RichardJSchwabMD

Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania

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Office
3624 Market Street
2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-7772

Fax+1 215-349-8038

Dr. Richard Schwab is a pulmonologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 34 years. He is experienced in sleep medicine.

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1988 - 1991
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1983

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2004-2005, 2007-2008, 2011-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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PubMed

CPAP recall and cancer risk: should we be concerned?
Frédéric Gagnadoux, Sébastien Bailly, Richard J Schwab
The European Respiratory Journal. 2024-11-01
We Can Use Machine Learning to Predict Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Richard J Schwab, Guray Erus
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024-07-15
1 citations
Can intraoral and facial photos predict obstructive sleep apnea in the general and clinical population?
Tatiana A Vidigal, Fernanda L M Haddad, Thaís M Guimaraes, Luciana O Silva, Monica L Andersen
Sleep. 2024-03-11

Lectures

Researchers Work to Define Phenotypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
2011 International Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA
Researchers Work to Define Phenotypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
American Thoracic Society, 2011 International Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA

Other

Upper airway imaging in obstructive sleep apnea in adults
Schwab RJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/upper-airway-imaging-in-obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-05-02

What’s the Unusual Reason Behind Your Partner’s Sleep-Shattering Snoring?March 8th, 2020
Losing Tongue Fat Improves Sleep Apnea: Tongue Could Be a New Target for Treating the Common Sleep DisorderJanuary 10th, 2020
Fatty Tongues Could Be Main Driver of Sleep ApnoeaJanuary 10th, 2020
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Understanding The Relationship Between Obesity And Tongue Fat In Humans And RatsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
Imaging CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
Obesity &Osa: Understanding The Importance Of Tongue Fat And Metabolic FunctionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2011
Pathogenesis And Genetics Of Obstructive Sleep ApneaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2006
Pathogenesis And Treatment Of Obstructive Sleep ApneaNational Center For Research Resources2005
Intermediate Traits For Sleep ApneaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2002
State Changes In Upper Airway Structure And FunctionNational Center For Research Resources1996–2002
Biomechanical Basis For The Treatment Of Sleep ApneaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997–2000
State Changes In Upper Airway Structure And FunctionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–1998
Upper Airway Imaging During RespirationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1991