Ann Halbower, MD

Recognitions

• Clinician Scientist Award, Johns Hopkins Univeristy (2006)
  
• The Children's Hospital Research Institute, RI (2008)
  

Publications

• Hamvas A, Deterding RR, Wert SE, White FV, Dishop MK, Alfano DN, Halbower AC, Planer B, Stephan MJ, Uchida DA, Williames LD, Rosenfeld JA, Lebel RR, Young LR, Cole FS, Nogee LM. Heterogeneous pulmonary phenotypes associated with mutations in the thyroid transcription factor gene NKX2-1. Chest. 2013 Feb 21. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2502. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23430038
• Marcus CL, Brooks LJ, Draper KA, Gozal D, Halbower AC, Jones J, Schechter MS, Ward SD, Sheldon SH, Shiffman RN, Lehmann C, Spruyt K; American Academy of Pediatrics. Diagnosis and management of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Pediatrics. 2012 Sep;130(3):e714-55. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-1672. Epub 2012 Aug 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 22926176
• Marcus CL, Brooks LJ, Draper KA, Gozal D, Halbower AC, Jones J, Schechter MS, Sheldon SH, Spruyt K, Ward SD, Lehmann C, Shiffman RN; American Academy of Pediatrics. Diagnosis and management of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Pediatrics. 2012 Sep;130(3):576-84. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-1671. Epub 2012 Aug 27. PubMed PMID: 22926173
• Hines S, Halbower AC, Pediatric Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing. In: Kushida C (ed.) Encyclopedia of Sleep, vol. 26, pp. [x]-[x] San Diego: Academic Press. in press, 2012
• Burg C, Halbower, AC. Pediatric Sleep Disordered Breathing; Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.. In: Current Diagnosis and Treatment-Pediatrics, 21st edition, ED: Mark J. Abzug, William W. Hay, Jr., Myron J. Levin, Robin R. Deterding, Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2012
• Shaheed K, Halbower AC. Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Update (PCCSU), a publication of the American College of CHEST Physicians, in press, 2012
• Burg CJ, Montgomery-Downs HE, Mettler P, Gozal D, Halbower AC. Respiratory and Polysomnographic Values in Normal Children at Higher Altitude. Submitted, SLEEP, 2012
• Burg CJ, Montgomery-Downs HE, Mettler P, Gozal D, Halbower AC. Respiratory and polysomnographic values in 3- to 5-year-old normal children at higher altitude. Sleep. 2013 Nov 1;36(11):1707-14. doi: 10.5665/sleep.3134. PubMedPMID:4179305;PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3792389.
• Sundaram SS, Sokol RJ, Capocelli KE, Pan Z, Sullivan JS, Robbins K, Halbower AC. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypoxemia Are Associated with Advanced Liver Histology in Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. J Pediatr. 2013 Dec 6. pii: S0022-3476(13)01368-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.10.072. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24321532.
• Seda G, Sanchez-Ortuno MM, Welsh CH, Halbower AC, Edinger JD. Comparative Meta-Analysis of Prazosin and Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for Nightmare Frequency, Sleep Quality, and Posttraumatic Stress. J Clin Sleep Med. 2014 Oct 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25325592
• Kushida CA, Halbower AC, Kryger MH, Pelayo R, Assalone V, Cardell CY, Huston S, Willes L, Wimms AJ, Mendoza J. Evaluation of a new pediatric positive airway pressure mask. J Clin Sleep Med. 2014 Sep 15;10(9):979-84. PubMed PMID: 25142768
• Jensen KM, Sevick CJ, Seewald L, Halbower AC, Davis MM, McCabe ER, Kempe A, Abman S. Greater Risk of Hospitalization in Children with Down Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea at Higher Elevation. Chest. 2015 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25654790
• •Hawkins SMM, Halbower AC. Pediatric Sleep I - Normal Sleep and Non-Respiratory Sleep, Complaints. In: Primary Care Sleep Medicine a Practical Guide, 2nd Edition. Springer Publishing. James F. Pagel and S.R. Pandi-Peruma, editors. 2014
• Halbower AC. CPAP for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea, Ronald D Chervin Editor-in-Chief, Alison G Hoppin Deputy Editor, Up to Date 2015, Inc., in press 2015 http://www.uptodate.com/home
• Continuous and Fine-grained Breathing Volume Monitoring from Afar Using Wireless Signals Conference name: IEEE INFOCOM 2016 - The IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications Oral presentation in San Francisco, CA on April 2016 Authors: Phuc Nguyen, Xinyu Zhang, Ann Halbower, and Tam Vu Will appear in the proceeding of EEE INFOCOM 2016 Download here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3et09bkv5xpt3ij/1570205193_paper.pdf?dl=1
