
David M. Rapoport MD
Pleural Disease, Sleep Medicine
Professor of Medicine,Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Summary
- David M Rapoport, MD, is a pulmonology/sleep specialist based in New York, NY, who specializes in research in sleep medicine. He completed his medical education at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1974 and pursued a residency in internal medicine at the Roosevelt Hospital (now Mount Sinai West) at Mount Sinai. He further specialized in pulmonary medicine at NYU/Bellevue Medical Center. Dr. Rapoport has served as a professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai since 2016 and held longstanding positions at NYU Langone Health. His research and expertise focus on sleep medicine, with multiple publications and involvement in clinical trials. Notably, he has received the William C Dement Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Education & Training
NYU/Belleve Medical CenterABIM Subspecialty Pulmonary Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine/Internal Medicine, 1977
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1977
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1974
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1975 - 2028
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- William C Dement Lifetime Achievement Award American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2022
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- External validation of a fingertip wearable device for obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis and split-night tracking of CPAP treatment response.Ke-Wei Chen, Aatif M Husain, David M Rapoport, Hau-Tieng Wu
Sleep Medicine. 2026-10-01 - Predicting sleep state from continuous positive airway pressure flow in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.Muneeb Ahsan, Hsin-Yu Chen, Cheng-Yao J Chen, Andira I Anwar, Thomas M Tolbert
Sleep Medicine. 2026-09-01 - "Hypoxic burden" is a concept, not a single variable.Andrew W Varga, Korey Kam, Ankit Parekh, Thomas M Tolbert, Indu Ayappa
Sleep. 2026-05-12
Journal Articles
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Longitudinal Alzheimer's Disease Biomarker ChangesDavid M Rapoport, Ricardo S Osorio, Sleep
Press Mentions
American Academy of Sleep Medicine Announces 2022 Award RecipientsMay 20th, 2022
In Brief: Provider of the Year, E-prescribing Alliance, Patent InfringementSeptember 10th, 2021
NYU Charges ResMed with Patent InfringementSeptember 7th, 2021
Industry Relationships
- Advisory Board, ApnimedConsulting on drug treatment for obstructive sleep apnea2024 - Present
- Consultant, Fisher & Paykel HealthcareRoyalties, Consulting2004 - Present
- Consultant, SomnomedConsulting on use of oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnea2021 - 2024
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