Dr. Shirley Laurine Dickinson M.D.
Sleep Medicine Specialist | Sleep Medicine
2 Upper Ragsdale Dr Suite D-220 Monterey CA, 93940About
Dr. Shirley Dickinson practices Sleep Medicine in Monterey, CA. Dr. Dickinson 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
Loyola Univ of Chicago Stritch Sch of Med, Maywood Il 1984
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM- Sleep Medicine
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