• Continuous and Fine-grained Respiration Volume Monitoring Using Continuous Wave Radar Conference Name: ACM MobiCom 2015 - Poster Session - The 21st ACM Annual Int’ Conf’ on Mobile Computing and Networking Authors: Phuc Nguyen, Xinyu Zhang, Ann C. Halbower, and Tam Vu Appeared in the proceeding of MobiCom 2015 Download here: http://mns.ucdenver.edu/paper/MobiCom_Phuc_2015.pdf
• Title: mSleepWatcher: Why didn’t I sleep well? Conference Name: ISSAT MCSE 2015 - Int. Conf. on Modeling of Complex System and Environment Authors: Anh Nguyen, Raghda Alqurashi, Ann C. Halbower, Tam Vu Appeared in the proceeding of ISSAT MCSE 2015 Download here: http://mns.ucdenver.edu/paper/ISSAT_LanAnh_2015.pdf
• Boles RE, Halbower AC, Daniels S, Gunnarsdottir T, Whitesell N, Johnson SL. Family Chaos and Child Functioning in Relation to Sleep Problems Among Children at Risk for Obesity. Behav Sleep Med. 2016 Jan 8;:1-15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26745822
• Jensen KM, Sevick CJ, Seewald LA, Halbower AC, Davis MM, McCabe ER, Kempe A, Abman SH. Greater risk of hospitalization in children with Down syndrome and OSA at higher elevation. Chest. 2015 May;147(5):1344-51. PubMed PMID: 25654790
• Seda G, Sanchez-Ortuno MM, Welsh CH, Halbower AC, Edinger JD. Comparative meta-analysis of prazosin and imagery rehearsal therapy for nightmare frequency, sleep quality, and posttraumatic stress. J Clin Sleep Med. 2015 Jan 15;11(1):11-22. PubMed PMID: 25325592
• 21. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline: Pediatric Chronic Home Invasive Ventilation. Laura M Sterni (1), Joseph M Collaco (1), Christopher D Baker (2), John L Carroll (3), Girish D Sharma (4), Jan L Brozek (5), Jonathan D Finder (6), Veda L Ackerman (7), Raanan Arens (8), Deborah S Boroughs (9), Jodi Carter (10), Karen L Daigle (11), Joan Dougherty (12), David Gozal (13), Katharine Kevill (14), Richard M Kravitz (15), Tony Kriseman (16), Ian MacLusky (17), Katherine Rivera-Spoljaric (10), Alvaro J Tori (18), Thomas Ferkol (10) Ann C Halbower (2). In press, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2015
• Caraballo M, Shimasaki S, Johnston K, Tung G, Albright K, Halbower AC. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Risk for Sudden Unexpected Infant Death in Children of Adolescent Mothers, submitted J Pediatrics, 2015
• Hines S, Halbower AC, Pediatric Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing. In: Kushida C (ed.) Encyclopedia of Sleep, Edition 1, San Diego: Academic Press, Elsevier, 2013
• Hawkins SMM, Halbower AC. Pediatric Sleep I - Normal Sleep and Non-Respiratory Sleep Complaints. In: Primary Care Sleep Medicine a Practical Guide, 2nd Edition. Springer Publishing. James F. Pagel and S.R. Pandi-Peruma, editors. in press 2014
• Sundaram SS, Halbower A, Pan Z, Robbins K, Capocelli KE, Klawitter J, Shearn CT, Sokol RJ. Nocturnal hypoxia-induced oxidative stress promotes progression of pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. J Hepatol. 2016 Sep;65(3):560-9. PubMed PMID: 27501738
• Harder R, Malow BA, Goodpaster RL, Iqbal F, Halbower A, Goldman SE, Fawkes DB, Wang L, Shi Y, Baudenbacher F, Diedrich A. Heart rate variability during sleep in children with autism spectrum disorder. Clin Auton Res. 2016 Dec;26(6):423-432. PubMed PMID: 27491489
• Moore PE, Boyer D, O'Connor MG, Baker CD, Rettig JS, Sterni L, Halbower A, Wilson KC, Thomson CC. Pediatric Chronic Home Invasive Ventilation. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Jul;13(7):1170-2. PubMed PMID: 27388405
• Malow BA, Connolly HV, Weiss SK, Halbower A, Goldman S, Hyman SL, Katz T, Madduri N, Shui A, Macklin E, Reynolds AM. The Pediatric Sleep Clinical Global Impressions Scale-A New Tool to Measure Pediatric Insomnia in Autism Spectrum Disorders. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2016 Jun;37(5):370-6. PubMed PMID: 27244298
• Caraballo M, Shimasaki S, Johnston K, Tung G, Albright K, Halbower AC. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Risk for Sudden Unexpected Infant Death in Children of Adolescent Mothers: A Qualitative Study. J Pediatr. 2016 Jul;174:78-83.e2. PubMed PMID: 27113377
• Sterni LM, Collaco JM, Baker CD, Carroll JL, Sharma GD, Brozek JL, Finder JD, Ackerman VL, Arens R, Boroughs DS, Carter J, Daigle KL, Dougherty J, Gozal D, Kevill K, Kravitz RM, Kriseman T, MacLusky I, Rivera-Spoljaric K, Tori AJ, Ferkol T, Halbower AC. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline: Pediatric Chronic Home Invasive Ventilation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Apr 15;193(8):e16-35. PubMed PMID: 27082538
