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Laura Barger, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Part-time
Harvard Title

Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Administrative and Hospital Titles

Associate Physiologist, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Address

221 Longwood Avenue, Suite 438
Boston, MA 02115

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Association of Chronotype and Shiftwork with COVID-19 Infection.
Authors: Quan SF, Weaver MD, Czeisler MÉ, Barger LK, Booker LA, Howard ME, Jackson ML, Lane RI, McDonald CF, Ridgers A, Robbins R, Varma P, Rajaratnam SMW, Czeisler CA.
medRxiv
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Systematic Review of the Impact of Physician Work Schedules on Patient Safety with Meta-Analyses of Mortality Risk.
Authors: Weaver MD, Sullivan JP, Landrigan CP, Barger LK.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
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Associations between obstructive sleep apnea and COVID-19 infection and hospitalization among US adults.
Authors: Quan SF, Weaver MD, Czeisler MÉ, Barger LK, Booker LA, Howard ME, Jackson ML, Lane R, McDonald CF, Ridgers A, Robbins R, Varma P, Rajaratnam SMW, Czeisler CA.
J Clin Sleep Med
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Extended work hours increase risk of harm, regardless of resident physicians' experience levels.
Authors: Czeisler CA, Weaver MD, Landrigan CP, Barger LK.
BMJ
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Impact of sleep deficiency on surgical performance: a prospective assessment.
Authors: Quan SF, Landrigan CP, Barger LK, Buie JD, Dominguez C, Iyer JM, Majekodunmi A, Papautsky EL, Robbins R, Shen BH, Stephens JT, Weaver MD, Czeisler CA.
J Clin Sleep Med
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Impact of work schedules of senior resident physicians on patient and resident physician safety: nationwide, prospective cohort study.
Authors: Barger LK, Weaver MD, Sullivan JP, Qadri S, Landrigan CP, Czeisler CA.
BMJ Med
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Research priorities to reduce risks from work hours and fatigue in the healthcare and social assistance sector.
Authors: Caruso CC, Arbour MW, Berger AM, Hittle BM, Tucker S, Patrician PA, Trinkoff AM, Rogers AE, Barger LK, Edmonson JC, Landrigan CP, Redeker NS, Chasens ER.
Am J Ind Med
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National improvements in resident physician-reported patient safety after limiting first-year resident physicians' extended duration work shifts: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.
Authors: Weaver MD, Landrigan CP, Sullivan JP, O'Brien CS, Qadri S, Viyaran N, Czeisler CA, Barger LK.
BMJ Qual Saf
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Dynamic lighting schedules to facilitate circadian adaptation to shifted timing of sleep and wake.
Authors: Rahman SA, St Hilaire MA, Grant LK, Barger LK, Brainard GC, Czeisler CA, Klerman EB, Lockley SW.
J Pineal Res
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A clinical trial to evaluate the dayzz smartphone app on employee sleep, health, and productivity at a large US employer.
Authors: Robbins R, Weaver MD, Quan SF, Sullivan JP, Cohen-Zion M, Glasner L, Qadri S, Czeisler CA, Barger LK.
PLoS One
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