- Dr. Merrill S Wise, MD
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Dr. Merrill S Wise, MD
Pediatrics
- Tennessee, Memphis
Overview
Dr. Merrill S Wise, MD works in Memphis, Tennessee is a specialist in Pediatrics, Clinical Neurophysiology, Pediatric Neurology, Sleep Medicine and graduated Baylor College Of Med in 1990. Dr. Wiseand practicing for 39 years
Specialties
- Pediatrics
- Clinical Neurophysiology
- Pediatric Neurology
- Sleep Medicine
Conditions
• Acute Alcohol Sensitivity• Allergic Rhinitis Due to Food
• Andropause
• Appendix Cancer
• Aspiration (Breathing in Foreign Object)
• Basosquamous Carcinoma
• Cellulaze® Cellulite Reduction
• Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
• Craniopharyngioma
• Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder
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• Enteral Stenting
• Gamma Aminobutyric Acid Transaminase Deficiency
• Hyper-IgE Syndrome, Autosomal Recessive
• Intestinal Parasite
• Intravitreal Injection
• Kidney Damage - Antibiotics
• Neck Mass
• Osgood Schlatter Disease
• Retinal Pigment
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
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Procedures
• Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)• Polysomnography
Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics
Years Since Graduation
- 39
State License
- Tennessee
- Texas
Education & Training
Residency Hospitals
Baylor College Of Med
Year completed: 1990 Tex Chldns Hospital Houston, TX, USAYear completed: 1987
Year completed: 1990 Tex Chldns Hospital Houston, TX, USAYear completed: 1987
Fellowship Hospital
Baylor College Of Med
Year completed: 1991
Year completed: 1991
Undergraduate School
Rhodes College
Memphis, TN, USA
Graduated: 1980
Memphis, TN, USA
Graduated: 1980
Awards
1 AAP
2 AASM
3 ACNS
4 AES
5 AMA
6 American Academy of Neurology
7 American Academy of Pediatrics
8 American Academy of Sleep Medicine
9 American Clinical Neurophysicology Society
10 An editorial which discusses an important recent investigation regarding the cause of narcolepsy
11 Chairman
12 Child Neurology Society
13 CNS
14 Commentary on a recent publication involving investigation of the cause of narcolepsy
15 Commentary on a recent publication involving investigations regarding the cause of narcolepsy
16 Committee Member
17 Discusses the potential roles played by the PNP in a tertiary childrens sleep center
18 Excessive sleepiness due to narcolepsy can affect children as well as adults, leading to problems in many areas of life. Affected individuals experience excessive sleepiness regardless of the amount of night time sleep obtained.
19 Narcolepsy is a potentially disabling sleep disorder that causes excessive sleepiness. Narcolepsy is treated through a combination of lifestyle changes and medication in order to improve the individuals alertness and quality of life.
20 Pediatric committee member
21 Pediatric neurologist
22 Provides evidence-based recommendations for evaluation of chronic insomnia
23 Provides evidence-based recommendations for treatment of narcolepsy
24 Provides evidence-based recommendations for treatment of RLS and PLMD
25 Provides evidence-based recommendations regarding the clinical use of the MSLT and MWT
26 Provides evidence-based recommendations regarding the use of light therapy for treatment of sleep disorders
27 Provides evidence-based recommendations regarding treatment of chronic insomnia using behavioral techniques
28 Provides evidence-based recommendations to guide physicians regarding use of CPAP for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
29 Provides evidence-based recommendations to guide physicians regarding when polysomnography may be useful in patients with insomnia
30 Provides recommendations to guide physicians regarding when sleep studies are useful for patient management.
31 Recommendations to guide physicians in using CPAP and BiPAP for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
32 Reviews and discusses the common parasomnias of childhood, including sleep walking and running, confusional arousals, night terrors, and other conditions
33 Reviews and discusses the presentation, diagnosis and treatment of narcolepsy and related conditions in children.
34 Reviews and discusses the presentation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for childhood narcolepsy
35 Reviews and summarizes the operating characteristics of the Multiple Sleep Latency Test and the Maintenance of Wakefulness Test
36 Reviews the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of narcolepsy and related conditions
37 Reviews the presentation, diagnosis, and management of childhood narcolepsy
38 Todays adolescent has exposure to a number of activities that disrupt sleep, including computer games and internet surfing, cell phones, and TV. The result is often daytime sleepiness, risk of accidents, and impaired academic performance
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Office Locations
Primary location
Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center
5050 Poplar Avenue
Tennessee (TN)
Memphis
38157
Phone:(901) 683-0044
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center, 5050 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee (TN), 38157
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Assurant Health
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
- CareSource
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Community Health Choice
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health Care
- Emblem Health
- EmblemHealth
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Group Health Cooperative
- Health Net
- HealthPlus
- Humana
- inHealth
- INTotal Health
- MedHealthInsurance
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Midwest Health Plan
- Molina Healthcare
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Network S
- Open Access
- Options PPO
- Peach State Health Plan
- POMCO Group
- Principal Financial Group
- Principal Life
- Staywell (Wellcare)
- Tricare
- TriCare for Life
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Wellcare of Georgia
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