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Laura Barger, Ph.D.

617-732-7991
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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

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221 Longwood Avenue, Suite 438
Boston, MA 02115

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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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Altered sleep spindles and slow waves during space shuttle missions.
Authors: Koller DP, Kasanin V, Flynn-Evans EE, Sullivan JP, Dijk DJ, Czeisler CA, Barger LK.
NPJ Microgravity
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Guiding principles for determining work shift duration and addressing the effects of work shift duration on performance, safety, and health: guidance from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society.
Authors: Gurubhagavatula I, Barger LK, Barnes CM, Basner M, Boivin DB, Dawson D, Drake CL, Flynn-Evans EE, Mysliwiec V, Patterson PD, Reid KJ, Samuels C, Shattuck NL, Kazmi U, Carandang G, Heald JL, Van Dongen HPA.
J Clin Sleep Med
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Association between sleep characteristics, ideal cardiovascular health, and systemic inflammation, NHANES 2017-2018.
Authors: Cash RE, Crowe RP, Goldberg SA, Patrick C, Wells-Whitworth LM, Barger LK, Camargo CA.
J Sleep Res
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