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About Sameh Morkous, MD, FAAP, FAAN, FAASM

Positions

May 2019 - Present Clinical Professor, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine ‐ Department of Pediatrics
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November 2018 - Present Associate Professor, University of South Florida ‐ Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
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July 2018 - Present Editor-In-Chief, Lehigh Valley Health Network ‐ Snooze News
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January 2017 - Present Clinical Professor, DeSales University
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July 2015 - Present Chief, Pediatric Neurology, Lehigh Valley Health Network
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August 2014 - Present Peer Reviewer, Springer Open, BioMed Open ‐ Sleeping and Breathing Journal Publications
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November 2017 - November 2021 Peer Reviewer, American Academy of Sleep Medicine ‐ American Academy of Sleep Medicine
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March 2016 - November 2018 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Florida ‐ Morsani College of Medicine
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August 2010 - June 2014 Physician, Geisinger Health Systems ‐ Child Neurology Associates
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November 2010 - June 2014 Clinical Assistant Professor, Temple University ‐ School of Medicine
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November 2009 - July 2010 Clinical Instructor, University of California, Irvine
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September 2008 - July 2010 Pediatric Subspecialty, Children's Hospital Orange County ‐ University of California, Irvine
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2021 - Present Mentor, American Academy of Sleep Medicine Mentor Program
2021 - Present Vice Chair, Political Action Committee Advisory Panel, Political Action Committee, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2020 - Present Underrepresented in Neurology, American Academy of Neurology
2020 - Present Member, LVHN Sleep Disorders Centers Quality / Performance Improvement Committee
2020 - Present Member, Legislative Affairs Committee Child Neurology Society
2019 - Present Member, LVHN National Resident Matching Pediatric Program (NRMP®) Ranking Committee
2018 - Present Most Valuable Contributor Program Synapse, American Academy of Neurology
2018 - Present Member, The Reilly Children’s Hospital Leadership Council (CHLC)
2017 - Present Member, The Reilly Children’s Specialty Center Quality Performance Improvement Committee LVHN
2015 - Present Member, Quality Improvement Committee: Skin Safety Task Force LVHN
2015 - Present Member, Research Committee LVHN
2021 - 2022 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Awareness Provider, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2021 - 2021 Advisor, Palatucci Leadership Forum, American Academy of Neurology Leadership Virtual Program
2021 Virtual Sleep on the Hill, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2021 State Captain, Virtual Neurology on the Hill American Academy of Neurology
2020 - 2021 Vice Chair, Administrative Leadership Appointment, Political Action Committee, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2018 - 2020 Northeastern Region (US States) Ambassador, Political Action Committee, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2020 Neurology off the Hill, American Academy of Neurology
2019 Distinctively selected participant Telephone Research, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2019 Sleep off the Hill, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (worked with Rep. Susan Wild (PA-07)
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Honors and Awards

  • May 2003 Outstanding Performance in First Year Pediatric Residency, Tod Children's Hospital
  • March 2016 Lehigh Valley Health Network Service Star Nominees for Niemann-Pick Type C1 (NPC1) Disease Research project for the contribution to the community in Allentown, PA
  • June 2016 Certificate of appreciation for educating SELECT students for 2015-2016 Morsani College of Medicine University of South Florida
  • August 2016 Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology
  • April 2017 Best Sleep Fragment Publication Award, The American Thoracic Society
  • September 2017 Certificate of Appreciation for educating SELECT students for 2016-2017 Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida
  • December 2017 Recognized for National Medical Achievements 2016-2017 at the Annual Combined Meeting for General Medical Staff, Lehigh Valley (LVHN)
  • Featured in the 2018 Social Media Highlights in the AASM Foundation Annual Report 2018-2019
  • March 2018 Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics
  • December 2018 Recognized for National Medical Achievements 2017-2018 at the Annual Combined Meeting for General Medical Staff, Lehigh Valley (LVHN)
  • May 2019 A Peer Reviewed American Academy of Neurology Committee chosen Quote at the Experiential Learning Area (ELA) for the main ELA display at the AAN Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
  • August 2019 Lehigh Valley Neurology "Best of the Valley" Lehigh Valley Magazine Reader's Choice
  • November 2019-November 2020 Peer Reviewer- reappointed by the AASM Board of Directors
  • December 2019 Recognized for National Medical Achievements 2018-2019 at the Annual Combined Meeting for General Medical Staff, Lehigh Valley (LVHN)
  • January 2020 Certificate of Appreciation for devoting time, effort, and expertise in educating SELECT students for 2018-2019 Morsani College of Medicine University of South Florida
  • February 2020 Distinctively Selected Participant by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) as an AAN Social Media Influencer for a project prior to the AAN Annual Meeting featuring tweets and Instagram posts from members
  • August 2020 Featured by American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) in the SLEEP 2020 (virtual meeting), the AASM Promotional Material, annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC (APSS)
  • February 2021 Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

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Book Chapters (1)

Posters (3)