Portrait of Daniel L. Picchietti, MD

Daniel L. Picchietti, MD

Physician, Sleep Medicine

Research Interests

  • Sleep disorders in adults and children
  • Sleep apnea
  • Restless legs syndrome
  • Narcolepsy
  • Attention deficit disorder

Education and Training

  • Fellowship, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1984
  • Residency, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1981
  • MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1979

Publications

  • DelRosso LM, Tablizo MA, Picchietti D, Chen ML. Age-Related Variations in Repeated Intravenous Iron Infusions for Pediatric Sleep-Related Movement Disorders. Sleep. 2025 May 4:zsaf121. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsaf121. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40341425
  • DelRosso LM, Modi H, Jain V, Vazquez I, Picchietti DL. Residual periodic limb movement index after CPAP therpay is associated with hypoxemia. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Apr 10. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.11716. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40207585
  • Ferri R, Mogavero MP, Bruni O, Picchietti DL, DelRosso LM. Periodic leg movements during sleep associated with antidepressants: A meta-analysis. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2023 May;148:105126. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105126. Epub 2023 Mar 11. PMID: 36914081
  • Allen RP, Picchietti DL, Auerbach M, Cho YW, Connor JR, Earley CJ, et al. Evidence-based and consensus clinical practice guidelines for the iron treatment of restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease in adults and children: an IRLSSG task force report. Sleep Medicine. 2018;41:27-44.

Academic (or Faculty) Appointments

  • Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Clinical Associate Professor