Mark L. Splaingard, MD

Medical School:

University of Illinois at Chicago   MD   06/03/1977

Internship:

Baylor Affiliated Hospitals (Houston)   06/30/1978

Residency:

Texas Children's Hospital   06/30/1980
Baylor Affiliated Hospitals (Houston)   08/31/1983

Fellowship:

Texas Children's Hospital   06/30/1982
Children's Memorial Hospital (Chicago)   07/31/1999

Section:

Pulmonary Medicine   Click to learn about this department

Specialty:

Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Certified  
Physical Medicine and Rehabili, Certified  
Pediatrics, Certified  
Sleep Medicine, Certified  

Gender:

Male

Languages Spoken:

English

Date of Appointment at
Children's Hospital:

02/27/2004

Office Practice Information:

• Accepts patients 0-18
• Accepts patients 18 years or older
• Accepts Medicaid
• Requires a written physician referral
• This office is wheelchair accessible

Academic Title:

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Clinical, Teaching & Research Interests*:

Mark Splaingard, MD, is the Director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is board certified in pediatrics, pediatric pulmonology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and sleep medicine. Dr. Splaingard’s research in 2008 focused on sleep problems in children with bipolar disorder and migraine headaches, improvement in breathing during sleep in infants with Pierre Robin and teenagers after bariatric surgery and the pathophysiology of aerodigestive reflexes in sleeping infants. In 2008, Dr. Splaingard gave lectures to pediatric pulmonologists, pediatricians, sleep medicine fellows, otolaryngology and pediatric residents, medical students and graduate students at The Ohio State University.

Publications*:

Lindstrom DR, Conley SF, Splaingard M, Gershan WM. Ibuprofen Therapy and Nasal Polyposis in Cystic Fibrosis Patients. Journal of Otolaryngology 36(5): 309-314, 2007.

Lofthouse N, Fristad M, Splaingard M, Kelleher K. Parent and child reports of sleep problems associated with early-onset bipolar spectrum disorders. Journal of Family Psychology 21(1): 114-123, 2007.

Splaingard M, Hayes JR, Smith GA. Impairment of Reaction Time among
Children Awakened during Stage 4 Sleep. Sleep 30(1): 104-108, 2007.

Awards and Honors*:

Listed, Best Doctor's in America

*Physician publications, awards and honors, and presentations and teaching activities represent work completed in 2007 only.