Rochelle Zak, MD
Associate Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

Her research is in the area of mid-life women's sleep and she is actively involved in the generation of evidence-based treatment recommendations by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

• Sleep symptoms signaling the menopausal transition.
  Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2023 Zak R, Zitser J, Jones HJ, Gilliss CL, Lee KA
• Management of REM sleep behavior disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline.
  Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2023 Howell M, Avidan AY, Foldvary-Schaefer N, Malkani RG, During EH, Roland JP, McCarter SJ, Zak RS, Carandang G, Kazmi U, Ramar K
• Management of REM sleep behavior disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment.
  Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2023 Howell M, Avidan AY, Foldvary-Schaefer N, Malkani RG, During EH, Roland JP, McCarter SJ, Zak RS, Carandang G, Kazmi U, Ramar K
• Vitamin D deficiency and restless legs syndrome during pregnancy: walking in sunshine?
  Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2023 Lee KA, Gomez A, Zak RS
• Sleep questionnaire copyright fees can benefit research: a response to Chiang and Folz.
  Sleep 2021 Zak RS, Winkelman JW
• Processed electroencephalography: impact of patient age and surgical position on intraoperative processed electroencephalogram monitoring of burst-suppression.
  Journal of clinical monitoring and computing 2021 Pleasants D, Zak R, Ashbrook LH, Zhang L, Tang C, Tran D, Wang M, Tabatabai S, Leung JM
• Supporting American Academy of Neurology's new clinical practice guideline on evaluation and management of insomnia in children with autism.
  Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2020 Rosen CL, Aurora RN, Kapur VK, Ramos AR, Rowley JA, Troester MM, Zak RS
• Validation of the self-administered version of the international restless legs syndrome study group severity rating scale - the sIRLS.
  Sleep Medicine 2019 D. Sharon, R. Allen, P. Martinez-Martin, A. Walters, L. Ferini Strambi, B. Hogl, L.M. Trotti, M. Buchfuhrer, J. Swieca, R. Bogan, R. Zak, J. Hensley, L. Schaefer, S. Marelli, M. Zucconi, A. Stefani, E…
• 0656 Validation of the Self-administered Version of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Severity Rating Scale - the sIRLS.
  Sleep 2019 Denise Sharon, Richard P Allen, Pablo Martinez-Martin, Arthur S Walters, Luigi Ferini-Strambi, Birgit Högl, Lynn-Marie Trotti, Mark J Buchfuhrer, John Swieca, Richard K Bogan, Rochelle Zak, Philip M …
• Validation of the self-administered version of the international Restless Legs Syndrome study group severity rating scale - The sIRLS.
  Sleep medicine 2018 Sharon D, Allen RP, Martinez-Martin P, Walters AS, Ferini Strambi L, Högl B, Trotti LM, Buchfuhrer M, Swieca J, Bogan RK, Zak R, Hensley JG, Schaefer LA, Marelli S, Zucconi M, Stefani A, Holzknecht E,…
• World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) 2016 standards for recording and scoring leg movements in polysomnograms developed by a joint task force from the International and the European Restless Legs Syndrome Study Groups (IRLSSG and EURLSSG).
  Sleep medicine 2016 Ferri R, Fulda S, Allen RP, Zucconi M, Bruni O, Chokroverty S, Ferini-Strambi L, Frauscher B, Garcia-Borreguero D, Hirshkowitz M, Högl B, Inoue Y, Jahangir A, Manconi M, Marcus CL, Picchietti DL, …
• Keep Calm and Debate On.
  Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2016 Aurora RN, Bista SR, Casey KR, Chowdhuri S, Kristo DA, Mallea JM, Ramar K, Rowley JA, Zak RS, Heald JL
• Updated Adaptive Servo-Ventilation Recommendations for the 2012 AASM Guideline: "The Treatment of Central Sleep Apnea Syndromes in Adults: Practice Parameters with an Evidence-Based Literature Review and Meta-Analyses".
  Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2016 Aurora RN, Bista SR, Casey KR, Chowdhuri S, Kristo DA, Mallea JM, Ramar K, Rowley JA, Zak RS, Heald JL
• Cytokine polymorphisms and plasma levels are associated with sleep onset insomnia in adults living with HIV/AIDS.
  Brain, behavior, and immunity 2014 Gay CL, Zak RS, Lerdal A, Pullinger CR, Aouizerat BE, Lee KA
• Cytokine polymorphisms are associated with poor sleep maintenance in adults living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
  Sleep 2014 Lee KA, Gay C, Pullinger CR, Hennessy MD, Zak RS, Aouizerat BE
• The Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder in Adults—An Update for 2012: Practice Parameters with an Evidence-Based Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.
