Date: July 30, 2001
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Ground Breaking Research From 
Markus H. Schmidt, MD, PHD 
(The ONLY Second Generation Sleep Medicine Physician
In The World!)

DUBLIN, OH-- Sleep-related erections are a natural occurring phenomena of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep. Sleep studies have thus been used as a clinical tool to evaluate erectile dysfunction. The question is- where in the brain does this control come from?

Markus H. Schmidt, MD, PhD recently identified two new areas in the brain which are involved in erectile control. Currently no pharmacological treatments are available to treat erectile dysfunction at the level of the central nervous system. Discoveries like this may eventually help develop treatments for erectile dysfunction.

Markus H. Schmidt, MD, PhD is the unprecedented recipient of the Cleveland Clinic's Neuroscience Award for three consecutive years! In addition, he is the two-time recipient of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's (AASM) Young Investigator Award; and also received in June of this year the Sleep Research Society's (SRS) Young Investigator Award all for the above mentioned research that was published in the prestigious Journal of Neuroscience. The SRS promotes the understanding of the mechanisms of sleep and its disorders through research.

Dr. Markus Schmidt, has just joined the Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute, bringing his extensive background in neuroscience research and clinical neurology experience to the practice. This addition to the practice will make the Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute, located in Dublin, the ONLY FATHER/SON, SECOND GENERATION, SLEEP MEDICINE PHYSICIANS IN THE WORLD!!

In his father's footsteps (Helmut S. Schmidt, MD - one of the founding fathers of Sleep Medicine), Dr. Markus Schmidt started his commitment to sleep research during high school working with his father at the Ohio State University. He then continued his involvement in Sleep Medicine research throughout his undergraduate training at the University of Toronto where he completed an undergraduate thesis on Sleep Medicine under the direction of Dr. Allan Rechtschaffen at the University of Chicago. He completed his doctoral research in Lyon, France at the renowned sleep lab of Professor Michel Jouvet, the world famous discover of REM Sleep Control. Dr. Markus Schmidt received his MD and PhD from the Medical College of Ohio, completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Riverside Methodist Hospital and completed his residency in Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Markus Schmidt joined the Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute in July.

For a copy of published abstract or an interview with internationally renowned sleep researcher, Markus H. Schmidt, MD, PhD or his father Helmut S. Schmidt, MD.