Michael Presti, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Email: michael.presti@medicine.ufl.edu
TEL: 352-273-8738
| Degree/Program | Institution | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | University of Florida | Behavioral Neurobiology |
| Masters | University of Florida | Business Management |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) | University of Florida | Neuroscience |
| Doctor of Allopathic Medicine (M.D.) | University of Florida | Allopathic Medicine |
| Residency Training | The Mayo Clinic | Neurology |
| Fellowship Training | The Mayo Clinic | Sleep Medicine |
Specialty:
- Neurology
- Sleep Medicine
Clinical Interests:
- Narcolepsy
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia
- REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
- NREM Parasomnias
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
- Sleep-Disordered Breathing
- Sleep-Related Epilepsy
- Movement Disorders
Board Certifications:
- Neurology
- Sleep Medicine
Professional Societies:
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Honors and Awards:
- National Institutes of Health Individual National Research Service Award
- University of Florida Center for Entrepreneurship Technology Innovation Scholarship
- Warrington College of Business Administration Scholastic Achievement Award
- B.W. Robinson Memorial Research Achievement Award
Publications:
- Presti MF. Mayo Clinic Neurology Board Review, Basic Sciences and Psychiatry for Initial Certification; Chapter 28- Sleep Pathophysiology; Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Castillo PR, Presti MF. Mayo Clinic Neurology Board Review, Clinical Neurology for Initial Certification and MOC; Chapter 83- Polysomnography and Other Sleep Testing; Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Presti MF, Schmeichel A, Benarroch EE. Degeneration of Brainstem Respiratory Nuclei in Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Multiple System Atrophy. Sleep. 2014 Feb; 37(2): 373-8.
- Presti MF, St. Louis EK. Encyclopedia of Sleep; Chapter 237- Sleepiness; Academic Press, 2013.
- Gorny KR, Presti MF, Goerss SJ, Hwang SC, Jang DP, Kim I, Min HK, Shu Y, Favazza CP, Lee KH, Bernstein MA. Measurements of RF heating during 3.0-T MRI of a pig implanted with deep brain stimulator. Magn Reson Imaging. 2013 Jun;31(5):783-8.
- Moseley BD, Smith JH, Diaz-Medina GE, Soldan MM, Wicklund M, Dhamija R, Reda H, Presti MF, Britton JW. Standardized sign-out improves completeness and perceived accuracy of inpatient neurology handoffs. Neurology. 2012 Sep 4;79(10):1060-4.
- Lewis MH, Presti MF, Lewis JB, Turner CA. Stereotypic Animal Behaviour: Fundamentals And Applications to Welfare; Chapter 6- The Neurobiology of Stereotypy I: Environmental Complexity; Oxford Univ Pr; 2007.
- Presti MF and Lewis MH. Striatal opioid peptide content in an animal model of spontaneous stereotypic behavior; Behav Brain Res. 2005 Feb 28;157(2):363-8.
- Presti MF, Watson CJ, Kennedy RT, Yang M, Lewis MH. Behavior-related alterations of striatal neurochemistry in a mouse model of stereotyped movement disorder; Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2004 Mar;77(3):501-7.
- Presti MF, Gibney BC, Lewis MH. Effects of intrastriatal administration of selective dopaminergic ligands on spontaneous stereotypy in mice. Physiol Behav. 2004 Jan;80(4):433-9.
- Presti MF, Mikes HM, Lewis MH. Selective blockade of spontaneous motor stereotypy via intrastriatal pharmacological manipulation. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2003 Mar;74(4):833-9.
- Presti MF, Powell SB, Lewis MH. Dissociation between spontaneously emitted and apomorphine-induced stereotypy in Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii. Physiol Behav. 2002 Mar;75(3):347-53.
- Turner CA, Presti MF, Newman HA, Bugenhagen P, Crnic L, Lewis MH. Spontaneous stereotypy in an animal model of Down syndrome: Ts65Dn mice. Behav Genet. 2001 Jul;31(4):393-400.