• Boles RE, Halbower AC, Daniels S, Gunnarsdottir T, Whitesell N, Johnson SL. Family Chaos and Child Functioning in Relation to Sleep Problems Among Children at Risk for Obesity. Behav Sleep Med. 2016 Jan 8;:1-15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26745822
• A Lightweight And Inexpensive In-ear Sensing System For Automatic Whole-night Sleep Monitoring”, ?Anh Nguyen, Raghda Alqurashi, Zohreh Raghebi, Farnoush Banaei-kashani, Ann C. Halbower, Tam Vu ?ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (ACM SenSys), 2016
• Continuous and Fine-grained Breathing Volume Monitoring from Afar Using Wireless Signals” ?Phuc Nguyen, Xinyu Zhang, Ann Halbower, Tam Vu ?IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (IEEE INFOCOM), 2016.
• WikiSpiro: Non-contact Respiration Volume Monitoring during Sleep?Phuc Nguyen, Shane Transue, Min-Hyung Choi, Tam Vu?ACM MobiCom S3 Wireless of the Students, by the Students, and for the Students Workshop, 2016
• LIBS: A Low-cost In-Ear Bioelectrical Sensing Solution for Healthcare Applications?Anh Nguyen, Zohreh Raghebi, Farnoush Banaei-kashan, Ann C. Halbower, Tam Vu?ACM MobiCom S3 Wireless of the Students, by the Students, and for the Students Workshop, 2016
• In-ear Biosignal Recording System: A Wearable For Automatic Whole-night Sleep Staging?Anh Nguyen, Raghda Alqurashi, Farnoush Banaei-kashani, Ann C. Halbower, Thang Dinh, Tam Vu ACM WearSys - ACM workshop on Wearable Systems and Applications, 2016. ?
• Hughes BH, Brinton JT, Ingram DG, Halbower AC. The Impact of Altitude on Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children Dwelling at High Altitude: A Crossover Study. Sleep. 2017 Sep 1;40(9). PubMed PMID: 28934528
• Hawkins S, Huston S, Campbell K, Halbower A. High-Flow, Heated, Humidified Air Via Nasal Cannula Treats CPAP-Intolerant Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2017 Aug 15;13(8):981-989. PubMed PMID: 28728621
• Sundaram SS, Halbower AC, Klawitter J, Pan Z, Robbins K, Capocelli KE, Sokol RJ. Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Improves the Severity of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children. J Pediatr. 2018 Jul;198:67-75.e1. PubMed PMID: 29752170
• Reynolds AM, Connolly HV, Katz T, Goldman SE, Weiss SK, Halbower AC, Shui AM, Macklin EA, Hyman SL, Malow BA. Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Ferrous Sulfate to Treat Insomnia in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 Aug 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31917100
• Simon S, Rahat H, Carreau AM, Garcia-Reyes Y, Halbower A, Pyle L, Nadeau KJ, Cree-Green M. Poor Sleep is Related to Metabolic Syndrome Severity in Adolescents with PCOS and Obesity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31901092
• Carls G, Reddy SR, Broder MS, Tieu R, Villa KF, Profant J, Halbower AC. Burden of disease in pediatric narcolepsy: a claims-based analysis of health care utilization, costs, and comorbidities. Sleep Med. 2019 Aug 26;66:110-118. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31841742
• Sundaram SS, Swiderska-Syn M, Sokol RJ, Halbower AC, Capocelli KE, Pan Z, Robbins K, Graham B, Diehl AM. Nocturnal Hypoxia Activation of the Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Affects Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Severity. Hepatol Commun. 2019 Jul;3(7):883-893. PubMed PMID: 31334441
• Barger LK, Sullivan JP, Blackwell T, O'Brien CS, St Hilaire MA, Rahman SA, Phillips AJK, Qadri S, Wright KP, Segar JL, McGuire JK, Vitiello MV, de la Iglesia HO, Poynter SE, Yu PL, Zee P, Sanderson AL, Halbower AC, Lockley SW, Landrigan CP, Stone KL, Czeisler CA. Effects on resident work hours, sleep duration, and work experience in a randomized order safety trial evaluating resident-physician schedules (ROSTERS). Sleep. 2019 Aug 1;42(8). PubMed PMID: 31106381
• Blackwell T, Kriesel DR, Vittinghoff E, O'Brien CS, Sullivan JP, Viyaran NC, Rahman SA, Lockley SW, Barger LK, Halbower AC, Poynter SE, Wright KP Jr, Yu PL, Zee PC, Landrigan CP, Czeisler CA, Stone KL. Design and recruitment of the randomized order safety trial evaluating resident-physician schedules (ROSTERS) study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 May;80:22-33. PubMed PMID: 30885799

Professional Memberships

• American Thoracic Society (ATS), Chair, Health Policy Committee
• American Thoracic Society (ATS), Pediatric Assembly
• American Thoracic Society (ATS), Sleep Assembly
• Colorado Sleep Society, Member
• American Academy Pediatrics, Member

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado
• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Pediatric Pulmonology, Board Certification (2010)
• Pediatrics
• Sleep Medicine, Board Certification

• Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Disorders
• Lungs and Breathing