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My Office Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	8:00 am 5:00 pm	8:00 am 5:00 pm	8:00 am 5:00 pm	8:00 am 5:00 pm	8:00 am 5:00 pm
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

About Me

I grew up in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. I completed my undergraduate and medical school training at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine as part of a 6 year BS/MD program. I then travelled to Boston University School of Public Health where I received a Masters of Public Health in Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights. I returned to Ohio for my psychiatry residency training at The Cleveland Clinic. I served as Chief Resident of the Adult Psychiatry Residency training program for one year. I found my way to the beautiful west coast for my sleep medicine fellowship training at Stanford.

I am excited to work at Kaiser, as I believe it is one of the best medical models that exist today. As a public health advocate, physician, and concerned citizen, I feel that patients and their physicians benefit from Kaiser’s system of comprehensive, unified, high quality care. It is important to me that my patients feel a sense of clarity and comfort in dealing with their health care team rather than being bogged down by worries regarding insurance plans and coverage issues. As a part of the Kaiser team, I feel I can concentrate all of my attention on helping my patients with their complex sleep issues.

My Interests

I love the field of Sleep Medicine. I am interested in all forms of sleep disorders including insomnia, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, and sleep related breathing disorders. I have specialized training in non-pharmacological approaches to insomnia such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I have a strong interest in the interplay between overall physical health including sleep and weight issues and mental health.

My Recommendations

It is important to maintain good mental and physical health and practice good sleep hygiene to get the most effective, refreshing sleep possible. If you suspect you may suffer from issues such as depression, anxiety, chronic pain, or other mental or physical disorders that could be affecting your sleep, you should contact your physician to have these primary problems treated. You can maintain good sleep hygiene by waking up at the same time every morning, avoiding caffeine in the evening, and avoiding stressful activities close to bedtime. It is also important to get into bed only when you feel sleepy rather than using your bed as a place to do other activities such as working on the computer, watching TV, or doing school work.

My Publications

• Zaharna M, Guilleminault C. For American Journal of Human Biology: Book review of Evolution of Sleep: Phylogenetic and Functional Perspectives. Edited by Patrick McNamara, Robert A. Barton, and Charles L. Nunn. x + 277 pp. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 2009.

• Zaharna M, Dimitriu A, Guilleminault C. Pharmacological management of narcolepsy. Expert Opin. Pharmacother. (2010) 11(10):1633-1645.

• Zaharna M, Guilleminault C. Sleep, noise, and health: a review. Noise & Health, April-June 2010, 12:47,64-9.

• Guilleminault C, Zaharna M. A historical note on the development of sleep medicine technology education. Ed., Rayleigh Ping-Ying Chiang. New York: Springer Publications, 2010. In press.

• Zaharna M, Pandya M. Levodopa addiction and factitious disorder in a patient with idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 2010. In press.

• Zaharna M, Budur K. Paradoxical Insomnia. A Case a Week: Sleep Disorders from the Cleveland Clinic. Ed. Foldvary-Schaefer N, Budur K, Krishna J. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. In press.

• Zaharna M, Noffsinger S, Budur K. Sexual behavior during sleep: convenient alibi or parasomnia., Current Psychiatry. 2008 July 7(7).

• Gilcrhist V, McCord G, Schrop SL, King BD, McCormick KF, Oprandi AM, Selius BA, Cowher M, Maheshwary R, Patel F, Shah A, Tsai B, Zaharna M. “Physician Activities During Time Out of the Examination Room.” Ann Fam Med. 2005 Nov-Dec;3(6):494-9.

• Zaharna M, Brodell RT. It’s time for a “change” in our approach to early detection of malignant melanoma. Clinics in Dermatology, 2003 21(21): 456-458.

My Credentials

Medical school	Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH
Residency	Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Residency	Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Fellowship	Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Board certification	Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Board certification	Sleep Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

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