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Office
200 1st St Sw
Rochester, MN 55905Phone+1 507-284-2511- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Kannan Ramar is a pulmonologist in Rochester, MN. He serves as the Safety Officer for Mayo Clinic, Rochester and as the Assistant Dean for Clinical Learning Environment Optimization, Mayo Clinic School of Fraduate Medical Education. He received his medical degree from Madras Medical College and has been in practice 24 years. He specializes in critical care medicine, pleural disease, and sleep medicine and is experienced in sleep medicine, transplant pulmonology, critical care medicine, and general pulmonology.
Education & Training
- University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2003 - 2005
- University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1997 - 1998
- University of North DakotaResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
- Madras Medical CollegeClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 1996 - 2025
- CA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- NV State Medical License 2006 - 2021
- WI State Medical License 1997 - 2009
- ND State Medical License 1998 - 2007
- 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
- Critical Care Educator Hall of Fame Critical Care Combined Fellowship Program, Mayo Clinic, 2014
- John W. Shepard Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching Sleep Disorders Center Fellowship, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 2014
- Darlene Buczak Award for Educational Excellence APCCMPD, 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Guidance, not screening.Ann M Murray, Kannan Ramar, Timothy I Morgenthaler> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2023 Dec 1
- A Learner's Perspective on Educating Trainees in Quality, Safety, and Implementation Science.Elaine M Griffeth, Kannan Ramar> ;ATS Scholar. 2023 Sep 1
- 3 citationsCOVID-19 and Sleep Disturbances: A Literature Review of Clinical Evidence.Likhita Shaik, Sydney Boike, Kannan Ramar, Shyam Subramanian, Salim Surani> ;Medicina. 2023 Apr 22
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Journal Articles
- A Severe Case of Mycoplasma Pneumonia Associated MucositisVarghese C, Sharain K, Skalski J, Ramar K, BMJ Case Rep, 1/1/2014
- A Dozen Years of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) International Mini-Fellowship: Program Evaluation and Future DirectionsIoachimescu OC, Wickwire EM, Harrington J, Kristo K, Arnedt JT, Ramar K, Won C, Billings ME, DelRosso L, Williams S, Paruthi S, Morgenthaler TI, J Clin Sleep Med, 1/1/2014
- Surviving ARDS: A Case of Recurrent "Illicit Drug-Induced" ARDSSmischney NJ, Cawcutt KA, Ramar K, Kashyap R, J Med Cases, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Incorporation of Quality Improvement Education as an Integral Part of Fellows Training.Kannan Ramar, MD, Karolinska Institute-Mayo Clinic Education Symposium, Rochester, MN, 9/1/2014
- Incorporation of Quality Improvement Education as an Integral Part of Fellows TrainingRamar K, Karolinska Institute-Mayo Clinic Education symposium, Rochester, MN, 9/1/2014
- Management of Documented or Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients Undergoing Surgery.Kannan Ramar, MD, 2014: A Multidisciplinary Update in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, 4/1/2014
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Lectures
- Internal Medicine Grand Rounds: "Sepsis Quality Care: Translating Guidelines to Practice."Jacksonville, FL - 2/1/2014
- "Sleep medicine core lectures on Upper airway physiology and Cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology"Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 2007-2013 - 1/1/2014
- "COPD and OSA-The overlap syndrome"Chicago, IL - 11/1/2013
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Other
- Liberating Patients from Mechanical Ventilation Sooner.Kashiouris M, Ramar K, Aksamit T, Kashani K, Harvard Business Review
11/7/2013 - The Leg that Moves in Bed.Ramar K, ATS Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology Website
10/1/2010 - Sleep waves. Upper airway mechanics and OSA treatment.Ramar K, Morgenthaler TI, AARC Times
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Press Mentions
- MDH: Pandemic Challenges Reflected in Number of Adverse Health Events in 2021August 3rd, 2022
- Is a Drug for Sleep Apnea on the Horizon?April 20th, 2022
- Getting a Second Booster? 5 Tips to Improve Your Immune ResponseApril 11th, 2022
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Committees
- Member, Expert Task Force, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine 2015 - Present
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