Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy

Sleep Medicine Fellowship Faculty

Program Director: Teri J. Barkoukis, M.D., FCCP, FAASM
After receiving her M.D. from the Ohio State University College of Medicine at Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Barkoukis completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Aultman and Timken Mercy Hospitals affiliated programs of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. She completed her fellowship in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine that also included sleep medicine training at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, CT.

Dr. Barkoukis, Professor of Medicine, is the Program Director of the UNMC Sleep Medicine Fellowship-a nationally accredited fellowship by the ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education). She was also elected to the National Education Committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and appointed to the Board of Appeals for ACGME Sleep Medicine fellowships. Dr. Barkoukis is the chief editor of the board preparation textbook Review of Sleep Medicine, now in its second edition.

Associate Program Director: Sabin R. Bista, M.B.B.S., FAASM
Dr. Bista completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. He completed his sleep medicine residency fellowship program at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. After completion of his fellowship program he became part of the faculty.

Dr. Bista is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy Division. He is Associate Program Director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship, UNMC and the Course Director of the Sleep Case Conference. Dr. Bista is a member of the Standards of Practice Committee for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Clinically he is interested in sleep disorders. His research interest focuses on the effects of sleep deprivation on bodily functions.

Medical Director: Michael O. Summers, M.D., FCCP, FAASM
Dr. Summers is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, and currently serves as the Director for the University of Nebraska Sleep Disorders Center.

Dr. Summers received his M.D. from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. He went on to complete residency training in Internal Medicine, as well as fellowships in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Maine Medical Center. He completed Sleep Medicine fellowship training at Rush University in Chicago, where he stayed on staff for three years serving as the Associate Fellowship Program Director.

Clinical interests include disorders of hypersomnolence, sleep breathing disorders, and restless legs syndrome. He has presented associated topics nationally for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Other interests include Medical Informatics and Quality Improvement.