Kimberly A. Hardin, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Kimberly A. Hardin's primary clinical area of interest is in pulmonary medicine. She is director of the UC Davis Health System--Veterans Administration Hospital Sleep Lab. Her research includes sleep deprivation in the ICU patient and the development of new bedside neurophysiologic monitoring techniques in patients receiving neuromuscular blocking agents.

Title:

Professor, Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program

Specialty:

Pulmonary and Critical Care, Internal Medicine

Address:

Patient Support Services Building
4150 V St., Suite 3400
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

916-734-3564

Education:

UC Irvine College of Medicine
Irvine, California
M.D. 1995

UC San Francisco
San Francisco, California
M.S. 1988

Sonoma State University
Sonoma, California
B.A. 1986

Internships:

University of California, Davis, Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1995-96

Residency:

University of California, Davis, Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1996-98
Internal Medicine

Fellowships:

University of California, Davis, Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1998-2001
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, 2003
American Board of Sleep Medicine, 2003
American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, 2001
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1998

Professional Memberships:

American Academy of Sleep Medicine
American College of Chest Physicians
American Medical Association
American Thoracic Society

Honors and Awards:

Princeton Recognition Award for Professional Women, 2010
Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, UC Davis Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellows, 2010
America's Best Women's Physician, 2009
America's Top Physician Award, 2009
America's Top Physician Award From Consumer's Research Council, 2007

Select Recent Publications:

Hardin K. A. Syndromic Crainosynostosis: Complicated airway obstruction calls for progressive strategies in surgical management. Expert Rev Resp Med, 2010;4(3): 315-319.

Zeki, A.A., M. Schivo , A.L. Chan, K.A. Hardin, N.J. Kenyon, T.E. Albertson, G.L. Rosenquist, S. Louie. Immunological Aspects and Geoepidemiology of COPD and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Autoimmunity Reviews, 2010;34(3): 327-338.

Hilty, D, Young, J, Bourgeoise, J, Klein, S, and Hardin, K. Algorithms for the assessment and management of insomnia in primary care. Patient Preference and Adherence, 2009;3: 9-20.

Hardin, K.A. Sleep in the ICU: potential mechanisms and clinical implications. Chest, 2009;136(1): 284-94.

J. Young., D. Hilty, J. Bourgeoise, and Hardin, K.A. Sleep in Hospitalized Medical Patients, Part 2: Behavioral and Pharmacological Management of Sleep Disturbances. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2009;4(1): 50-59.

J. Young, D. Hilty, J. Bourgeoise, and Hardin, K.A. Sleep in Hospitalized Medical Patients, Part 1: Factors Affecting Sleep. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2008;3(6): 473-482.

Hardin, K.A., F. Meyers, S. Louie. Intergrating palliative care in severe chronic obstructive lung disease. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2008;5: 207-220.

Tzeng, Z.D., M. Markman, and Hardin, K.A. Necrotizing pneumonia and pulmonary gangrene: Difficulty in diagnosis and evaluation, and treatment. Critical Care/Respiratory Care, 2007;14: 166-170.

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