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

Mohsenin V. Obstructive sleep apnea: a new preventive and therapeutic target for stroke: a new kid on the block. (2015) Am J Med. 128, 811-6 Pubmed Am J Med

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

Mohsenin V. Assessment of preload and fluid responsiveness in intensive care unit. How good are we?. (2015) J Crit Care. 30, 567-73 Pubmed J Crit Care

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

Mohsenin V. Obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension: a critical review. (2014) Curr Hypertens Rep. 16, 482 Pubmed Curr Hypertens Rep

Khan WH, Mohsenin V and D'Ambrosio CM. Sleep in asthma. (2014) Clin Chest Med. 35, 483-93 Pubmed Clin Chest Med

Won C, Mahmoudi M, Qin L, Purvis T, Mathur A and Mohsenin V. The impact of gender on timeliness of narcolepsy diagnosis. (2014) J Clin Sleep Med. 10, 89-95 Pubmed J Clin Sleep Med PMC Article

Mohsenin V. Assessment and management of cerebral edema and intracranial hypertension in acute liver failure. (2013) J Crit Care. 28, 783-91 Pubmed J Crit Care

Jafari B and Mohsenin V. Endothelial dysfunction and hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea - Is it due to intermittent hypoxia?. (2013) J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 4, 87-91 Pubmed J Cardiovasc Dis Res PMC Article

Mohsenin V. Portable monitoring for obstructive sleep apnea: the horse is out of the barn-avoiding pitfalls. (2013) Am J Med. 126, e1-3 Pubmed Am J Med

Jafari B and Mohsenin V. Activation of heme oxygenase and suppression of cGMP are associated with impaired endothelial function in obstructive sleep apnea with hypertension. (2012) Am J Hypertens. 25, 854-61 Pubmed Am J Hypertens

Jafari B and Mohsenin V. Overnight rostral fluid shift in obstructive sleep apnea: does it affect the severity of sleep-disordered breathing?. (2011) Chest. 140, 991-997 Pubmed Chest

Bravata DM, Concato J, Fried T, Ranjbar N, Sadarangani T, McClain V, Struve F, Zygmunt L, Knight HJ, Lo A, Richerson GB, Gorman M, Williams LS, Brass LM, Agostini J, Mohsenin V, Roux F and Yaggi HK. Continuous positive airway pressure: evaluation of a novel therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke. (2011) Sleep. 34, 1271-7 Pubmed Sleep PMC Article

Mohsenin V and Urbano F. Circulating antiangiogenic proteins in obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension. (2011) Respir Med. 105, 801-7 Pubmed Respir Med

Bourjeily G, Ankner G and Mohsenin V. Sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy. (2011) Clin Chest Med. 32, 175-189 Pubmed Clin Chest Med

Bravata DM, Concato J, Fried T, Ranjbar N, Sadarangani T, McClain V, Struve F, Zygmunt L, Knight HJ, Lo A, Richerson GB, Gorman M, Williams LS, Brass LM, Agostini J, Mohsenin V, Roux F and Yaggi HK. Auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure for patients with acute transient ischemic attack: a randomized feasibility trial. (2010) Stroke. 41, 1464-70 Pubmed Stroke PMC Article

Jafari B and Mohsenin V. Polysomnography. (2010) Clin Chest Med. 31, 287-97 Pubmed Clin Chest Med

Shah NA, Yaggi HK, Concato J and Mohsenin V. Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for coronary events or cardiovascular death. (2010) Sleep Breath. 14, 131-6 Pubmed Sleep Breath

Botros N, Concato J, Mohsenin V, Selim B, Doctor K and Yaggi HK. Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. (2009) Am J Med. 122, 1122-7 Pubmed Am J Med PMC Article

Mohsenin V, Yaggi HK, Shah N and Dziura J. The effect of gender on the prevalence of hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea. (2009) Sleep Med. 10, 759-62 Pubmed Sleep Med

Mohsenin V. Narcolepsy--master of disguise: evidence-based recommendations for management. (2009) Postgrad Med. 121, 99-104 Pubmed Postgrad Med

Urbano F, Roux F, Schindler J and Mohsenin V. Impaired cerebral autoregulation in obstructive sleep apnea. (2008) J Appl Physiol (1985). 105, 1852-7 Pubmed J Appl Physiol (1985)

D'Ambrosio C, Stachenfeld NS, Pisani M and Mohsenin V. Sleep, breathing, and menopause: the effect of fluctuating estrogen and progesterone on sleep and breathing in women. (2005) Gend Med. 2, 238-45 Pubmed Gend Med

Yaggi HK, Concato J, Kernan WN, Lichtman JH, Brass LM and Mohsenin V. Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for stroke and death. (2005) N Engl J Med. 353, 2034-41 Pubmed N Engl J Med

Mohsenin V. Sleep in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (2005) Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 26, 109-16 Pubmed Semin Respir Crit Care Med

Yaggi H and Mohsenin V. Obstructive sleep apnoea and stroke. (2004) Lancet Neurol. 3, 333-42 Pubmed Lancet Neurol

Mohsenin V. Effects of gender on upper airway collapsibility and severity of obstructive sleep apnea. (2003) Sleep Med. 4, 523-9 Pubmed Sleep Med

Lee-Chiong TL and Mohsenin V. Sleep-related breathing disorders: new developments. Preface. (2003) Clin Chest Med. 24, xi-xiii Pubmed Clin Chest Med

Yaggi H and Mohsenin V. Sleep-disordered breathing and stroke. (2003) Clin Chest Med. 24, 223-37 Pubmed Clin Chest Med

Mohsenin N, Mostofi MT and Mohsenin V. The role of oral appliances in treating obstructive sleep apnea. (2003) J Am Dent Assoc. 134, 442-9 Pubmed J Am Dent Assoc

Hilbert J and Mohsenin V. Can periodic limb movement disorder be diagnosed without polysomnography? A case-control study. (2003) Sleep Med. 4, 35-41 Pubmed Sleep Med

Rochester CL and Mohsenin V. Respiratory complications of stroke. (2002) Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 23, 248-60 Pubmed Semin Respir Crit Care Med

Jafari B, Elias JA and Mohsenin V. Increased plasma YKL-40/chitinase-3-like-protein-1 is associated with endothelial dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnea. (2014) PLoS One. 9, e98629 Pubmed PLoS One PMC Article

Mohsenin V. Common High Altitudes Illnesses a Primer for Healthcare Provider. (2015) Br J Med Med Res. 7, 1017-1025 Pubmed Br J Med Med Res PMC Article

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 A, Mohsenin V and Adelman RA. Retinal vascular tortuosity in obstructive sleep apnea. (2013) Clin Ophthalmol. 7, 787-92 Pubmed Clin Ophthalmol 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

Mohsenin V. Sleep-disordered breathing: implications in cerebrovascular disease. (2003) Prev Cardiol. 6, 149-54 Pubmed Prev Cardiol

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

Mohsenin S and Mohsenin V. Diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in posttraumatic stress disorder:a review of the literature. (2014) Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 16, Pubmed Prim Care Companion CNS Disord PMC Article

Shah N, Roux F and Mohsenin V. Improving Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea : What are the Available Options?. (2006) Treat Respir Med. 5, 235-44 Pubmed Treat Respir Med

Vahid Mohsenin, MD

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Biographical Sketch

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