Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Faculty

Richard B. Berry, M.D. Richard B. Berry, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
Chief, Pulmonary Section, Malcom Randall VAMC
Medical Director, Sleep Disorders Center Shands at AGH

Box 100225
University of Florida Health Science Center
Gainesville, Florida 32610-0225
Phone (352) 392-2666
Fax (352) 392-0821
Email id: berryrb@medicine.ufl.edu


Educational Background

  • 1983 Fellowship University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  • 1981 Residency University of California Irvine, Orange, CA (UCIMC)
  • 1978 M.D. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  • 1973 MS Physics University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  • 1969 BS Physics North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.

Clinical Interests

  • - Sleep disorders
  • - Sleep apnea
  • - Restless legs syndrome
  • - Narcolepsy
  • - Nocturnal respiratory failure

Research Interests

  • - Upper airway physiology
  • - Pharmacological treatment of sleep apnea
  • - Mechanisms of respiratory arousal
  • - Pharmacology of the upper airway muscles

Professional Societies

  • American College of Chest Physicians
  • American Thoracic Society
  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Chairman Sleep Courses Committee
  • Sleep Research Society

Grants Awarded

Veterans Administration Merit Review: Principal Investigator “New Pharmacological Treatment for Sleep Apnea” 2003-2007

VA Merit Review: Principal Investigator “Serotonin and the Upper airway in Sleep Apnea” 1999-2002

Publications (2003 onwards)

  • Littner MR, Kushida C, Anderson WM, Bailey D, Berry RB, et al. Practice Parameters for the Dopaminergic Treatment of Restless Legs syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder. Sleep 2004;27:557-559.
  • Berry RB, Hayward LF. Selective augmentation of Genioglossus EMG activity by L-5-hydroxy-tryptophan (5-HTP) in the rat. Pharmacology Biochem Behavior.2003:74:877-882.
  • Berry RB, White DP, Roper J, Fogel R, Pillar G, Malhotra A. The Awake Negative Pressure Reflex Response of the Genioglossus in OSA Patients and Normal Subjects. J Appl Physiol 2003:94:1875-1882.
  • Littner M, Kushida CA, Anderson MD, Bailey D, Berry RB, Davila D, Hirshkowitz M, Kapen S, Kramer M, Loube D, Wise M, Johnson SF. Practice Parameters for the role of actigraphy in the Study of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms: An update for 2003. Sleep 2003:26:337-341.
  • Berry RB, Koch GC, Hayward LF. Low Dose Mirtazapine increases genioglossus Activity in the Anesthetized Rat. Sleep 2004, in press.

For a complete list of the publications,
Visit Pubmed, US National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Honors and Awards

1973 BS Physics N.C. State – Graduated with High Honors

1978 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

1983 Christmas Seal Fellow, Florida Lung Association

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