Dr. Maha Alattar is a Neurologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist who brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to Mary Washington Hospital. As the Director of the stroke program, she is part of the team that helped designate Mary Washington Hospital as a Primary Stroke Center. As a Sleep Medicine specialist, she enjoys treating patients with sleep disorders. Her approach to patient care is multifaceted and emphasizes healthy lifestyle practices such as proper diet, weight control, stress management and regular exercise.

    Dr Alattar received her medical degree from the University of Tennessee, Memphis-College of Medicine. Subsequently, she completed her residency at Georgetown University Medical Center and her Fellowship training in Sleep Medicine at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Before joining Mary Washington Hospital, Dr. Alattar served as an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill where she served as the Director of Clinical Development (Sleep Medicine Clinic) and was active in research and in training residents and fellows.

    Dr. Alattar remains active as a researcher and educator in the fields of neurology and sleep medicine. She has written many book chapters and peer-reviewed articles. She has been interviewed by the local newspaper and appeared on a number of television and radio programs. She is regularly invited to travel throughout the country to present lectures on various topics.

    Dr. Alattar is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as well as the American Board of Sleep Medicine. She is a member of both the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Certifications
American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry
American Board of Sleep Medicine

Medical Degree
University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee

Internship
Georgetown University Medical Center and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Residency
Georgetown University Medical Center and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Fellowship in Sleep Medicine
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Faculty Positions                                                                                  
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Clinical Assistant 
University of North Carolina, Assistant Professor of Neurology 

Publications and Research

Book Chapters
- A Case a Week: Sleep Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, chapter on sleep disorders in stroke, in print
- Netter. Chapter 127. Sleep Disorders 2008
- “ Environemental and Other Sleep Disoders.” Medlink Neurology. 2006. www.medlink.com. Updated 2007
- “Central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome.” MedLink Neurology. December 2004. www.medlink.com. Updated 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
- Clinician’s Guide to Sleep Disorders. Chapter 11; titled: Special Topics in Sleep. Sleep in women (menarche, menopause, pregnancy, elderly, dementia, Down’s syndrome, psychiatric illness).
- Kushida CA. Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Volume 2, Chap 22. Neurological Disorders. Chapter 22 with Dr Bradley Vaughn.

Journal articles
- "Sleep Problems in Primary Care: A North Carolina Family Practice Research Network (NC-FP-RN) Study.” Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. July-August 2007 Vol. 20 No 4.
- “Hepatocyte Growth Factor Stimulates Phosphoinositide Hydrolysis in Cultured Renal Epithelial Cells.” Life Science, 1993, 52 p1091-100.