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

Your Mother Was Right (Again!)

A group of scientists recently confirmed that a widely-used home remedy for treating the common cold is, in fact, quite effective.

Why Cleanliness Is Not Always Next To Godliness

A study published this week in Pediatrics found that children in households in which dishes are washed by hand—rather than by dishwasher—are much less likely to suffer from allergies

The Effect of Napping on Toddlers’ Nighttime Sleep

A recent review of 26 different studies on how napping during the day effect the sleep of toddlers at night found that there is, indeed, a connection between the two.

Insufficient Childhood Sleep And Teenage Overweight

A new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics on December 11th 2014 found a strong connection between insufficient sleep in early childhood and overweight in adolescence.

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.

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?"

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.

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.

Triggering Sleep-Talking

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.