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Sleep Medicine

Consistent, restful sleep has a tremendous impact on your life. If you’re experiencing sleep-related problems, our multidisciplinary team of experts will perform a sleep study to help identify the causes and restore the rest that you deserve. We specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders including narcolepsy, sleep apnea, insomnia, parasomnias, restless leg syndrome, and more.

Highlights & Resources

  • Blog Post

    Trouble sleeping? St. Luke’s can help during these anxious times

  • Article

    Drowsy Driving

    Driving drowsy is as dangerous as driving drunk. 

  • Article

    Insomnia: Should I Take Sleeping Pills?

  • Article

    Sleeping Better

Providers

  • General Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care

    Biography

    William G. Bergquist, MD specializes in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases, and critical care medicine. He has served a fellowship in pulmonary medicine through the University of Washington at the Boise VA Medical Center.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
  • General Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care

    Biography

    Michael J. Fall, DO practices sleep, pulmonary, and critical care medicine. Prior to attending medical school, he worked as a paramedic.

    Dr. Fall earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Wake Forest University. After medical school, he completed fellowships in pulmonary and critical care at the Medical University of South Carolina, and sleep medicine at Oregon Health and Sciences University.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
  • Internal Medicine
  • General Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care

    Biography

    Brian W. Goltry, MD earned his bachelor's degree in business from the University of Idaho. He completed his medical internship and internal medicine residency at the University of Utah Medical Center. Dr. Goltry served as chief medical resident at the Boise VA Medical Center through the University of Washington, and performed his fellowship in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center.

    Dr. Goltry currently serves as associate clinical professor through the University of Washington.
  • General Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care

    Biography

    Jennifer Hale, DO is a board-certified sleep medicine physician. She enjoys treating both children and adults with sleep apnea and narcolepsy, but also provides care for the full spectrum of sleep disorders. 

    Dr. Hale is from Idaho, and prior to her medical education, earned her bachelor's degree in biology at Idaho State University. She also finished her sleep training qualifications in Boise.

    In her spare time, Dr. Hale can be found in the foothills of the Boise mountains biking or traveling with her husband and three children.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
  • Neurology

    Biography

    Richard Hammond, MD earned his bachelor’s degree from Oakland University. He performed his medical internship and neurology residency at Emory Affiliated Hospitals and completed his EEG/EMG fellowship at Emory University.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
  • Sleep Medicine

    Biography

    Michelle Helbig, DO is board certified in internal medicine and sleep medicine. She enjoys treating a wide spectrum of sleep disorders, including narcolepsy and complex sleep disordered breathing. 

    Prior to her medical education, Dr. Helbig earned her bachelor’s degree in biology at Washington State University. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, skiing, traveling, and spending time outdoors.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
    • St. Luke's Health Partner
      St. Luke's Health Partner

      These providers work together to achieve patient-centered care, using proven best practices to offer better care to you and your family.

    • Specialties, Conditions & Treatments

  • Neurology

    Biography

    Anna Irwin, MD specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-related disorders. Her particular interests are in management of central hypersomnia, dementia, headache, movement disorder, and stroke.
  • General Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care

    Biography

    Darren Klassen, PA-C is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. He earned his bachelor's degree in respiratory therapy from Weber State University, and practiced as a respiratory therapist before becoming a physician assistant. He earned his master's degree in physician assistant studies from the University of Utah School of Medicine, and has worked in primary care.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
  • General Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care

    Biography

    Oleg S. Kouskov, MD, MCR serves as director of pediatric sleep services with St. Luke’s Sleep Medicine Institute and co–director of the pulmonary nodule program. Dr. Kouskov earned his medical degree from the Belarusian State Medical University in Minsk, Belarus, and his master's degree in clinical research from Oregon Health & Science University. He completed general practice training and worked for several years in Zimbabwe and Botswana, seeing both adults and children, and performed his internal medicine residency through Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. He completed training in pulmonary and critical care medicine and fellowships in sleep medicine and lung cancer/research at Oregon Health & Science University.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
  • General Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care

    Biography

    Jeffrey H. Lin, MD, MBA is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, critical care medicine, and sleep medicine. 

    Dr. Lin earned his bachelor's degree in microbiology from the University of Texas at Austin. After medical school, he pursued a sleep medicine fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center and later obtained a master of business administration in health care from Oregon Health Sciences University.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
  • Sleep Medicine

    Biography

    Murali Maheswaran, DO is a board certified sleep medicine physician providing care for the full spectrum of sleep disorders for adults and teenagers. He is excited to join the Magic Valley community and eager to provide comprehensive sleep medicine care to the region.

    In his free time, Dr. Mahe (as he is known) enjoys activities such as gym training, walking trails, biking and golfing. He is an avid sports enthusiast and follows professional sports such as the NFL, NBA, and basically any sport with a ball involved.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
    • St. Luke's Health Partner
      St. Luke's Health Partner

      These providers work together to achieve patient-centered care, using proven best practices to offer better care to you and your family.

    • Specialties, Conditions & Treatments

  • General Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care

    Biography

    Molly Roy, PA-C is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. She earned her bachelor's degree in biology and mathematics from the College of Idaho and her master's degree in physician assistant studies from Idaho State University. She has practiced in a multiple sclerosis clinic and a neurology/sleep medicine clinic.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
  • General Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care

    Biography

    Ron Sandow, FNP is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing from Idaho State University. He also earned a bachelor's of physical education degree, with an emphasis in sport science, and a master's degree in physical education, with an emphasis in exercise physiology (specialty in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation), from the University of Idaho.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
  • General Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care

    Biography

    Margery Soni, FNP is certified by the American Nurse Credentialing Center. She earned her bachelor's degree in nursing and her master's degree in nursing, family nurse practitioner, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. She also holds a bachelor's degree in English from Middlebury College. She has worked as a family nurse practitioner with Terry Reilly Health Services in Boise and the Albuquerque, New Mexico VA Medical Center.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
  • General Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care

    Biography

    Michelle Stradley, DNP, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC is certified in both family medicine and acute care. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all pulmonary diseases, and has extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea.


    Michelle is dedicated to providing comprehensive, evidence-based, compassionate care to adult patients, with an emphasis on improving patient outcomes and overall quality of life through the development of a collaborative patient relationship, patient-specific education, and goal-oriented therapy.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
  • General Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care

    Biography

    William Thompson, MD serves as associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Washington and as medical co-director of St. Luke’s Sleep Medicine Institute. He earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Washington. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals in Seattle and Boise, serving as chief resident at the Boise VA Medical Center. He also performed his pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship through the University of Washington in Seattle and Boise.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     

Procedures & Treatments

  • Continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) uses a machine to help a person who has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) breathe more easily during sleep.

Instructions for Your Sleep Study

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