AlejandraLastraMD

Pulmonology • Chicago, IL

Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Program Director Sleep Medicine Fellowship @ The University of Chicago

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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone+1 888-824-0200

Summary

I am program director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship at The University of Chicago. I also lead as Chair of the AASM Education Committee and Board Member of the Illinois Sleep Society, focusing on building educational programs & platforms that support trainees & patients. My priority is to build clinical programs to improve outcomes in COPD-OSA, respiratory failure and advanced respiratory care.

Education & Training

Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Sleep Medicine, 2015 - 2016
Temple University HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2012 - 2015
Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkResidency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2011
Central University of VenezuelaClass of 2005
Central University of VenezuelaClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2015 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2008 - 2015
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

8 citations
Inflammatory signature in lung tissues in patients with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema.
William K. Cornwell, Cynthia Kim, Alejandra Lastra, Chandra Dass, Sudhir Bolla
Biomarkers. 2019-04-03
7 citations
Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and obstructive sleep apnea have increased paroxysmal limb movement.
Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, Jessica W. Hui, Mohamed Zitun, Alejandra Lastra, James J. Herdegen
American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy. 2018-03-23
2 citations
Race as a risk factor for sleep timing shift and disruption in chronic rhinosinusitis.
Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, Anuja Kapil, Joshua S. Bernstein, Alejandra Lastra, Phillip S. LoSavio
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2021-04-01

Journal Articles

The persistent gender bias in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea: a commentary
Alejandra Carolina Lastra, Hrayr Pierre Attarian, Gender and the Genome, 4/1/2018

Books/Book Chapters

Sleep Disorders
Chapter: Breathing Pauses
McCullough, L., Lastra, A.C2021
Encyclopedia of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
Chapter: Pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea
Ashesha Mechineni, Ashima Sahni, Alejandra C Lastra2021

Committees

Vice-Chair, American Academy of Sleep Medicine- Education Committee 2019 - Present

Other Languages

Spanish