VsevolodPolotskyMD

Pulmonology • Washington, DC

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease, Sleep Medicine

Professor/George Washington University

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Office
2300 I St NW
Washington, DC 20052
Phone+1 202-994-0544

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2002
Norwalk Hospital/Yale UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
St. Petersburg State Medical UniversityClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

DC State Medical License 2021 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1998 - 2025
CT State Medical License 1997 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Carotid body denervation improves hyperglycemia in obese mice.
Mi-Kyung Shin, Wan-Yee Tang, Mateus R Amorim, James S-K Sham, Vsevolod Y Polotsky
Journal of Applied Physiology. 2024-02-01
2 citations
Revisiting the Role of Serotonin in Sleep-Disordered Breathing.
O Aung, Mateus R Amorim, David Mendelowitz, Vsevolod Y Polotsky
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024-01-25
2 citations
Leptin signaling in the dorsomedial hypothalamus couples breathing and metabolism in obesity.
Mateus R Amorim, Xin Wang, O Aung, Shannon Bevans-Fonti, Frederick Anokye-Danso
Cell Reports. 2023-12-26

Press Mentions

Bariatric Surgery Lowers Risk of MACE in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep ApneaJune 22nd, 2024
Obesity and Lung Disease: Much More Than BMIMay 20th, 2022
5 Ways to Adjust Your Sleep Schedule to Go Back to the OfficeAugust 4th, 2021
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