Selected Publications
Vanderbilt publications
Many Options Available to Treat Wide Range of Sleep Disorders (VUMC Reporter January 12, 2017)
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder in which people experience repetitive obstructions of their breathing multiple times per night. It is a common condition, and has been associated with many health problems including daytime tiredness, high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke, said David Kent, M.D., assistant professor of Otolaryngology. To continue reading...
New Nerve Stimulation Treatment Helps Ease Sleep Apnea (VUMC Reporter January 18, 2018)
Jessica Wilson struggled for a year with the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask that she used to treat her obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Despite her best intentions, wearing the mask that delivers oxygen and prevents airway obstruction didn’t work for her. To continue reading...
Scientific, peer-reviewed articles
(bolded names held primary faculty appointments in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the time of publication)
- Kent DT, Schwartz AR, Zealear D. Ultrasound Localization and Percutaneous Electrical Stimulation of the Hypoglossal Nerve and Ansa Cervicalis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Oct 20:194599820959275. doi: 10.1177/0194599820959275. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33076752.
- Kent DT, Zealear D, Schwartz AR. Ansa Cervicalis Stimulation: A New Direction in Neurostimulation for OSA. Chest. 2020 Oct 14:S0012-3692(20)34899-6. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.10.010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33065104.
- Goldstein CA, Berry RB, Kent DT, Kristo DA, Seixas AA, Redline S, Westover MB. Artificial intelligence in sleep medicine: background and implications for clinicians. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Apr 15;16(4):609-618. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8388. PMID: 32065113; PMCID: PMC7161463.
- Goldstein CA, Berry RB, Kent DT, Kristo DA, Seixas AA, Redline S, Westover MB, Abbasi-Feinberg F, Aurora RN, Carden KA, Kirsch DB, Malhotra RK, Martin JL, Olson EJ, Ramar K, Rosen CL, Rowley JA, Shelgikar AV. Artificial intelligence in sleep medicine: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Apr 15;16(4):605-607. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8288. PMID: 32022674; PMCID: PMC7161449.
- Zhang L, Fabbri D, Upender R, Kent D. Automated sleep stage scoring of the Sleep Heart Health Study using deep neural networks. Sleep. 2019 Oct 21;42(11):zsz159. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsz159. PMID: 31289828; PMCID: PMC6802563.
- Kent DT, Carden KA, Wang L, Lindsell CJ, Ishman SL. Evaluation of Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Treatment in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Sep 26;145(11):1044–52. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.2723. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31556927; PMCID: PMC6764149.
- Green KK, Kent DT, D'Agostino MA, Hoff PT, Lin HS, Soose RJ, Boyd Gillespie M, Yaremchuk KL, Carrasco-Llatas M, Tucker Woodson B, Jacobowitz O, Thaler ER, Barrera JE, Capasso R, Liu SY, Hsia J, Mann D, Meraj TS, Waxman JA, Kezirian EJ. Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Surgical Outcomes: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Laryngoscope. 2019 Mar;129(3):761-770. doi: 10.1002/lary.27655. Epub 2018 Dec 27. PMID: 30588639.
- Kent DT, Lee JJ, Strollo PJ Jr, Soose RJ. Upper Airway Stimulation for OSA: Early Adherence and Outcome Results of One Center. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Jul;155(1):188-93. doi: 10.1177/0194599816636619. Epub 2016 Mar 15. PMID: 26980908.
- Kent DT, Walvekar RR, Schaitkin BM. Sialendoscopy: Getting started, how long does it take? Laryngoscope. 2016 May;126(5):1083-5. doi: 10.1002/lary.25644. Epub 2016 Mar 8. PMID: 26956580.
- Rath TJ, Kent DT, Snyderman C. In Reply to: "Position of the Styloid Process in Eagle's Syndrome". Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Nov;153(5):897. doi: 10.1177/0194599815602656. PMID: 26527755.
- Kent DT, Rogers R, Soose RJ. Drug-Induced Sedation Endoscopy in the Evaluation of OSA Patients with Incomplete Oral Appliance Therapy Response. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Aug;153(2):302-7. doi: 10.1177/0194599815586978. Epub 2015 Jun 4. PMID: 26044788.
- Kent DT, Rath TJ, Snyderman C. Conventional and 3-Dimensional Computerized Tomography in Eagle's Syndrome, Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia, and Asymptomatic Controls. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Jul;153(1):41-7. doi: 10.1177/0194599815583047. Epub 2015 Apr 27. PMID: 25917666.
- Kent DT, Soose RJ. Environmental factors that can affect sleep and breathing: allergies. Clin Chest Med. 2014 Sep;35(3):589-601. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2014.06.013. Epub 2014 Jul 26. PMID: 25156773.