David S. Goldstein, MD


David Goldstein, M.D., is a board certified physician specializing in sleep medicine and pulmonology for more than 30 years.
Prior to joining JFK University Medical Center, Dr. Goldstein was the medical director at the Center for Sleep Medicine at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, NJ. He is also the past medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center of New Jersey, one of the first accredited independent sleep centers in the country. Dr. Goldstein has served on multiple committees for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and was a past site visitor evaluating Sleep Centers for accreditation. He recently served as the chair of the Lifelong Learning Development Committee, which writes and edits the national annual in-training examination for Sleep Medicine Fellows. Dr. Goldstein frequently conducts continuing education lectures for physicians and for the community on topics relating obstructive sleep apnea, daytime sleepiness, and other sleep disorders.
Dr. Goldstein earned his medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York. He served his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center in New York and he completed his fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at the hospitals of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York which included Montefiore Medical Center and Jacobi Medical Center. Dr. Goldstein is board certified in Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and of the American College of Chest Physicians. He has served on the board of the New Jersey Sleep Society for many years. He is also a member of the faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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Goldstein DS, Karpel JP, Appel D, Williams MH. Pulmonary damage in users of intravenous drugs. Chest 1986; 89:266-269
Goldstein DS, Williams MH. Rate of improvement of pulmonary function in sarcoidosis during treatment with corticosteroids. Thorax 1986; 41:473-474
Siddiqui F, Walters AS, Goldstein DS, Lahey M, Desai H. Half of patients with obstructive sleep apnea have a higher NREM AHI than REM AHI. Sleep Medicine 2006; 7:281-285
Goldstein DS, Lahey M. The prevalence of hypothyroidism in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. (Abstract) Sleep 1999; 22:S291-292
Goldstein DS, Lahey M. Compensating for excessive daytime sleepiness: the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and age. (Abstract) Sleep 2001; 24:A307
Goldstein DS, Tirunahari VL, Lahey M. Effect of body mass index on oxygen desaturations in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. (Abstract) Sleep 2003; 26:A239
Siddiqui F, Goldstein DS, Walters AS, Rosenberg M, Lahey M, Desai H. Relevance of body mass index and body position in patients who have a higher NREM RDI than REM RDI. (Abstract) Sleep 2004; 27:A233
Goldstein DS, Tirunahari VL, Walters AS, Siddiqui F, Lahey M. Does REM related sleep disordered breathing get worse with age? The relationship between REM Apnea-Hypopnea index and age. (Abstract) Sleep 2005; 28:A203
Goldstein DS, Lahey MJ, Friedman NS. The role of phasic REM activity in obstructive sleep apnea. (Abstract) American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2007; 177:A483
Goldstein DS. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Slow Wave Sleep. (Abstract) Sleep 2010; 33:A130
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