Mariam Louis

Mariam Louis, M.D.

Professor; Medical Director, Sleep Lab

Department: Medicine – Jacksonville
Business Phone: (904) 244-4075
Business Email: mariam.louis@jax.ufl.edu

About Mariam Louis

Mariam Louis, M.D., is a University of Florida professor of medicine and a board-certified pulmonologist and sleep medicine physician at UF Health in Jacksonville, Florida. She also serves as medical director of the Sleep Centers at UF Health Jacksonville and UF Health North. Dr. Louis received her medical degree from McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in Montreal, Canada. She completed her internal medicine residency and pulmonary disease fellowship at McGill University/Montreal General Hospital. In addition, she completed a fellowship in sleep medicine at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Additional Positions:
Professor of Medicine
2023 – Current · University of Florida
Associate Professor of Medicine
2017 – 2023 · University of Florida

Board Certifications

  • Pulmonary Disease
    American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine
Subspecialties
  • Pulmonary Disease
  • Sleep Medicine
Areas of Interest
  • Aging changes in sleep
  • Asthma
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Central sleep apnea
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Interstitial lung disease
  • Irregular sleep-wake syndrome
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Disease
  • Natural short sleeper
  • Obstructive sleep apnea – adults
  • Pediatric sleep apnea
  • Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Sleep disorders
  • Sleep disorders – pediatric
  • Sleep disorders in older adults
  • Sleep paralysis
  • Sleeping difficulty
  • Sleepwalking
  • Sleepwalking and children

Publications

2023
Role of COPD in a case of fatal Aspergillus niger tracheobronchitis.
BMJ case reports. 16(3) [DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2022-251807. [PMID] 36948520.
2023
Special Considerations for Management of Diabetes in Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Advances in medicine. 2023 [DOI] 10.1155/2023/2955772. [PMID] 36755896.
2022
A Case Series of Secondary Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum and Pneumothorax in Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia.
Cureus. 14(2) [DOI] 10.7759/cureus.22247. [PMID] 35340519.
2022
Bacterial pneumonia infection in pregnancy.
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology. 85(Pt A):26-33 [DOI] 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2022.07.001. [PMID] 35970746.
2022
Cystic Fibrosis and Sleep Circadian Rhythms.
Pulmonary therapy. 8(2):139-147 [DOI] 10.1007/s41030-022-00184-x. [PMID] 35149967.
2022
Trending Weight Loss Between Usual Care and Bariatric Surgery Among Higher Weight Persons With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Cureus. 14(11) [DOI] 10.7759/cureus.32052. [PMID] 36600828.
2021
Determinants of bilevel therapy in the management of obstructive sleep apnea.
Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung. 25(2):1181-1186 [DOI] 10.1007/s11325-020-02193-z. [PMID] 32965586.
2021
Managing Fungal Infections in Cystic Fibrosis Patients: Challenges in Clinical Practice.
Infection and drug resistance. 14:1141-1153 [DOI] 10.2147/IDR.S267219. [PMID] 33790585.
2021
Sleep Disordered Breathing in Adults with Cerebral Palsy: What Do We Know So Far?
Southern medical journal. 114(6):339-342 [DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001264. [PMID] 34075423.
2020
Patient-related factors may influence nursing perception of sleep in the Intensive Care Unit.
PloS one. 15(1) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0226323. [PMID] 31905204.
2017
Operator dependent factors implicated in failure of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) for respiratory failure.
The clinical respiratory journal. 11(6):901-905 [DOI] 10.1111/crj.12434. [PMID] 26663322.
2015
Is There Any Association between PEEP and Upper Extremity DVT?
Critical care research and practice. 2015 [DOI] 10.1155/2015/614598. [PMID] 25922762.
2015
Predicting the Need for Upfront Dual Therapy in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Journal of Investigative Medicine. 63(2)
2014
Sleep disorders in pregnancy.
Clinics in chest medicine. 35(3):571-87 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ccm.2014.06.012. [PMID] 25156772.
2013
Epworth sleepiness scale scores and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung. 17(4):1179-86 [DOI] 10.1007/s11325-013-0820-9. [PMID] 23420179.
2009
Effects of acute intermittent hypoxia on glucose metabolism in awake healthy volunteers.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). 106(5):1538-44 [DOI] 10.1152/japplphysiol.91523.2008. [PMID] 19265062.

Grants

Sep 2023 ACTIVE
Non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation and sleep
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: US DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Nov 2018 – Nov 2023
The purpose of this clinical proposal to inform our understanding of EFL screening in diagnosed COPD patients We aim to understand which patients have EFL, what GOLD stage and other characteristics they may have such as hypercapnia, and other agreed physiological characteristics.
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: PHILIPS RS NORTH AMERICA
Mar 2015 – Mar 2018
A DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, RANDOMIZED-WITHDRAWAL, MULTICENTER STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF XYREM WITH..
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS

Education

Sleep Medicine Fellowship
2007 · The Johns Hopkins University
Pulmonary Disease Fellowship
2005 · McGill University – Montreal General Hospital
Internal Medicine Residency
2003 · McGill University – Montreal General Hospital
Doctor of Medicine
2000 · McGill University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-4075
Emails:
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653 W 8TH ST
JACKSONVILLE FL 32209
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655 W 8TH ST
JACKSONVILLE FL 32209