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Dennis Rosen M.D.

About

Dennis Rosen, M.D., is a pediatric pulmonologist and sleep specialist, Associate Medical Director of the Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders at Boston Children's Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. He is board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology, and Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Dennis Rosen is the author of Vital Conversations: Improving Communication Between Doctors And Patients, a trade nonfiction book on why good communication between doctors and patients is critical to good health outcomes, and why it so often gets derailed. Vital Conversations also provides concrete suggestions that both doctors and patients can employ to improve their communication. Dr. Rosen is a regular contributor to the New York Times, Boston Globe, Pacific Standard, as well as to major medical journals.

Dr. Rosen is also the author of Successful Sleep Strategies for Kids (a Harvard Medical School Guide) a book for parents looking to improve their children's sleep, that is available as an ebook on amazon.com

Dr. Rosen speaks frequently to general audiences and to medical professionals about sleep disturbances in children and how to treat them, and about the importance of good communication between doctors and patients and how it can be improved. If you are interested in having Dr. Rosen speak to your group, please contact him directly via the contact form below.

Books by Dennis Rosen M.D.
Recent Posts
Who Says That Coffee Is Bad For You?

While most of us wouldn’t think of giving our kids a double espresso alongside their yogurt and banana for breakfast, it turns out that many people’s preconceptions about the negative effects of caffeine may be based more on fiction than on fact.

While most of us wouldn’t think of giving our kids a double espresso alongside their yogurt and banana for breakfast, it turns out that many people’s preconceptions about the negative effects of caffeine may be based more on fiction than on fact.

Training A Seven-Month-Old To Sleep

"My 6.5-month-old son is not sleeping normally. What form of sleep training is suitable for my son?"

"My 6.5-month-old son is not sleeping normally. What form of sleep training is suitable for my son?"

The Dreams Of The Dying

Coming to terms with death extends beyond conscious thought, and is reflected in the visions and dreams of the dying. These can be so vivid as to disturb others, but are in fact a natural part of death.

Coming to terms with death extends beyond conscious thought, and is reflected in the visions and dreams of the dying. These can be so vivid as to disturb others, but are in fact a natural part of death.

Dreaming of Failure May Actually Be a Good Thing

It’s happened to most of us: the night before a big test or presentation, our sleep is plagued by disturbing dreams in which we oversleep, miss our bus, or arrive three hours late.

It’s happened to most of us: the night before a big test or presentation, our sleep is plagued by disturbing dreams in which we oversleep, miss our bus, or arrive three hours late.

Triggering Sleep-Talking

A reader asks whether the headaches she has been experiencing could causing her to talk in her sleep especially vividly.

A reader asks whether the headaches she has been experiencing could causing her to talk in her sleep especially vividly.

Teaching a Child to Self-Soothe: Not for Everyone

A reader feels that her daughter is mistreating her grandchildren by not actively helping them to fall asleep.

A reader feels that her daughter is mistreating her grandchildren by not actively helping them to fall asleep.