrome as well as individuals with congenital heart disease. 

Select Publications

2018

Quan, S. F., D. Combs, and S. Parthasarathy, "Impact of Sleep Duration and Weekend Oversleep on Body Weight and Blood Pressure in Adolescents.", Southwest J Pulm Crit Care, vol. 16, issue 1, pp. 31-41, 2018. PMCID: PMC5783643  PMID: 29375933 PubMed ID: 29375933 
Parthasarathy, S., D. Combs, S. N. Patel, C. Poongkunran, and S. F. Quan, "Provider Types and Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Case Finding and Treatment.", Ann Intern Med, vol. 169, issue 3, pp. 201-202, 2018 Aug 07. PubMed ID: 30083707 
Bailey, O., S. Parthasarathy, and D. Combs, "Too Little, but Still Great?", J Clin Sleep Med, vol. 14, issue 6, pp. 907-908, 2018 Jun 15. PMCID: PMC5991944  PubMed ID: 29852920 

2017

Combs, D., and S. Parthasarathy, "Machines Learning to Detect Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children. Are We There Yet?", Am J Respir Crit Care Med, vol. 196, issue 12, pp. 1506-1507, 2017 Dec 15. PMCID: PMC5754450  PubMed ID: 28849948 
Shetty, S., A. Fernandes, S. Patel, D. Combs, M. A. Grandner, and S. Parthasarathy, "Unanticipated Nocturnal Oxygen Requirement during Positive Pressure Therapy for Sleep Apnea and Medical Comorbidities.", J Clin Sleep Med, vol. 13, issue 1, pp. 73-79, 2017 01 15. PMCID: PMC5181618  PubMed ID: 27655454