Over 75 years of quality care. When you want a solution for your
sleep disorder, you want experience and credentials on your side.
The board-certified doctors of Premier Sleep Center bring you
exceptional training and credentials and over 75 years of combined
experience. Board-certified by the American
Board of Sleep Medicine, American Board of Pulmonary Medicine,
American Board of Critical Care and American Board of Internal
Medicine. In addition, three of our doctors have been nominated or
named by Castle & Connelly as Top Doctors in the New York Metro
Area.
Alan I. Blum, MD, FCCP Board-Certified: American Boards of Internal Medicine,
Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Fellow: American College of Chest Physicians Fellowship: Pulmonary Medicine, Mt. Sinai Services, City Hospital
Center, Elmhurst, Residency: Mt. Sinai Services, City Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY MD: Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico Member: National Sleep Foundation, American College of Chest Physicians,
American Thoracic Society, New York State Medical Society Honors: New York Metro Area “Top Doctor” in 2001, 2003,
2004 and 2005
Castle & Connelly Guide
Steve A. Mermelstein, MD, FCCP Board-Certified: American Boards of Internal Medicine,
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Fellow: American College of Chest Physicians Fellowship: Pulmonary Medicine, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital
Center, NY, NY Residency: Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York Medical College,
NY, NY MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY Member: National Sleep Foundation, American Medical Association,
American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society,
New York Medical Society,
New York Academy of Science Honors: New York Metro Area “Top Doctor” in 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004
and 2005 – Castle & Connelly Guide
Ciro Ciccarelli, MD Board-Certified:
American Board of Internal Medicine Fellowship:
Pulmonary Medicine, Mt. Sinai Services, City Hospital Center,
Elmhurst, Residency: Mt. Sinai Services, City Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY MD: University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Member: National Sleep Foundation, American Thoracic Society,
American College of Chest Physicians, American Medical Association,
New York Medical Society Honors: First-ever recipient of South Nassau Hospital’s Excellence
in Service Award
Divya Thai, MD, FCCP, DABSM
Board-Certified:
American Boards of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
and Sleep Medicine Fellow:
American College of Chest Physicians, American Academy of Sleep
Medicine Fellowship:
Pulmonary Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Residency: New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY MD:
MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, India Member: American College
of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians,
American Academy of Sleep Medicine Honors:
New York Metro Area “Top Doctor” in 2005 – Castle & Connelly Guide
Tessy Peter, MD, FCCP Board-Certified: American Boards of Internal Medicine,
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Fellow: American College of Chest Physicians
Fellowship:
Pulmonary Medicine, Mt. Sinai Services, City Hospital Center,
Elmhurst,
Critical Care Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital Center, New
York, NY Residency:
New York Hospital Medical Center
-Queens
Booth Memorial Hospital, Flushing, NY MD: Medical College, Calicut University, Calicut, India Member: National Sleep Foundation, American College of Physicians
Debra Hoffman, DO Board-Certified
American :Board of Internal Medicine Fellowship: Chief Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,
Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY Residency: Internal Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital DO: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY Member:
National Sleep Foundation, American Thoracic Society,
American College of Chest Physicians
DISCLAIMER: This information is for educational purposes only and is not
intended to substitute for informed medical advice. You should not use
this information to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease
without consulting a qualified health care provider. Pulmonary &
Critical Care Consultants & Premier Sleep Center strongly encourages you
to consult your primary health care provider with any questions or
concerns you may have regarding your condition or make an appointment
with one of our specialists.