BabakMokhlesiMDM.Sc.

Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

The J. Bailey Carter, MD Professor of Medicine, Division Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Rush University Medical Center

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Dr. Babak Mokhlesi is the J. Bailey Carter, MD Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at RUSH University Medical Center in Chicago. He specializes in critical care medicine, sleep medicine and general pulmonology.

Rush University M.Sc., Master of Science in Clinical Research, 2003 - 2005
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1997 - 2000
Louis A Weiss Memorial HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
Universidad de MonterreyClass of 1994

Associate Editor Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Associate Editor SLEEP
Associate Editor Thorax, 2015-2022
Fellow, Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2011
Teacher of the Year Award Weiss Memorial Hospital, 2001
Chief Resident Weiss Memorial Hospital, 1996
Intern of the Year Award Weiss Memorial Hospital, 1995
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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PubMed

X-inactive-specific transcript: a long noncoding RNA with a complex role in sex differences in human disease.
Dan N Predescu, Babak Mokhlesi, Sanda A Predescu
Biology of Sex Differences. 2024-12-05
The impact of neck circumference on hypoglossal nerve stimulator therapy outcomes.
Michael J Hutz, Diana M Plata, Phillip LoSavio, James Herdegen, Yanyu Zhang
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2024-11-01
Gender Differences in Outcomes of Ambulatory and Hospitalized Patients With Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome.
Nathan C Nowalk, Babak Mokhlesi, Julie M Neborak, Juan Fernando Masa Jimenez, Ivan Benitez
Chest. 2024-10-09

R01: IMPACT OF SLEEP IN THE RESTORING INSULIN SECRETION (RISE) STUDYNIH/NHLBI2013–2018

Research focusMy research focuses on understanding the cardio-metabolic risk associated with OSA, in particular REM sleep apnea. During the last few years, my research has focused on REM-related OSA. I am also interested in obesity hypoventilation syndrome and perioperative complications of OSA.