Dr. Derek J Chong M.D.
Sleep Medicine Specialist | Sleep Medicine
130 E 77TH ST NEW YORK NY, 10075About
Dr. Derek Chong practices Sleep Medicine in New York, NY. Dr. Chong studies, diagnoses, and treats sleep disturbances and disorders due to varying factors. Sleep Medicine Physicians are trained to treat many different conditions, including insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, idiopathic hypersomnia, menstrual-related hypersomnia, and circadian rhythm disturbances, among others.
Education and Training
University of Calgary / Faculty of Medicine 1999
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A 58-year-old woman with progressive vertigo, deafness and weakness.
- Misdiagnosis of epileptic seizures as manifestations of psychiatric illnesses.
- The medical management of epilepsy.
- Imaging P-glycoprotein function in rats using [(11)C]-N-desmethyl-loperamide.
- Ictal fear: Associations with age, gender, and other experiential phenomena.
- Management of Tiny Meningiomas: To Resect or Not Resect.
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