Sairam Parthasarathy is Professor of Medicine, Division Chief of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Director for the UAHS Center of Sleep & Circadian Science, and Medical Director for the Center for Sleep Disorders at the University of Arizona. His current research is supported by the NIH/NHLBI, PCORI, American Sleep Medicine Foundation and industry funding. Dr. Parthasarathy is the immediate past-chair for the Sleep Research Network and previously served as Chairman of the Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board to the NIH. Currently, he serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine and as an editorial board member of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. His research focuses on sleep and breathing in both ambulatory and critically ill patients. Specifically, his current PCORI-funded initiative is addressing peer-driven intervention for promotion of CPAP adherence. His NIH-funded research investigates the role of predictive analytics for detecting sleep-disordered breathing in community-based populations and a training program for underrepresented minorities in lung and sleep apnea research. His PCORI funded studies involve implementation science in sleep apnea. He currently is assisting the NIH as a consultant to develop its next 5-year strategic plan related to sleep medicine research. He is committed to training and fostering young scientific investigators in the pursuit of sleep and circadian science.
Degrees
- MBBS: Madras Medical College 1990
Honors and Awards
- Affiliate, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Affiliate, Sleep Research Society
- Affiliate, American Thoracic Society
- Chair, Research Committee, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board (SDRAB), NCSDR, NIH
- Chair, Grant Review Committee, American Sleep Medicine Foundation
- Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
- Advisory Panel, US Respiratory Disease
- Steering Committee, ADVENT-HF trial
- Editorial Board, ACCP-SEEK Sleep Edition 2
- Chair, DSMB, OSA and Bariatric Surgery (NIH/NHLBI)
Residency
- Loyola University Medical Center - Chicago, Internal Medicine
Fellowship
- Loyola University Medical Center, Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
Board Certifications
- American Board of Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine - General
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine - Subspecialty
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Subspecialty
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine - Subspecialty
Select Publications
2018
- V, K. Raj, S. Sundar Rajagopalan, S. Bhardwaj, R. Panda, V. Reddy Reddam, C. Ganne, R. Kenchaiah, R. C. Mundlamuri, T. Kandavel, K. K. Majumdar, et al., "Machine learning detects EEG microstate alterations in patients living with temporal lobe epilepsy.", Seizure, vol. 61, pp. 8-13, 2018 Oct. PMID: 30044996
- Parthasarathy, S., D. Combs, S. N. Patel, C. Poongkunran, and S. F. Quan, "Provider Types and Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Case Finding and Treatment.", Ann Intern Med, vol. 169, issue 3, pp. 201-202, 2018 Aug 07. PMID: 30083707
- Feemster, L. C., H. L. Saft, S. J. Bartlett, S. Parthasarathy, T. Barnes, P. Calverley, R. J Curtis, D. H. Hickam, R. A. Mularski, D. H. Au, et al., "Patient-centered Outcomes Research in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.", Ann Am Thorac Soc, vol. 15, issue 9, pp. 1005-1015, 2018 Sep. PMID: 30168741
- Combs, D., G. Skrepnek, M. D. Seckeler, B. J. Barber, W. J. Morgan, and S. Parthasarathy, "Sleep-Disordered Breathing is Associated With Increased Mortality in Hospitalized Infants With Congenital Heart Disease.", J Clin Sleep Med, vol. 14, issue 9, pp. 1551-1558, 2018 Sep 15. PMCID: PMC6134246 PMID: 30176962
- Gandhi, M., D. Rajagopal, S. Parthasarathy, S. Raja, S-T. Huang, and A. Senthil Kumar, "In Situ Immobilized Sesamol-Quinone/Carbon Nanoblack-Based Electrochemical Redox Platform for Efficient Bioelectrocatalytic and Immunosensor Applications.", ACS Omega, vol. 3, issue 9, pp. 10823-10835, 2018 Sep 30. PMCID: PMC6173515 PMID: 30320253