Binal S. Kancherla, MD

Dr. Kancherla specializes in treating children with lung diseases and has a particular interest in childhood sleep disorders and sleep disordered breathing. She has specialty training in both Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Medicine.

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Vision 2020: How Caregiving and Work Productivity Outlook Shifted for Academic Pediatric Faculty.  Chumpitazi CE, Camp EA, Cuevas-Guaman M, Doughty C, Kancherla B, Lingappan K, Moran NE, Murray KO, Perez O, Shekerdemian LS, O'Connor TM.J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 Feb 14. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0555. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35167379

Can pediatric sleep questions be incorporated into a risk model to predict respiratory complications following adenotonsillectomy?  Starke H, Canadas KT, Minard CG, Kancherla BS, Kapoor R, Handley MM, Zelisko MB, Ryan LW, Baijal RG.Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Feb;153:111015. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.111015. Epub 2021 Dec 28.PMID: 34973525.

Continued challenges for parents and clinicians in maintaining sleep health for children with ADHD during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Malhotra S, Kancherla BS.J Clin Sleep Med. 2021 Sep 1;17(9):1749-1750. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9548.PMID: 34241593 No abstract available.

Sleep, fatigue and burnout among physicians: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement.  Kancherla BS, Upender R, Collen JF, Rishi MA, Sullivan SS, Ahmed O, Berneking M, Flynn-Evans EE, Peters BR, Abbasi-Feinberg F, Aurora RN, Carden KA, Kirsch DB, Kristo DA, Malhotra RK, Martin JL, Olson EJ, Ramar K, Rosen CL, Rowley JA, Shelgikar AV, Gurubhagavatula I.J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 May 15;16(5):803-805. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8408. Epub 2020 Feb 28.PMID: 32108570 Free PMC article.

What is the role of sleep in physician burnout?  Kancherla BS, Upender R, Collen JF, Rishi MA, Sullivan SS, Ahmed O, Berneking M, Flynn-Evans EE, Peters BR, Gurubhagavatula I.J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 May 15;16(5):807-810. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8412. Epub 2020 Feb 28.PMID: 32108567 Free PMC article.

Industrial Regulation of Fatigue: Lessons Learned From Aviation.  Flynn-Evans EE, Ahmed O, Berneking M, Collen JF, Kancherla BS, Peters BR, Rishi MA, Sullivan SS, Upender R, Gurubhagavatula I; American Academy of Sleep Medicine Public Safety Committee.J Clin Sleep Med. 2019 Apr 15;15(4):537-538. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7704.PMID: 30952229 Free PMC article. No abstract available.