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Office
5050 Poplar Ave
Ste 800
Memphis, TN 38157Phone+1 901-276-2662Fax+1 901-274-2033
Summary
- Dr. Merrill Wise is a neurologist and sleep medicine specialist in Memphis, TN. He serves as medical director of sleep neurology and pediatric sleep medicine at Mid-South Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists, a 12 bed AASM-accredited sleep center in Memphis, TN. He received his medical degree from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, and he pursued post-graduate training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in pediatrics, neurology (child neurology track), and clinical neurophysiology/sleep medicine. He has been in practice 33 years. Dr. Wise has been active in the sleep medicine field through service on numerous committees and task forces through the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). He served on the AASM board of directors from 2010-2016, and as president of the AASM Sleep Foundation (formerly the American Sleep Medicine Foundation) from 2013-2016. He has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
- Baylor Coll Med-Houston1990 - 1991
- Baylor Coll Med-Houston1987 - 1990
- Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)Residency, Pediatrics, 1985 - 1987
- Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)Internship, Pediatrics, 1984 - 1985
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 2006 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 1986 - 2025
- MS State Medical License 2010 - 2019
- AL State Medical License 1991 - 2015
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 641 citationsPractice Parameters for Clinical Use of the Multiple Sleep Latency Test and the Maintenance of Wakefulness TestMichael R. Littner, Clete A. Kushida, Merrill S. Wise, Davila D, Timothy I. Morgenthaler
Sleep. 2005-01-01 - 811 citationsRecommended Amount of Sleep for Pediatric Populations: A Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.Shalini Paruthi, Lee J. Brooks, Carolyn D’Ambrosio, Wendy Hall, Suresh Kotagal
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2016-06-15 - 229 citationsThe visual scoring of sleep and arousal in infants and children.Madeleine Grigg-Damberger, David Gozal, Carole L. Marcus, Stuart F. Quan, Carol L. Rosen
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2007-03-15
Other
- Assessment of sleep disorders in childrenWise MS, Glaze DG
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/assessment-of-sleep-disorders-in-children
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-16 - Sleep physiology in childrenWise MS, Glaze DG
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/sleep-physiology-in-children
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-04-11
Press Mentions
- Live at 9: Sleep Deprivation, Students Help Beautify Our Communities & the Patio PorkersMay 17th, 2018
- AASM Invests $2 Million to Support ASMF InitiativesJanuary 24th, 2014
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