The John B. Pierce Laboratory

Vahid Mohsenin, MD

Fellow
The John B. Pierce Laboratory

Director,
Yale Center for Sleep Medicine
Professor, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care
Yale University School of Medicine

Laboratory:
Respiratory & Sleep Physiology

E mail: vmohsenin@jbpierce.org
Telephone: (203) 562-9901,
EXT. 269

Education

MD, Shiraz University (formerly Pahlavi University), Shiraz, Iran, 1976

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Mohsenin graduated from Yale University Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in 1982. He is the director of Yale Center for Sleep Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American College of Chest Physicians. He has been elected as Fellow National by the Explorers Club.

Recent Publications

Pak VM, Strouss L, Yaggi HK, Redeker NS, Mohsenin V and Riegel B. Mechanisms of reduced sleepiness symptoms in heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea. (2019) J Sleep Res. 28, e12778 Pubmed J Sleep Res PMC Article
Kirenga BJ, Nantanda R, de Jong C, Mugenyi L, Meng Q, Aniku G, Williams S, Aanyu-Tukamuhebwa H, Kamya M, Schwander S, van der Molen T and Mohsenin V. Lung Function of Children at Three Sites of Varying Ambient Air Pollution Levels in Uganda: A Cross Sectional Comparative Study. (2018) Int J Environ Res Public Health. 15, Pubmed Int J Environ Res Public Health PMC Article
Mohsenin V. The emerging role of microRNAs in hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension. (2016) Sleep Breath. 20, 1059-67 Pubmed Sleep Breath
Jafari B and Mohsenin V. Chitinase-3-like protein-1 (YKL-40) as a marker of endothelial dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnea. (2016) Sleep Med. 25, 87-92 Pubmed Sleep Med
Morgan PT, Angarita GA, Canavan S, Pittman B, Oberleitner L, Malison RT, Mohsenin V, Hodges S, Easton C, McKee S, Bessette A and Forselius E. Modafinil and sleep architecture in an inpatient-outpatient treatment study of cocaine dependence. (2016) Drug Alcohol Depend. 160, 49-56 Pubmed Drug Alcohol Depend PMC Article
Redeker NS, Jeon S, Andrews L, Cline J, Jacoby D and Mohsenin V. Feasibility and Efficacy of a Self-Management Intervention for Insomnia in Stable Heart Failure. (2015) J Clin Sleep Med. 11, 1109-19 Pubmed J Clin Sleep Med PMC Article
Kirenga BJ, Meng Q, van Gemert F, Aanyu-Tukamuhebwa H, Chavannes N, Katamba A, Obai G, van der Molen T, Schwander S and Mohsenin V. The State of Ambient Air Quality in Two Ugandan Cities: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Spatial Assessment. (2015) Int J Environ Res Public Health. 12, 8075-91 Pubmed Int J Environ Res Public Health PMC Article
Kholdani C, Fares WH and Mohsenin V. Pulmonary hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea: is it clinically significant? A critical analysis of the association and pathophysiology. (2015) Pulm Circ. 5, 220-7 Pubmed Pulm Circ PMC Article
Kaplowitz K, Blizzard S, Blizzard DJ, Nwogu E, Hamill CE, Weinreb RN, Mohsenin V and Loewen NA. Time Spent in Lateral Sleep Position and Asymmetry in Glaucoma. (2015) Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 56, 3869-74 Pubmed Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
Redeker NS, Jeon S, Andrews L, Cline J, Mohsenin V and Jacoby D. Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Sleep-Related Cognitions Among Patients With Stable Heart Failure. (2019) Behav Sleep Med. 17, 342-354 Pubmed Behav Sleep Med PMC Article
Mohsenin V. Practical approach to detection and management of acute kidney injury in critically ill patient. (2017) J Intensive Care. 5, 57 Pubmed J Intensive Care PMC Article
Redeker NS, Conley S, Anderson G, Cline J, Andrews L, Mohsenin V, Jacoby D and Jeon S. Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Sleep, Symptoms, Stress, and Autonomic Function Among Patients With Heart Failure. (2020) Behav Sleep Med. 18, 190-202 Pubmed Behav Sleep Med PMC Article

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