Department of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Rachel Givelber, MD
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Assistant Professor of Medicine Phone: 412-692-2880
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Bio
Dr. Givelber received her M.D. in 1990 from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she was elected to AOA. She trained in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Boston University. During her fellowship she completed additional coursework in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine, and serves as the associate director of the pulmonary fellowship, and the director of the Evidence-Based Residency Curriculum for the internal medicine residency program.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Givelber splits her clinical time between inpatient consultation, and outpatient consultation and ongoing care of all types of lung disease. She has particular interest in sleep disorders, and the relation between sleep apnea and other medical conditions, such as congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and diabetes.
Academic and Research Interests
Dr. Givelber’s academic focus is in clinical education at the medical student, resident and fellow level. She teaches critical appraisal of the medical literature, and techniques to apply research studies to the care of individual patients.
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Obesity is the major risk factor for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, but demographic factors such as older age and male gender, anthropomorphic features including large tonsils or retrognathia, and comorbid medical conditions such as stroke or congestive heart failure also increase the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing. |
Key Publications
Sanders MH, Montserrat JM, Farré R, Givelber RJ.
Positive pressure therapy: a perspective on evidence-based outcomes and methods of application. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2008 Feb 15;5(2):161-72.
Newman AB, Foster G, Givelber R, Nieto FJ, Redline S, Young T.
Progression and regression of sleep-disordered breathing with changes in weight: the Sleep Heart Health Study. Arch Intern Med. 2005 Nov 14;165(20):2408-13.
Punjabi NM, Shahar E, Redline S, Gottlieb DJ, Givelber R, Resnick HE; Sleep Heart Health Study Investigators. Sleep-disordered breathing, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance: the Sleep Heart Health Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2004 Sep 15;160(6):521-30.
PubMed Link
News
Dr. Givelber has been interviewed for an article in Science News.