Department:

Neurology, Sleep Medicine

Specialty:

Neurology, Board Certified

* Please contact the physician's office to find out if the doctor is accepting new patients at this time

Sleep Medicine, Board Certified

* Open, physician is currently accepting new patients

Health plans accepted:

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Affiliation:

Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Education/training:

Medical education:

 

University of the Philippines, 1972

Internship:

Catholic Medical Center, Brooklyn & Queens, NY

Residency:

State University of New York

Fellowship(s):

Sleep Medicine -Stanford University

Professional interests:

Sleep apnea, REM sleep behavior disorder, narcolepsy

Personal interests:

Dr. Abad enjoys social dance, cuisine, travel and reading,

Physician web link:

http://www.pamf.org/sleep

Journals

• Abad VC, Guilleminault C.: Treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea. Current Treat Options Neurol. 2009 Sep; 11(5):358-67.
  
• Abad VC, Sarinas PS, Guilleminault C.: Sleep and rheumatologic disorders. Sleep Med Rev. 2008 Jun:12(3):211-28.
  
• Guilleminault C, Abad VC, Philip P, Stoohs R.: The effect of CNS activation versus EEG arousal during sleep on heart rate on heart rate response and daytime tests. Clin Neurophysiol. 2006 Apr; 117(4):731-9.
  
• Abad VC, Guilleminault C.: Sleep and Psychiatry, Dialogues in Clin Neurosci. 2005; 7(4):291-303.
  
• Abad VC, Guilleminault C.: Pharmacological management of sleep apnea Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2006 Jan; 7(1):11-23.
  
• Abad VC, Guilleminault C: Emerging drugs for narcolepsy. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2004 Nov: 9(2):281-91.
  
• Abad VC, Guilleminault C: Neurological perspective on obstructive and nonobstructive sleep apnea. Semin Neurol. 2004 Sep; 24(3):261-9.
  
• Guilleminault C, Abad VC: Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2004 Jul;6(4):309-317.
  
• Guilleminault C, Abad VC: Obstructive sleep apnea syndromes. Med Clin North Am. 2004 May; 88(3):611-30.
  
• Abad VC, Guilleminault C: Review of rapid eye movement behavior sleep disorders. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2004 Mar; 4(2):157-63.

Book Chapters

• Guilleminault Christian and Abad Vivien. (3rd ed. 2009). Narcolepsy. In Sleep Disorders Medicine: Basic Science, Technical Considerations and Clinical Aspects. Chokroverty S. (Ed). (pp.319-339). Saunders. Philadelphia, PA.
  
• Abad Vivien and Guilleminault Christian (2008). Pharmacological treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. In Sleep Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapeutics. Pandi-Perumal SR, Verster JC, Monte JM, Lader M, Langer SZ (Eds). (pp 545-557). Informa Healthcare. London.
  
• Abad, VC and Guilleminault C. (2005). Central Sleep Apnea. In: Clinical Neurophysiology of Sleep Disorders Vol. 6 of Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology. Guilleminault C. (Ed). (p. 207-224). Elsevier. Amsterdam.
  
• Guilleminault Christian and Abad Vivien. (5th ed. 2005). Polysomnographic Evaluation of Sleep Disorders. In Electrodiagnosis in Clinical Neurology. Aminoff, M (Ed.). Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. Philadelphia, PA.
  

Philosophy of care:

Patient education and personalized care are very important to me. My goal is to provide my patients with current information on evaluation and treatment of sleep-related issues. Sleep disorders frequently intertwine with other medical problems and have severe impact on health status and quality of life. For successful chronic disease management, promoting active patient engagement and coordinating care with my fellow physicians are key factors. My patients and physician colleagues are my partners. Together, we strive to achieve optimal evaluation, treatment, and outcomes.