Dr. Alain F Broccard MD
Sleep Medicine Specialist | Sleep Medicine
401 Phalen Blvd Mail Stop 41102d Saint Paul MN, 55101About
Dr. Alain Broccard practices Sleep Medicine in Saint Paul, MN. Dr. Broccard 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
Universite De Geneve, Faculte De Medecine 1985
University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine Medicine
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Negative pressure post-tracheal extubation alveolar hemorrhage.
- Bilateral breast necrosis after prone position ventilation.
- Intrapericardial urokinase irrigation and systemic corticosteroids: an alternative to pericardectomy for persistent fibrino-purulent pericarditis.
- Impact of low pulmonary vascular pressure on ventilator-induced lung injury.
- Prone position in ARDS: are we looking at a half-empty or half-full glass?
- Relapsing acute respiratory failure induced by minocycline.
- Artificial neural network prediction of ventilator-induced lung edema formation.
- Bench-to-bedside review: microvascular and airspace linkage in ventilator-induced lung injury.
- Challenges of mechanical ventilation in unilateral pneumonia: is PEEP the answer?
- Effects of L-NAME and inhaled nitric oxide on ventilator-induced lung injury in isolated, perfused rabbit lungs.
- An agent-based and spatially explicit model of pathogen dissemination in the intensive care unit.
- Respiratory acidosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome: time to trade in a bull market?
- Modulating cofactors of acute lung injury 2005-2006: any closer to 'prime time'?
- Interactions between respiration and systemic hemodynamics. Part II: practical implications in critical care.
- Interactions between respiration and systemic hemodynamics. Part I: basic concepts.
Awards
- 2012 Mpls.St.Paul Super Doctors
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