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T E L L U S A L I T T L E
B I T A B O U T Y O U A N D
Y O U R F A M I L Y .
My wife, Alexandra, and I
will be married 15 years
this July. We take great
joy in raising our two
daughters, ages 9 and
11. Alexandra teaches
middle school Spanish
and volunteers for the
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Foundation and several
educational causes. We’re
humbled by the talents of
our children, who enjoy
cello, kung fu, volleyball,
skiing and all things
water-related.
W H Y D I D Y O U
C H O O S E Y O U R
S P E C I A L T Y ?
In 2005, through a unique
training opportunity
focused on sleep apnea
and narcolepsy, I quickly
recognized the quality-
of-life improvements that
come from providing bet-
ter sleep for my patients.
I believe strongly that
sleep medicine is my best
method to provide the
greatest amount of good
for the greatest number of
people. This is the reason
I’ve dedicated 100 per-
cent of my research,
teaching, administrative
effort and clinical work to
sleep medicine.
W H A T C A N
P A T I E N T S E X P E C T
W H E N T H E Y S H O W
U P F O R T H E I R F I R S T
A P P O I N T M E N T W I T H
Y O U ?
Patients can expect to
meet a happy, lighthearted
doctor who is easy to talk
to and serious about their
health and well-being. I
Meet Our
New Physicians
encourage all patients to
complete the sleep clinic
questionnaires and bring
any CPAP or dental equip-
ment they have—and
copies of test results from
other sleep labs. We will
work together and review
their physical health,
breathing mechanics,
sleep test results, and
unique medical and sleep
history to determine the
best treatment for their
specific situation.
W H A T A R E S O M E O F
Y O U R H O B B I E S ?
I enjoy spending time with
family, skiing, snow-
boarding, wakeboarding,
golfing, playing guitar,
and fishing. Two years
ago, when I turned 40, I
started an annual “fitness
test” for myself. Every
year from the ages of 40
to 80, I plan to complete
the sprint distance of the
W h a t m a k e s o u r e x p e r t s t i c k ? W h y d i d t h e y
c h o o s e t h e i r s p e c i a l t i e s ? W h a t d o t h e y d o i n
t h e i r f r e e t i m e ? A n d w h a t b r o u g h t t h e m h e r e ?
K o o t e n a i H e a l t h
m a g a z i n e w e n t i n s e a r c h o f
c a n d i d a n s w e r s .
CHAD HAGEN, M.D.
Kootenai Clinic
Sleep Medicine
Coeur d’Alene Scenic
Challenge Triathlon—and
then play a round of golf
at the Coeur d’Alene
Resort. So far I’ve got two
down, 38 more years to go!
W H A T D R E W Y O U T O
K O O T E N A I H E A L T H ?
I have come to visit Coeur
d’Alene every chance I
get since age 6. In my
youth I enjoyed many
summers on the lake. Dur-
ing medical school, as
a Vandal-Cougar-Husky
hybrid, I expected to
settle down in Coeur
d’Alene or Sandpoint but
instead married a lovely
woman from Oregon and
have lived in Portland for
almost 15 years. I have
tremendous gratitude to
Kootenai Health for giving
me this opportunity to
return to the area I love.
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