Vahid Mohsenin, M.D.

Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Director, Yale Center for Sleep Medicine

Educational Background

Medical School: Pahlavi University, MD, 1976
Residency: Pahlavi University Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1977, Moffit Hospital, University of California San Francisco, Internal Medicine, 1977, Hospital of Saint Raphael, Internal Medicine, 1983
Fellowship: Pulmonary Critical Care Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1978-82

Clinical Interests

Asthma, sleep disorders, sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, clinical exercise physiology.

Research Interests

Respiratory drive and control of ventilation; mechanism of hypertension in sleep apnea.

Representative Publications

Mohsenin, V. Breathing and Sleep in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma. In: Sleep Medicine, Eds, T.L. Lee-Chiong, M.J. Sateia, M.A. Carskadon. Hanley & Belfus: Philadelphia 2002.

Mohsenin, V. Gender Differences in the Expression of Sleep Disorderd Breathing: Role of Upper Airway Dimensions. Chest 2001, 120:1442-1447.

Mohsenin, V. Sleep-related breathing disorders and risk of stroke. Stroke 2001, 32:1271-1278.

Mohsenin, V. Sleep-related breathing disorders: Current treatment options. Clin. Pulm. Med. 2001, 8:95-100.

Roux, F., C. D'Ambrosio, and V. Mohsenin. Sleep-related breathing disorders and cardiovascular disease. Am. J. Med. 2000, 108:396-402.

DuBois, A.B., P.M. Kelley, J.S. Douglas, V. Mohsenin. Nitric oxide production and absorption in trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and respiratory bronchioles of humans. J.Appl. Physiol. 1999, 86: 159-167.

D'Ambrosio, C., T. Bowman, V. Mohsenin. Quality of life in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure-- A prospective study. Chest 1999, 115:123-129.

DuBois, A.B., J.S. Douglas, J.T. Stitt, and V. Mohsenin. Production and absorption of nitric oxide gas in the nose. J. Appl. Physiol. 1998, 84:1217-1224.

Contact

Campus Address
Yale University School of Medicine
40 Temple Street, Suite 3C
New Haven, CT 06510

E-mail
vahid.mohsenin@yale.edu

Phone
203-764-6788

Fax
203-624-4950