Faculty & Staff

The Sleep Medicine Center physicians are faculty members at Washington University School of Medicine. They have clinical hospital privileges at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and/or St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Adult patients are seen in the the Sleep Medicine clinical offices located at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel for appointments and out-patient sleep studies.

In-patient sleep studies requested by a referring physician are conducted at Barnes-Jewish Hospital for adults and in-patient studies for children are performed at St. Louis Children Hospital.

Stephen Duntley, MD
Director, Sleep Medicine Center
Program Director, ACGME Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Professor, Neurology
Fellowship: Neurophysiology and Epilepsy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Board Certified: Sleep Medicine and Neurology
Listed in “Best Doctors of America”, 2005-2010
Tanya Russell, MD
Assistant Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Board Certified: Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine
Jay Piccirillo, MD, FACS
Professor, Otolaryngology
Fellowship: Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Board Certified: Otolaryngology
Listed in “Best Doctors in America”, 2002-2010 and America’s Top Doctors, 2002-2010
Amy Bertelson, PhD
Director, Psychological Service Center, Department of Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis
Clinical Psychologist
Fellowship: Sleep Disorders and Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Darla Darby, DO
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Board Certified: Neurology
Rachel Darken, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Fellowship: Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Board Certified: Neurology 

 

Terri Riutcel, MD
Associate Professor, Neurology
Fellowship: Forensic Psychiatry, Isaac Ray Center, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Board Certified: Psychiatry and Medical Acupuncture
Special Board Qualification: Forensic Psychiatry
Rael Sundy, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Fellowship: Pulmonary Critical Care, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Board Certified: Pulmonary and Critical Care
Beth Ann Ward, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Fellowship: Epilepsy and Sleep Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Board Certified: Neurology
Kelvin Yamada, MD
Professor, Neurology and Pediatrics
Board Certified: Neurology
Certifications:
American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with Special Competence in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with Added Qualification in Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology
Yo-El S. Ju, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Fellowship: Sleep Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Amy Licis, MD
Fellow, Neurology
Victoria Sharma, MD
Fellow, Neurology