MCGHealth Sleep Disorders Center in Augusta, Ga., offers multidisciplinary sleep medicine care by a team of physicians with a breadth and depth of expertise unmatched in the area. In addition to three board certified sleep specialists, the team includes:

• Adult and pediatric pulmonologists 
• Adult and pediatric neurologists 
• Adult and pediatric otolaryngologists (ENT specialists)
• Dentists who are members of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine 
• Psychologists 
• Other specialists 

These caregivers treat sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome and other sleep disorders with therapies ranging from behavioral changes to medications to breathing devices to surgery to remove adenoids, tonsils and excess throat tissue.

Team members include:

Dr. Amy Blanchard
Medical Director

Dr. Blanchard is a diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine as well as being board certified in pulmonary care and critical care. She has years of experience diagnosing and treating complex sleep disorders and truly understands how sleep apnea, narcolepsy and parasomnias disrupt lives of patients and their families.

Yong D. Park, MD
Dr. Park is board certified in pediatric neurology and sleep medicine. He specializes in epilepsy, nocturnal seizures and other neurologic sleep disorders in children.  
      
     
     
     

Thomas A. Dillard, MD
Dr. Dillard is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and is also board certified in pulmonology. He has years of experience treating sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. 

John Brice, MD
Dr. Brice is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and is also board certified in pulmonology.
     
     
      
     
      

Stilianos E. Kountakis, MD
Dr. Kountakis is board certified in otolaryngology (ENT). He specializes in surgical solutions, such as the removal of adenoids, tonsils and excess throat tissue, to treat sleep disorders.
    
     
    

      
Andrew Kious, DDS
Dr. Kious is a board certified dentist and a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. He specializes in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and teeth grinding. 

Rebecca Jump, Ph.D.
A clinical psychologist, Dr. Jump provides cognitive behavioral therapy to patients suffering from insomnia or other sleep disorders related to psychological issues such as depression and post traumatic stress syndrome. 

What’s more, these physicians have easy access to the more than 400 physicians who practice at MCGHealth, representing virtually every medical specialty.