Kathleen Fumiko (Brennan) Sarmiento MD
Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Clinical Professor University of California, San Francisco VHA TeleSleep Lead, Office of Connected Care Chief, VISN 21 Sleep Clinical Resource Hub San Francisco VA Health Care System
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4150 Clement StSan Francisco, CA 94121
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Summary
- Dr. Kathleen Sarmiento is a pulmonologist in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with San Francisco VA Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and has been in practice 17 years. She specializes in critical care medicine and sleep medicine. She has more than 20 publications and over 350 citings.
Education & Training
University of MarylandFellowship, Sleep Medicine, 2008 - 2009- University of MarylandFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2005 - 2008
- University of MarylandResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
HI State Medical License 2023 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2006 - 2013
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Effectiveness of mailed versus in-person PAP initiation in VA's TeleSleep program.Alexander Gomez, Kathleen F Sarmiento, Connor Smith, Michael Mitchell, Diane Lee
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2025-04-02 - 1 citationsInitiation of home noninvasive ventilation in hypercapnic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: when, where, and how?Spyridon Fortis, Kathleen F Sarmiento
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 2025-03-01 - Implementing TeleSleep at Veterans Healthcare Administration: an organizational case study of adaptation and sustainment.Jeffrey K Belkora, Jill Reichert, Katherine Williams, Mary A Whooley, Talayeh Rezayat
Frontiers in Sleep. 2024-09-10
Press Mentions
I’m Turning 65. What Do I Need to Know About Medicare?October 11th, 2021- Telemedicine Is Poised to Drive New Models of CareJune 19th, 2021
- Telemedicine Program Improves Access to Sleep Care for Rural VeteransJune 13th, 2021
Grant Support
- Improving Access to Sleep Apnea Care: A Pragmatic Study of New Consultation ModelsVETERANS AFFAIRS MED CTR SAN FRANCISCO2020–2025
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