  FOCUS The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry 2014 R. Nisha Aurora, David A. Kristo, Sabin R. Bista, James A. Rowley, Rochelle S. Zak, Kenneth R. Casey, Carin I. Lamm, Sharon L. Tracy, Richard S. Rosenberg
• Polymorphisms of interleukin-1 Beta and interleukin-17Alpha genes are associated with restless legs syndrome.
  Biological research for nursing 2013 Hennessy MD, Zak RS, Gay CL, Pullinger CR, Lee KA, Aouizerat BE
• Treatment of Central Sleep Apnea Syndromes.
  Sleep 2012 Kannan Ramar, R. Nisha Aurora, Susmita Chowdhuri, Sabin R. Bista, Kenneth R. Casey, Carin I. Lamm, David A. Kristo, Jorge M. Mallea, James A. Rowley, Rochelle S. Zak, Sharon L. Tracy
• What can be learned from high-resolution sleep data using ECoG.
  BMC Neuroscience 2012 Vera M Dadok, Andrew J Szeri, Heidi Kirsch, Jamie Sleigh, Rochelle Zak, Beth Lopour
• The treatment of central sleep apnea syndromes in adults: practice parameters with an evidence-based literature review and meta-analyses.
  Sleep 2012 Aurora RN, Chowdhuri S, Ramar K, Bista SR, Casey KR, Lamm CI, Kristo DA, Mallea JM, Rowley JA, Zak RS, Tracy SL
• Revisiting Evidence-Based Guidelines: Not Such a Nightmare.
  Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2011 R. Nisha Aurora, Rochelle S. Zak, Sanford H. Auerbach, Kenneth R. Casey, Susmita Chowdhuri, Anoop Karippot, Rama K. Maganti, Kannan Ramar, David A. Kristo, Sabin R. Bista, Carin I. Lamm, Timothy I. …
• Practice parameters for the surgical modifications of the upper airway for obstructive sleep apnea in adults.
  Sleep 2010 Aurora RN, Casey KR, Kristo D, Auerbach S, Bista SR, Chowdhuri S, Karippot A, Lamm C, Ramar K, Zak R, Morgenthaler TI, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• Practice parameters for the use of autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure devices for titrating pressures and treating adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: an update for 2007. An American Academy of Sleep Medicine report.
  Sleep 2008 Morgenthaler TI, Aurora RN, Brown T, Zak R, Alessi C, Boehlecke B, Chesson AL, Friedman L, Kapur V, Maganti R, Owens J, Pancer J, Swick TJ, Standards of Practice Committee of the AASM, American …
• Practice Parameters for the Treatment of Narcolepsy and other Hypersomnias of Central Origin.
  Sleep 2007 Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Vishesh K. Kapur, Terry M. Brown, Todd J. Swick, Cathy Alessi, R. Nisha Aurora, Brian Boehlecke, Andrew L. Chesson, Leah Friedman, Rama Maganti, Judith Owens, Jeffrey Pancer, …
• Practice parameters for the treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias of central origin.
  Sleep 2007 Morgenthaler TI, Kapur VK, Brown T, Swick TJ, Alessi C, Aurora RN, Boehlecke B, Chesson AL, Friedman L, Maganti R, Owens J, Pancer J, Zak R, Standards of Practice Committee of the American Academy of …
• Practice parameters for the clinical evaluation and treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders. An American Academy of Sleep Medicine report.
  Sleep 2007 Morgenthaler TI, Lee-Chiong T, Alessi C, Friedman L, Aurora RN, Boehlecke B, Brown T, Chesson AL, Kapur V, Maganti R, Owens J, Pancer J, Swick TJ, Zak R, Standards of Practice Committee of the …
• The Impact of Life Cycle on Sleep in Women.
  2006 Margaret Moline, Lauren Broch, Rochelle Zak
• Sleep in women across the life cycle from adulthood through menopause.
  The Medical clinics of North America 2004 Moline ML, Broch L, Zak R
• Sleep in women across the life cycle from adulthood through menopause.
  Sleep medicine reviews 2003 Moline ML, Broch L, Zak R, Gross V
• Quipazine has a biphasic effect on slow wave sleep and reduces REM sleep rebound in REM sleep deprived rats.
  Brain research bulletin 1982 Zak R, Radulovacki M
• Amphetamine abolishes REM sleep rebound in rats: effect of single injection.
  Brain research 1981 Radulovacki M, Zak R