Incoming Fellow Profile – Nataly Vadasz-Chates, MD
Proper sleep is key to improving overall health, and Nataly Vadasz-Chates, MD, is dedicated to ensuring her patients are aware of its benefits. She treats sleep-related conditions to better the wellness of those she serves. And as graduate of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and native Phoenician, she is honored to be joining the College of Medicine – Phoenix’s Sleep Medicine Fellowship.
“As a pediatrician, sleep is a part of my daily conversations. It has been an opportunity to care for patients with various sleep disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea, parasomnias and delayed sleep-wake phase disorders,” Dr. Vadasz-Chates explained. “It has also been an opportunity to promote healthy sleep habits in a society filled with technology, remote work and online distractions that prevent good quality sleep and wellbeing.”
According to the National Institutes of Health, Sleep deficiency is linked to many chronic health problems, including heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, stroke and obesity. It may also lead to a higher chance of injury — for example, from a fall or drowsiness while driving.
Dr. Vadasz-Chates notes that poor sleep can mimic ADHD, drive school failure, as well as lead to anxiety, depression and high blood pressure.
She has encountered many of these symptoms in the patients she has served. Recognizing the value of appropriate rest and how it helped to curb them is what ultimately led her to pursue the fellowship.
"This fellowship will provide an incomparable opportunity to leverage my experience in pediatrics, expand my training into adult medicine and develop a wide-range of new skills,” Dr. Vadasz-Chates said. “I hope to utilize these skills to improve the sleep and health of the patients that I may have the privilege to care for throughout their lifespan.”
About the College
Founded in 2007, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix inspires and trains exemplary physicians, scientists and leaders to advance its core missions in education, research, clinical care and service to communities across Arizona. The college’s strength lies in our collaborations and partnerships with clinical affiliates, community organizations and industry sponsors. With our primary affiliate, Banner Health, we are recognized as the premier academic medical center in Phoenix. As an anchor institution of the Phoenix Bioscience Core, the college is home to signature research programs in neurosciences, cardiopulmonary diseases, immunology, informatics and metabolism. These focus areas uniquely position us to drive biomedical research and bolster economic development in the region.
As an urban institution with strong roots in rural and tribal health, the college has graduated more than 1,000 physicians and matriculates 130 students each year. Greater than 60% of matriculating students are from Arizona and many continue training at our GME sponsored residency programs, ultimately pursuing local academic and community-based opportunities. While our traditional four-year program continues to thrive, we will launch our recently approved accelerated three-year medical student curriculum with exclusive focus on primary care. This program is designed to further enhance workforce retention needs across Arizona.
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