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Office
1750 W Harrison St
Jelke 2nd floor
Chicago, IL 60612Phone+1 312-563-0843- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Babak Mokhlesi is the J. Bailey Carter, MD Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at RUSH University Medical Center in Chicago. He specializes in critical care medicine, sleep medicine and general pulmonology.
Education & Training
- Rush University M.Sc., Master of Science in Clinical Research, 2003 - 2005
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1997 - 2000
- Louis A Weiss Memorial HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
- Universidad de MonterreyClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1994 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 1997 - 2004
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Associate Editor SLEEP
- Associate Editor Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
- Associate Editor Thorax, 2015-2022
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Clinical Trials
- Hyper-Arousal in Chronic Primary Insomnia Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
- Impact of Suvorexant on Sympathetic Nerve Activity and Baroreflex Function in Chronic Insomnia Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 18
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Home Oxygen After Hospitalization for COVID-19: Results From the Multi-Center OXFORD Study.Freedman, M., Kim, Y., Kaur, R., Jain, B., Adegunsoye, A., Chung, Y., DeLisa, J., Gardner, J., Gordon, H., Greenberg, J., Kaul, M., Khouzam, N., Labedz, S., Mokhlesi, ...> ;Respiratory Care. 2024 Feb 28
- Association of pre-admission insomnia symptoms with objective in-hospital sleep and clinical outcomes among hospitalized patients.Press, V., Parker, W., Rojas, J., Byron, M., Goyal, S., Meltzer, D., Neborak, J., Mokhlesi, B., Arora, V.> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2023 Dec 29
- RUNX1 mediates the therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem cells-derived microparticles in acute respiratory distress syndrome.Dan Predescu, Shanshan Qin, Vasilios Stefanis, Brandon Carman, Balaji Ganesh, Kanika Sharma, Babak Mokhlesi, Sanda Predescu> ;Clinical and Translational Medicine. 2023 Nov 1
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Press Mentions
- Obesity and Lung Disease: Much More Than BMIMay 20th, 2022
- Guideline: Blood CO2 Can Be Used to Screen for OHSSeptember 6th, 2019
- Recommendations Developed for Obesity Hypoventilation SyndromeAugust 9th, 2019
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Grant Support
- R01: IMPACT OF SLEEP IN THE RESTORING INSULIN SECRETION (RISE) STUDYNIH/NHLBI2013–2018
Research History
- Research focusMy research focuses on understanding the cardio-metabolic risk associated with OSA, in particular REM sleep apnea. During the last few years, my research has focused on REM-related OSA. I am also interested in obesity hypoventilation syndrome and perioperative complications of OSA.
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- Farsi, Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Rush University Medical CenterChicago, Illinois
- Rush Oak Park HospitalOak Park, Illinois
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