AlexanderVillarealMD

Internal Medicine • La Crosse, WI

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist, Sleep Medicine

Sleep Medicine - Medical Director

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Office
Gundersen Health System
1900 South Avenue - Mail Stop FBO-005
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone+1 608-775-7378

Fax+1 608-775-0325

Summary

Passionate about sleep medicine, I am determined to help people obtain better sleep through timely, high quality and affordable care. Proficient in behavioral sleep medicine, with a positive record of accomplishment of managing and accrediting sleep centers. I enjoy teaching residents and increasing sleep disorder awareness in the community. Additionally, I strive to provide my physician colleagues and other healthcare workers with tools that will enable them to diagnose and treat their patients with sleep disorders.

Education & Training

Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalFellowship, Sleep Medicine, 2005 - 2007
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
OtherClass of 1999
Saint Andrew’s SchoolBachelors, Humanities, 1992

Certifications & Licensure

IA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2017 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2012 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
MI State Medical License 2002 - 2007
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best of Sleep Doctors Sleep Review, 2012
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Improvement of obstructive sleep apnea after radiation therapy of vocal cord carcinoma
Alexander Villareal, David W. Hudgel, Thomas Roth
Sleep Medicine. 2007-12-01

Journal Articles

Infeccion del tracto urinario - diagnostico no motivo de internacion en el Hospital Juan XXIII entre 1992 y 1994
Villareal A, Orgaz A, Machicao J, Rev Col Med LP, 1/1/1997

Abstracts/Posters

Enhancing the Quality and Efficiency of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening Using Health Information Technology: Results of a Geisinger Clinic Pilot Study.
Moser R, Boyer E, Lupinski D, Darer J, Anderer T, Villareal A, Berger P, Clin Med Res, 1/1/2011
Using health information technology and the stop questionnaire as a self-directed and cost effective strategy to screen for obstructive sleep apnea.
Villareal A, Moser R, Darer J, et al, Sleep Med, 1/1/2011
Improvement of obstructive sleep apnea after radiation therapy of vocal cord carcinoma.
Villareal A, Hudgel D, Roth T, Sleep Med, 1/1/2007
Objective sleepiness following sleep restriction in rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia.
Stout R, Burger A, Villareal A, et al, Sleep, 1/1/2007
Zolpidem: successful and safe treatment for idiopathic central sleep apnea.
Quadri S, Villareal A, Seto J et al, Sleep, 1/1/2006
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Lectures

Creating a Successful Sleep Wellness Program (authored presentation).
Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West, Wauwatosa, WI - 1/27/2014
Sleep Disordered Breathing.
Sheraton Hotel, Brookfield, WI - 1/25/2014
Alternative Treatment Options for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Seeking Beyond CPAP.
Olympia Resort: Hotel, Spa and Conference Center, Oconomowoc, WI - 1/24/2014
Practical Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Drivers with a Commercial Driver License.
Brookfield, WI - 1/21/2014
Practical Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Milwaukee, WI - 1/8/2014
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults and Children. Clinical Vignettes.
Fortune Restaurant, Hales Corners, WI - 1/7/2014
Golden Sleep for the Golden Years.
Milwaukee, WI - 1/24/2013
Ying Yang of Sleep: Shift Work in the Sleep Center & An Update on Home Sleep Testing.
Brookfield, WI - 1/18/2013
Sleep Disorders in the Psychiatric Patient.
West Allis, WI - 1/13/2013
Healthy Sleep for the Family
Mequon United Methodist Church, Mequon, WI - 1/11/2013
Electrocardiogram Findings in Polysomnography.
West Allis, WI - 1/11/2013
Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Milwaukee, WI - 1/4/2013
How well do you sleep?
The Abbey Resort - 1/27/2012
Advanced management of obstructive sleep apnea.
Milwaukee, WI - 1/23/2012
Pain and Sleep: A Bidirectional Relation. Advanced Pain Management.
Greenfield, WI - 1/20/2012
NIPPV.
1/4/2012
Insomnia.
1/4/2012
Insomnia and Pain.
1/28/2011
Sleep disordered breathing and heart disease.
1/21/2011
Restless legs syndrome.
1/13/2011
Sleep in rheumatologic disorders.
1/5/2011
Chronic insomnia.
1/26/2010
Sleep disordered breathing and the heart.
1/22/2010
Obstructive sleep apnea: a 2010 update.
1/16/2010
Sleep disorders and Women's Health.
1/11/2010
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