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At all of our Sleep Centers, we gathered a team that are expertise in sleep behaviors and disorders. Read more to find out about our trustworthy team.
Dr. Diaz received his training in sleep disorders medicine at the prestigious Montefiore Hospital at Albert Einstein School of Medicine in New York. He is trained in pulmonary medicine and has subspecialty certification in sleep disorders and pulmonary medicine. He served as Medical Director at Sierra Medical Center, Del Sol Medical Center, Providence Memorial Hospital and is currently Medical Director at El Paso Sleep Center.
Dr. Diaz is an AASM and ABIM-Certified Sleep Specialist and Associate Professor at Texas Tech University Health Science Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine from the Department of Internal Medicine. He has a private practice focused on pulmonary medicine and sleep medicine and has taught fellows, medical students, resident physicians, respiratory/sleep technicians and students since 1985. He has published articles and is currently involved in clinical research in sleep disorders. His areas of special interest are obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia in adults and sleep disorders in children.
Joseph graduated from the Stanford School of Sleep Medicine in 1985. He was one of the first 300 technologists in the United States to become a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (R.Psg.T.). Joseph obtained his Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) credential 2011. In 2014, he acquired the Certified Clinical Sleep Educator (CSE) designation.
Arteaga is a member in good standing of the America Association of Sleep Technologist (AAST) since the 1986. Together with Dr. Gonzalo Diaz, M.D. they started the first Sleep Disorders Center in the El Paso area.
Joseph has been in the field of sleep medicine for over 30 years. Prior, he gained expertise as a respiratory therapist, pulmonary technologist, EEG technologist and hyperbaric technologist as part of medical teams at several El Paso area hospitals.
Dr. Briones opened the first sleep disorders center in the El Paso region with Dr. Gonzalo Diaz in 1985. He is Founder of the Department of Psychiatry at Texas Tech University HSC-El Paso, where he served as Regional Chair for more than 25 years. Dr. Briones has authored more than 30 medical literature publications covering a wide range of topics. He continues to be very active in research, including current work in psychotic phenomenology, epidemiology, cross-culture medicine and sleep disorders.
He is Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry at the Texas Tech University Paul Foster School of Medicine, where he provides patient care and supervises the training of medical students and residents. He is certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Briones graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch and received his specialty training in psychiatry at The University of Texas HSC-San Antonio. In 2011 Dr. Briones was awarded the Distinguished Service Award at the annual meeting of the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians. He has been awarded Distinguished Life Fellow status, the highest achievement of the American Psychiatric Association.
I am one of the lead RST at El Paso Sleep Center Lab, I have been with the company for the past 7 years. As a sleep technician, I am in charge of the patients that come in at night to receive a sleep study. This requires attaching electrodes and sensors to patients to observe their breathing irregularities, sleep patterns and movements during sleep to ensure every detail is documented with precision. This helps us determine if the patient has sleep disorders and how we can treat it.
I love what I do, It gives me satisfaction knowing that I help patients get a step closer to receiving a better night’s sleep
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Accreditation
Since 1977, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Standards for Accreditation have been the gold standard by which the medical community and the public evaluate sleep medicine facilities. Achieving AASM accreditation demonstrates a sleep medicine provider’s commitment to high quality, patient-centered care through adherence to these standards.