Sejal Virendra Jain, MD $$

Pediatric Sleep Medicine Specialist

Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Languages Spoken:
English

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Biography

Sejal V. Jain, M.D., is a pediatric sleep medicine specialist at Children's Health℠ and is an Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. 

Dr. Jain is board certified in pain medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, in addition to neurology with special qualification in child neurology, sleep medicine, and epilepsy. Her research interests include evaluating the effects of sleep and circadian rhythm on pain perception and industry-sponsored clinical trials in pain management.

Education and Training

Medical School
BJ Medical College - Ahmedabad (2001)
Residency
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2007), Child Neurology
Nassau University Medical Center (2004), Pediatrics
Fellowship
University of Arizona College of Medicine (2022), Pain Medicine
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2010), Sleep Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2008), Clinical Neurophysiology
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry And Neurology(Sleep Medicine)
  • Research Interests

    • Central modulation of pain perception
    • Effects of sleep and circadian rhythms on pain perception
    • Industry-sponsored trials focusing on devices and medications to treat pain disorders
    • Pediatric restless leg syndrome
  • Publications

    Publications

    • Lead and Pulse Generator Migration After Spinal Cord Stimulation Implantation: Insights From an Analysis of 7322 Patients. Speltz Paiz R, Kaizer A, Jain SV, Darrow DP, Shankar H, Goel V, Neuromodulation 2022 Aug
    • Increased Incidence of Pediatric Narcolepsy Following the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic: A Report from the Pediatric Working Group of the Sleep Research Network. Simakajornboon N, Mignot E, Maski K, Owens J, Rosen C, Ibrahim S, Hassan F, Chervin RD, Perry G, Brooks L, Kheirandish-Gozal L, Gozal D, Mason T, Robinson A, Malow B, Naqvi K, Chen ML, Jambhekar S, Halbower A, Graw-Panzer K, Dayyat E, Lew J, Melendres C, Kotagal S, Jain S, Super E, Dye T, Hossain MM, Tadesse D, Sleep 2022 Jun
    • Evaluation of green light exposure on headache frequency and quality of life in migraine patients: A preliminary one-way cross-over clinical trial. Martin LF, Patwardhan AM, Jain SV, Salloum MM, Freeman J, Khanna R, Gannala P, Goel V, Jones-MacFarland FN, Killgore WD, Porreca F, Ibrahim MM, Cephalalgia 2021 02 41 2 135-147
    • Green Light Exposure Improves Pain and Quality of Life in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Preliminary One-Way Crossover Clinical Trial. Martin L, Porreca F, Mata EI, Salloum M, Goel V, Gunnala P, Killgore WDS, Jain S, Jones-MacFarland FN, Khanna R, Patwardhan A, Ibrahim MM, Pain Med 2021 02 22 1 118-130

    Books

    • Epilepsy and Sleep in Pediatric Epilepsy, Diagnosis and Treatment. Jain SV (2017), New York, Demos Medical Publishing
    • Disorders of excessive sleepiness in Swaiman’s Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice. Jain SV, Kothare SV (2017), London, UK, Elsevier Health Sciences
    • Epilepsy and Sleep in Adolescents in Sleep Disorders in Adolescents: A Clinical Casebook. Jain SV, Kothare SV (2017), Switzerland, Springer International Publishing
    • Sleep and Epilepsy in Sleep Disorders in Children. Jain SV, Kothare SV (2017), Switzerland, Springer International Publishing
    • Nocturnal Paroxysmal Disorders in Swaiman’s Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice. Kothare SV, Jain SV (2017), London, UK, Elsevier Health Sciences
  • Professional Activities

    • American Academy of Sleep Medicine
    • United States Association for the Study of Pain
  • Awards and Honors

    • America’s Top Physicians (2009-2014), Consumer Research Council of America
    • Top Scholar Epilepsy Fellow Award (2007), American Epilepsy Society 61st Annual Meeting
    • Epilepsy Patient Care Award (2007), VCU Medical Center
    • Top Scholar Child Neurology Fellow Award (2006), Child Neurology Society 35th Annual Meeting
    • American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Resident Travel Scholarship (2006), AAN 58th Annual Meeting

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