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Christina Finch

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Title(s)Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine
SchoolVc-health Sciences-schools
Address9500 Gilman Drive #
La Jolla CA 92093
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    Emory University Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Atlanta, GAFellowship2022Sleep Medicine
    Kaiser Permanente San Diego Family Medicine Residency, San Diego, CAResidency2021Family Medicine
    Tufts University, Boston, MAMD2018School of Medicine
    Connecticut College, San Diego, CABA2012Neuroscience

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    Christina Finch, MD, is a sleep medicine specialist who cares for patients with sleep disorders including sleep apnea, insomnia, hypersomnia, narcolepsy, circadian rhythm disorders, parasomnias, and sleep-related movement disorders.

    Dr. Finch enjoys working with individuals from all walks of life and families to maximize quality of life and daytime performance through improving sleep. She treats both adult and pediatric patients through clinics at UC San Diego Health and Rady Children's Hospital. She particularly seeks to incorporate lifestyle and behavioral interventions into treatment plans when available and appropriate to make positive, sustainable changes without necessarily relying on medications.

    As an assistant professor of medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine, she is involved in the training of medical students, residents, and fellows. Her interests include integrative medicine, global health, bioethics and health policy advocacy.

    Dr. Finch completed fellowship training in sleep medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and residency training in family medicine at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego. She earned her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Dr. Finch is board-certified in sleep medicine and family medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

    Areas of research interest include the impact of social determinants of health on sleep along with various advancements in the treatment of sleep disorders through behavioral modifications and/or medications.

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    1. Multisystem approach for management of OSA in Down syndrome: a case report. J Clin Sleep Med. 2024 Mar 01; 20(3):471-473. Finch CE, Raol N, Roser SM, Leu RM. PMID: 37937612; PMCID: PMC11019208.
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    2. Sleep disturbances in parental caregivers and patients with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. J Clin Sleep Med. 2023 03 01; 19(3):549-554. Finch CE, Leu RM, Harford KL, Westbrook AL, Kasi AS. PMID: 36541215; PMCID: PMC9978429.
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    3. A meta-analysis of diagnostic test performance of peripheral arterial tonometry studies. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022 04 01; 18(4):1093-1102. Iftikhar IH, Finch CE, Shah AS, Augunstein CA, Ioachimescu OC. PMID: 34879903; PMCID: PMC8974372.
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