Harvard Title
Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative and Hospital Titles
Physiologist, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lead Investigator, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Address
Brigham and Womens Hospital
Sleep Medicine - BLI.042
221 Longwood Ave
Boston MA 02115
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Endotypic Trait Differences in Class 2/3 Obese Patients with and without Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Preliminary Analysis of Preoperative Bariatric Surgery Patients.
Authors: Nokes B, Schmickl CN, Alex R, Grunvald E, Orr JE, Harding CD, Sands SA, Owens RL, Malhotra A.
Ann Am Thorac Soc
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Ann Am Thorac Soc
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Mouth Closure and Airflow in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.
Authors: Yang H, Huyett P, Wang TY, Sumner J, Azarbarzin A, Labarca GPT, Messineo L, Gell LK, Aishah A, Hu WH, White DP, Sands SA, Wellman A, Vena D.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
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Tirzepatide for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity.
Authors: Malhotra A, Grunstein RR, Fietze I, Weaver TE, Redline S, Azarbarzin A, Sands SA, Schwab RJ, Dunn JP, Chakladar S, Bunck MC, Bednarik J.
N Engl J Med
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N Engl J Med
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Novel physiologic predictors of positive airway pressure effectiveness (NICEPAP) study: rationale, design and methods.
Authors: Anwar AI, Byrne S, Sharma A, Sands S, Wellman A, Redeker NS, Yaggi H, Zinchuk AV.
Sleep Breath
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Sleep Breath
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Flow Limitation Is Associated with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Individuals without Moderate or Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Authors: Mann DL, Staykov E, Georgeson T, Azarbarzin A, Kainulainen S, Redline S, Sands SA, Terrill PI.
Ann Am Thorac Soc
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Ann Am Thorac Soc
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Acetazolamide as an Add-on Therapy Following Barbed Reposition Pharyngoplasty in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Authors: Hellemans S, Van de Perck E, Van Loo D, Verbraecken J, Sands SA, Azarbarzin A, Dieltjens M, Op De Beeck S, Vroegop A, Vanderveken OM.
Life (Basel)
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Life (Basel)
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Adverse pregnancy outcomes and pharyngeal flow limitation during sleep: Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study Monitoring Mothers-to-be (nuMoM2b).
Authors: Alex RM, Mann DL, Azarbarzin A, Vena D, Gell LK, Wellman A, Grobman WA, Facco FL, Silver RM, Pien GW, Louis JM, Zee PC, Rueschman M, Sofer T, Redline S, Sands SA.
Eur Respir J
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Eur Respir J
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A Detailed Mechanistic Understanding of Positional and Nonpositional OSA: What Side Are You On?
Increased flow limitation during sleep is associated with decreased psychomotor vigilance task performance in individuals with suspected obstructive sleep apnea: a multi-cohort study.
Authors: Staykov E, Mann DL, Leppänen T, Töyräs J, Kainulainen S, Azarbarzin A, Duce B, Sands SA, Terrill PI.
Sleep
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Sleep
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Polysomnographic airflow shapes and site of collapse during drug-induced sleep endoscopy.
Authors: Op de Beeck S, Vena D, Mann D, Azarbarzin A, Huyett P, Van de Perck E, Gell LK, Alex RM, Dieltjens M, Willemen M, Verbraecken J, Wellman A, Vanderveken OM, Sands SA.
Eur Respir J
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Eur Respir J
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