Research Interests

Dr. Stacia Remsburg Sailer's clinical research interests include the diagnosis of a broad range of sleep disorders, optimizing CPAP compliance for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, education of the public and medical providers re: sleep and sleep disorders; ethics; Mechanical ventilation in ARDS; Non-invasive ventilation for acute on chronic respirator failure; Critical Care outcomes. She previously did research on the cardiovascular consequences of sleep apnea.

Representative Publications

Remsburg S, Launois SH, Weiss JW. Patients with obstructive sleep apnea have an abnormal peripheral vascular response to hypoxia. Journal of Applied Physiology Sept 1999; 87(3):1148-53.

Weiss JW, Remsburg S, Garpestad E, Ringler J, Sparrow D, Parker JW. (1996) Hemodynamic consequences of obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep 19(5): 388-397.

Remsburg S, Lantin M, Weiss JW. (1996) Forearm vascular resistance and MAP increase following apnea termination in patients with OSA. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 153(4): A198.

Garestad E, Ringler J, Parker A, Remsburg S, Weiss JW. (1995) Sleep stage influences the hemodynamic response to obstructive apneas. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 152(1): 199-203.

Launois SH, Remsburg S , Yang WJ, Weiss JW. (1994) Relationship between velopharyngeal patency and palatal electromyography during progressive hypercapnia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 149: A146.

Remsburg S, Launois S, Weiss JW. (1994) Blood pressure response to progressive hypoxia awake and asleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 149: A559.

Weiss JW, Garpestad E, Parker T, Remsburg S, Ringler J. (1993) Changes in left ventricular stroke volume during obstructive apneas. Sleep 16: S39-40.

Academic / Clinical Background

Co-Director, Sleep Disorders Center, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Campus