After working as a chemical engineer, I completed my medical school training at University of Connecticut and have found the intersection between disciplines to be an exciting area for patient care and research. I have trained in internal medicine, neurology, pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and am now focused on caring for patients with sleep disorders and those who are critically ill.
Patient care: My goal is to provide the kind of care that I would want for my own family. I believe in taking the time to hear the patient and being a guide in their journey in health and illness. In the clinic, my focus is on caring for patients with sleep disorders and in particular, individuals with complex sleep disordered breathing.
Research: My aim is to improve the lives of people with sleep disordered breathing. My colleagues and I hope to do so by identifying subgroups (phenotypes) of sleep apnea patients with unique physiology, prognoses and treatment responsiveness, as well as through development of novel, effective and tolerable treatments.
Service: I am working to mitigate the consequences of Russia's war on the health of Ukrainian people. Along with other Yale colleagues with Ukrainian roots, we co-founded Doctors United for Ukraine, a non-profit organization focused on critical care, mental and women's health of vulnerable populations in Ukraine. Doctors United for Ukraine – Dwight Hall at Yale
Mentors: Klar Yaggi MD, MPH, Andrew Wellman, MD, PhD (Harvard), Scott Sands, PhD (Harvard), Nancy Redeker, RN, PhD (UCONN)
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Top Author for 2020 Review Articles, recognized for article: "Phenotypic Subtypes of OSA: A Challenge and Opportunity for Precision Medicine" | CHEST Journal | 2021 |
Most cited articles since 2017 for article “Phenotypes in obstructive sleep apnea: A definition, examples and evolution of approaches” | Sleep Medicine Reviews Journal (highest impact journal devoted to Sleep Medicine) | 2020 |
Top-10 Paper in Sleep Medicine, "Cardiovascular phenotypes and their cardiovascular implication in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.” | American Academy of Sleep Medicine | 2018 |
Outstanding Early Investigator Award | Sleep Research Society | 2018 |
Parker B. Francis Fellowship Career Development Award | Francis Family Foundation | 2018 |
Highlighted paper, “Cardiovascular phenotypes and their cardiovascular implication in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea” | British Thoracic Society, London | 2017 |
Sleep Research Society Trainee Merit Based Award | Associated Professional Sleep Societies Annual Meeting, Boston MA | 2017 |
Award Winner and Grant Recipient for Clinical Research | 12th Annual Respiratory Disease Young Investigators Forum | 2016 |
Fellowship in Clinical Research Grant Award | Robert E. Leet and Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust | 2016 |
Yale Center for Clinical Investigation and Center for Biomedical and Interventional Technology Emerging Core Award | Yale University | 2014 |
The James H. Foster, M.D. Teaching Award, Excellence of Medical Student Education | University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT | 2008 |
Winner, Global Health Project Competition | 15th Annual Global Health Education Consortium Conference, Toronto | 2006 |
University of Connecticut Research Day Award | University of Connecticut, Farmington CT | 2006 |
Presidential Scholar Award | Lehigh University | 2001 |
Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi--Engineering | Phi Eta Sigma Honor Societies | 1996 |
Organization | Role | Date |
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Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Thesis Readers | Member | 2020 - Present |
Yale School of Medicine/Yale New Haven Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Mentor-Advisor-Coach committee | Member | 2020 - Present |
Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale School of Medicine Focus group on Physician Burnout and Resilience | Member | 2019 - Present |
Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine (Seventh Edition), the authoritative reference book for sleep researchers and practitioners, Co-Editor for Sleep Disordered Breathing Section | Associate Editor | 2019 - Present |
American Thoracic Society, Sleep Respiratory Neurobiology Program Committee, Scientific Session Co-chair and Poster Discussion Facilitator | Co-Chair | 2018 - 2020 |
Yale University and Yale New Haven Hospital, Advanced Apnea Management Program | Director | 2018 - Present |
Yale Sleep Fellowship Program Clinical Competency Committee | Member | 2017 - Present |
Yale University, Sleep Fellowship Didactic and Research Educational Curriculum | Director | 2017 - Present |
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (SLEEP/APSS), Scientific Session Co-chair and Discussion Facilitator | Co-Chair | 2017 - Present |
Sleep Research Society | Member | 2016 - Present |
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (SLEEP/APSS), VA Sleep Clinical and Research Network | Member | 2015 - 2019 |
American Thoracic Society, Sleep Respiratory Neurobiology Education and Web Committee | Committee Member | 2015 - 2018 |
American Thoracic Society | Member | 2013 - Present |
American College of Chest Physicians | Member | 2013 - Present |
Guilford Center for Children | Volunteer | 2013 - Present |
Guilford Free Public Library | Volunteer | 2013 - Present |
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Annals of American Thoracic Society, CHEST, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Sleep and Breathing, Heart & Lung - The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, SLEEP, Sleep Medicine Reviews | Reviewer | 2013 - Present |
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (SLEEP/APSS) | Member | 2011 - Present |
Ukrainian Medical Association of North America | Member | 2008 - Present |