Vahid Mohsenin, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Yale Center for Sleep Medicine Yale Center for Sleep Medicine Yale University School of Medicine 40 Temple Street, Suite 3C New Haven, CT 06510 USA Phone: 203-785-3207 Fax: 203-785-3826 e-mail: vahid.mohsenin@yale.edu

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

Research Activities

Sleep apnea associated hypertension, stroke, role of upper airway mechanics in sleep-related breathing disorders.

Selected Publications

1. Mohsenin, V. Sleep-related breathing disorders and risk of stroke. Stroke 2001, 32:1271-1278.
2. Mohsenin, V. Gender Differences in the Expression of Sleep Disordered Breathing: Role of Upper Airway Dimensions. Chest 2001, 120:1442-1447.
3. 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.
4. Bowman, T. and V. Mohsenin. Synopsis of Sleep. In: Review of Sleep Medicine, ed. Teri J. Bowman. Butterworth-Heinemann: Philadelphia 2002.
5. Rochester, C. and V. Mohsenin. Respiratory complications of stroke. Seminars in Respiratory Diseases 2002, 23:248-260.
6. Hilbert, J., and V. Mohsenin. Can periodic limb movement disorder be diagnosed without polysomnography? A case-control study. Sleep Medicine 2003; 4:35-41.
7. Mohsenin, N., M.T.Mostofi, V.Mohsenin. The role of oral appliances in treating obstructive sleep apnea. Journal of American Dental Association (JADA) 2003; 134:442-449.
8. Yaggi, H. and V. Mohsenin. Sleep-disordered breathing and stroke. Clinics Chest Med 2003; 24:223-237.
9. Lee-Chiong, T.L., and V. Mohsenin. Sleep-related breathing disorders: new developments. Clin Chest Med 2003; 24:1-3.
10. Mohsenin, V. Sleep apnea: Implications in cerebrovascular disease. Preventive Cardiology 2003; 6:149-154.