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Cornelia Dahm, MD
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Fairview Sleep Centers - Minneapolis
Riverside Professional Building
First Floor, Suite 106
606 24th Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Appointments: 612-273-5000
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Philosophy of Care:

I enjoy working with people affected by sleep disorders and am dedicated to providing compassionate, well-informed, patient-centered care. I am especially interested in helping patients identify and overcome barriers to optimizing therapy for sleep-disordered breathing.

Medical Title:

Sleep Medicine Physician, Pulmonologist, Critical Care Physician

Academic Appointments:

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota

Services:

University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview:
Sleep Medicine

Specialties:

Sleep Medicine

Clinical Interests:

  • Sleep disorders
  • Barriers to and optimization of therapy for sleep disordered breathing

Languages Spoken:

English, German

Education:

Medical School
Ruprecht Karls Universitat Heidelberg, Germany

Site of Residency
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

Site of Fellowship
University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

Additional Education
Master in Public Health/Epidemiology

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
Sleep Medicine

Hospital Privileges:

Fairview Northland Medical Center
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview

U.S. News & World Report 2012 Top Doctor

 

Dahm C, Pohl-Koppe A, ter Meulen V, Braun RW, Kühn JE: Diagnosis of Herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE) by polymerase chain reaction. In: PCR Topics, Usage of Polymerase Chain Reaction in Genetic and Infectious Diseases, Rolfs A, Schumacher HC, Marx P (Eds.). Springer Verlag, 113-116, 1991.

Kühn JE, Dahm C, Gutbrot P, Wieland U, Näher H, Braun RW: Nachweis von Herpes simplex virus (HSV) in klinischem probenmaterial mittels polymerase-kettenreaktion (PCR) (Detection of Herpes simplex virus (HSV) in clinical specimens using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)). Ärztliches Laboratorium, 37:69-74, 1991.

Pohl-Koppe A, Dahm C, Elgas M, Kühn JE, Braun RW, ter Meulen V: The diagnostic significance of the polymerase chain reaction and isoelectric focusing in Herpes simplex virus encephalitis. J of Medical Virology, 36:147-154, 1992.

Pohl-Koppe A, Dahm C, Kühn JE, Hamann J, Furmeister U, Gabriel M, Grüninger P, Metze H, Michaelis R, Toyka K, Wesseler K, ter Meulen V: Neuere aspekte in der diagnostik der Herpes simplex virus enzephalitis: Fallberichte und virologische befunde (New aspects in the diagnosis of Herpes simplex virus encephalitis: Case reports and virological findings). Der Nervenarzt, 63:495-502, 1992.

Tan A, Levrey H, Dahm C, Polunovsky V, Rubins J, Bitterman PB: Lovastatin induces fibroblast apoptosis in vitro and in vivo: A possible therapy for fibroproliferative disorders. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 159:220-227, 1999.

Wessendorf TE, Dahm C, Teschler H: Prevalence and clinical importance of sleep apnea in the first night after cerebral infarction, (letter). Neurology, 60 (6):1053, Mar 25, 2003.

Dahm C, Wessendorf TE, Teschler H: Pneumologische Blickdiagnose: Obstruktives Schlafapnoesyndrom und Narkolepsie (Obstructive sleep apnea and narcolepsy). Pneumologie, 57:746, 2003.; (Selected Conference Presentations and Posters).

Dahm C, Metz CN, Ruzinski J, Steinberg KP, Donnelly SC, Goodman RB, Hudson LD, Bucala R, Martin TR: Relationship between macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and Cortisol in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Poster, American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, April, 1999.

Dahm C, Curtis JR, Fan VS, Au DH, McDonell MB, Burman ML, Fihn SD: Association between satisfaction with providers’ explanations about COPD and patients’ health-related quality of life. Poster, American Thoracic Society, Toronto, Canada, May, 2000.

Dahm C, Wessendorf TE, Ibrahimova N, Moraidis I, Teschler H: Detection of remaining apneas and hypopneas under CPAP Therapy by Autoset Spirit TM compared to polysomnography. Poster, American Thoracic Society International Conference, San Francisco, CA, May 2007.