Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS

Appointed
1996

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Duke University Hospital
Clinical Neurophysiology
Durham, NC USA
1995

Residency - Loyola University Medical Center
Neurology
Maywood, IL USA
1993

Residency - Evanston Hospital
Internal Medicine
Evanston, IL USA
1990

Internship - Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center
Rotating
Chicago, IL USA
1989

Medical Education - Chicago College of Osteo. Med. @ Midwestern University
DO
Downers Grove, IL USA
1988

Undergraduate - Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL USA
1984

Additional Training

• Master of Science in Clinical Research from Case Western Reserve University, 2011

Professional Highlights

• Published several books on sleep disorders including "The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Sleep Disorders", Kaplan Publishing, 2009 and "Sleep Disorders: A Case a Week from the Cleveland Clinic", Oxford University Press, 2010.

Certifications

• Psychiatry and Neurology - Neurology
• Psychiatry and Neurology - Clinical Neurophysiology
• Psychiatry and Neurology - Sleep Medicine
• Psychiatry and Neurology - Epilepsy

Specialty Interests

Adult epilepsy and sleep disorders, sleep and epilepsy, women's health and epilepsy, clinical trials, clinical neurophysiology, surgical evaluation of epilepsy

Awards & Honors

• Listed in "Top Docs," Cleveland Magazine, 2007-11.
• Received 2004 Epilepsy Association Legacy Award, 2006-2007 Cleveland Clinic Innovators Award, and 2008 Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute Professional Staff Award.

Innovations & Patents

• Pioneering use of hotel-based sleep laboratories in a large tertiary care center

Memberships

• American Academy of Neurology
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• American Epilepsy Society
• Sleep Research Society
• American Clinical Neurophysiology Society

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Consulting and/or Speaking. Dr. Foldvary-Schaefer receives fees of $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) as a paid consultant, speaker or as a member of an advisory committee for the following companies:

• Jazz Pharmaceuticals, plc

Donation of Financial Interest. Dr. Foldvary-Schaefer has consulted for, received compensation for serving as a fiduciary from, or received royalties from the following companies but instructed them to donate all compensation to not-for-profit causes or to the Cleveland Clinic to support research and education:

• American Academy of Neurology

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