Rachel Salas, MD, MED

Professional Titles

• Assistant Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep and Wellness

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Neurology

Background

Centers and Institutes

Center for Sleep and Wellness

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-marie-e-salas-md-med-6084ba57/

X (Twitter)

https://twitter.com/RachelSalasMD

Videos

• What is Insomnia - Diagnosis and Treatments

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnosis and Treatment

• Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder

• Diagnosing Sleep Disorders -- New Techniques and at Home Sleep Studies

• Restless Legs Syndrome and Sleep - Diagnosis and Treatments

• Delivering Sleep Health, Wellness and Medical Education in the Era of Covid-19

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

• Restless Legs Syndrome Brain Stimulation Study Supports Motor Cortex ‘Excitability’ as A Cause | ScienceDaily (August 2018)
• Considering Melatonin for Sleep? Here’s a Guide to Help | The New York Times (April 2020)  
• How I Practice Now: Rachel Salas, MD, on Providing Sleep Medicine Care from Home | Neurology Consultant (April 2020)
• Quoted in “What to do on the nights you are struggling with insomnia, according to  experts.” CNN Health
• Invited Guest. American Academy of Sleep Medicine Podcast.  Talking Sleep | A Practical Approach to Treating RLS. (March 24, 2024)
• Quoted in “Gen Z is less happy than the rest of us. Here is what would make a difference.” CNN Health (April 10, 2024)
• Quoted in “How to Stop Procrastinating at Bedtime and Actually Go to Sleep, Time (March 18, 2024)
• Quoted in “I’m Calling Total Hogwash on “Non Sleep Deep Rest” by Brennan Kilbane. ALLURE.  (August 8, 2024)

Research Interests

Professional Development, Strengths Coaching, Interprofessional Collaborative Practice, Medical Education, Sleep disorders

Google Scholar

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=salas+RM&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C21

PubMed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=salas+RM

Research Gate

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rachel-Salas

Selected Publications

• 1. Gamaldo CE and Salas RE. Sleep medicine education: are medical schools and residency programs napping on the job? Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 2008 Jun;4(6):344-45.
  
  2. Salas RE, Gamaldo CE. Adverse effects of sleep deprivation in the ICU. Crit Care Clin. 2008 Jul;24(3):461-76, v-vi.
  
  3. Collop N, Salas R, Delayo M, Gamaldo C. Normal Sleep and Circadian Processes. In: Sleep and the ICU, Critical Care Clinics. Guest Editor: Collop N; Elsevier Inc, Philadelphia, PA, 2008, Vol. 24, Issue 3, Pages 449-460.
  
  4. Salas RE, Gamaldo CE, Allen RP, Earley CJ. Quiescegenic Nocturnal Dyskinesia: A restless legs syndrome (RLS) variant or a new syndrome? Sleep Med. 2008, Aug 13 [Epub ahead of print]
  
  5. Gamaldo, CE, Salas, RE, Collop NA. Sleep Medicine Pearls: Complex arrhythmia during a sleep study What to do? JCSM. 2008, in press.
  
  6. Salas,RE, Allen,RP, Earley,CJ, Gamaldo,CE. Drug hoarding: A Case of Atypical Dopamine Dysregulation Syndrome in a RLS patient. Movement Disorders, 2009 Jan 9.
  
  7. Salas,RE, Allen,RP, Earley,CJ, Gamaldo,CE. A Case of Compulsive Behaviors Observed in a RLS Patient Treated with a Dopamine Agonist. Sleep, accepted for publication 2009.
  

Honors

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1/1/20
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association, 1/1/20
• Burton A. Sandok Visiting Professor of Neurological Education, Mayo Clinic, 1/1/19
• Josiah Macy Jr. Faculty Scholar, The Macy Faculty Scholars Program, 1/1/19
• Health Systems Science Scholar, American Medical Association, 1/1/19
• Visiting Professor, American Academy of Neurology, 1/1/19
• Clerkship Director Teaching Award, American Academy of Neurology, 1/1/18
• Teaching Award for Faculty Less than 10 Years, Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education, 1/1/18
• Student Excellence Award for MEHP Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Education, 1/1/17
• Neurology Clerkship Director Innovation Award, American Academy of Neurology, 1/1/15
• Clerkship Director Innovation Award, American Academy of Neurology, 1/1/15
• Young Investigator Award, International RLS Study Group (IRLSSG) and European RLS Study Group (EU-RLSSG) 2015 RLS/WED SCIENCE Summit, 1/1/15
• CFAR Faculty Scholar, Johns Hopkins, 1/1/14
• Mosaic Initiative Award, Johns Hopkins, 1/1/08
• John R. Calverley Best Overall Neurology Resident Award, 1/1/06

Memberships

• American Academy of Neurology, Member
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Member
• American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member
• American Medical Association, Member
• National Sleep Foundation, Member
• Society of Neuroscience, Member
• World Association of Sleep Medicine, Member

Professional Activities

• American Academy of Neurology Consortium of Clerkship Directors, Past Chair, 1/1/20
• American Academy of Neurology, Undergraduate Education Subcommittee, Vice Chair, 1/1/19
• Gallup, Certified Strengths Coach, 1/1/18
• High Value Practice Academic Alliance, Co-Director, Interprofessional Team Building, 1/1/18
• Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep, Assistant Medical Director, 1/1/13
• Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep, Director for Ambulatory Sleep Services, 1/1/13
• Johns Hopkins Medical Student Neurology Clerkship, Director, 1/1/16
• Johns Hopkins Medicine Interprofessional Education and Interprofessional Clinical Practice, Director, 1/1/17
• Johns Hopkins Nursing, Associate Professor, 1/1/15
• Johns Hopkins Osler Apprenticeship, Founder and Co-Director, 1/1/12
• Johns Hopkins Osler Attending Preceptor Program in Neurology, Co-Director, 1/1/13
• Johns Hopkins Predoctoral Program, Founder and Co-Director, 1/1/11
• St. Mary's University, Adjunct Professor, 1/1/15