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PPCC Offers Comprehensive Sleep Medicine Services

Presbyterian Pulmonary and Critical Care (PPCC) offers a full range of sleep medicine services administered by physicians boarded in the specialty. All aspects of sleep pathology, including sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome and narcolepsy, are evaluated and managed through the PPCC clinic.

The PPCC sleep medicine model is based on the model endorsed by the American Thoracic Society. Jeff Walls, MD, FCCP, FAASM, supervises program activity and over-reads all studies ordered from PPCC. Administration and management of patient care for sleep disorders is provided by Dr. Walls, as well as a number of PPCC pulmonologists who possess additional training in sleep medicine. 

Sleep medicine services are offered at three PPCC locations:  Charlotte, Matthews and Huntersville. Physicians performing sleep services are:

Charlotte

  • Dr. O. Wheeler Jervis, Jr.
  • Dr. Kimberly A. McCrea
  • Dr. Jeff Walls
  • Dr. Jay Hendler
  • Dr. David Clark
  • Dr. James Smith
  • Dr. Kyle Meade

Matthews

  • Dr. Jay M. Hendler
  • Dr. O. Wheeler Jervis, Jr.
  • Dr. Jason B. Spiers
  • Dr. David Clark
  • Dr. James Smith
  • Dr. Jeffrey Walls

Huntersville

  • Dr. Kimberly McCrea
  • Dr. Kyle Meade

PPCC uses Presbyterian Sleep Center to perform and interpret its polysomnogram studies. Sleep study interpretations are performed by Dr. Jeff Walls, as well as a select number of pulmonologists with additional training and credentials in polysomnogram interpretation.