William A. DeBassio, MD, PhD
Emeritus Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Other Positions
- Emeritus Associate Professor, Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
Education
- University of Vermont, MD
- University of Vermont, PhD
- College of the Holy Cross, AB
Publications
- Published on 6/21/2024
Packard A, Thomas RJ, DeBassio WA. The effects of daylight duration on the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) results: A pilot study. Sleep Med. 2024 Sep; 121:94-101. PMID: 38945039.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/2021
Krahn LE, Arand DL, Avidan AY, Davila DG, DeBassio WA, Ruoff CM, Harrod CG. Recommended protocols for the Multiple Sleep Latency Test and Maintenance of Wakefulness Test in adults: guidance from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021 12 01; 17(12):2489-2498. PMID: 34423768.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/1/2021
Rana M, Kothare S, DeBassio W. The Assessment and Treatment of Sleep Abnormalities in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Feb; 30(1):25-35. PMID: 33552170.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/4/2020
Rana M, August J, Levi J, Parsi G, Motro M, DeBassio W. Alternative Approaches to Adenotonsillectomy and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) for the Management of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): A Review. Sleep Disord. 2020; 2020:7987208. PMID: 32695520.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/15/2018
Rana M, DeBassio W. Good Night, Sleep Tight, Bed Bugs Continue to Bite. J Clin Sleep Med. 2018 06 15; 14(6):1079-1080. PMID: 29852911.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/18/2017
Douglass LM, Heeren TC, Stafstrom CE, DeBassio W, Allred EN, Leviton A, O'Shea TM, Hirtz D, Rollins J, Kuban K. Cumulative Incidence of Seizures and Epilepsy in Ten-Year-Old Children Born Before 28 Weeks' Gestation. Pediatr Neurol. 2017 Aug; 73:13-19. PMID: 28619377.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/1/2017
Dopwell F, Maypole J, Sinha B, Currier H, DeBassio W, Augustyn M. "More than Meets the Eye": When the Neonatal Course May Impact Several Years Out. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2017 Feb/Mar; 38 Suppl 1:S44-S46. PMID: 28141719.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/30/2015
Douglass LM, Kuban K, Tarquinio D, Schraga L, Jonas R, Heeren T, DeBassio WA, Stafstrom CE, Heinrick RJ, Ferguson C, Blumberg L, Wong V. A Novel Parent Questionnaire for the Detection of Seizures in Children. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Jan; 54:64-69.e1. PMID: 26552646.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2014
Dopwell F, Maypole J, Sinha B, Currier H, DeBassio W, Augustyn M. "More than meets the eye": when the neonatal course may impact several years out. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2014 Sep; 35(7):467-9. PMID: 25127342.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/1/2011
Lister JP, Blatt GJ, Kemper TL, Tonkiss J, DeBassio WA, Galler JR, Rosene DL. Prenatal protein malnutrition alters the proportion but not numbers of parvalbumin-immunoreactive interneurons in the hippocampus of the adult Sprague-Dawley rat. Nutr Neurosci. 2011 Jul; 14(4):165-78. PMID: 21902887.
Read at: PubMed
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