Sleep Apnea Frontiers Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies

Prof. Ahmed S. BaHammam is a tenured pulmonary and sleep medicine professor at King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was awarded the KSU Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 for his significant contributions to sleep medicine research. Prof. BaHammam has published 350 scientific articles, 65 book chapters, and a few books on sleep medicine and technology. His research focuses on various sleep-related topics, including hypersomnia, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, central hypersomnolence disorders, the impact of intermittent fasting and mealtime on sleep and circadian rhythm, and sleep monitoring. Prof. BaHammam serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Nature & Science of Sleep, the Executive Director of Academic Affairs at the Medical City, King Saud University, and the Director of Prince Naif Health Research Center.      Dr. Mahadevappa Hunasikatti is working as medical officer, in sleep team at Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA and is a medical director for Mahadeva Sleep Tele Medicine (MSTM). He has completed his residency in psychiatry and obtained diploma in psychological medicine from prestigious National Institute of mental health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India. After moving to United States, he did an Internship/residency in psychiatry and internal medicine at Medical College of Ohio, Toledo. Later he did a fellowship in critical care medicine at shock trauma center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD and a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Sinai Hospital in Detroit, MI. He is board certified in internal medicine, psychiatry, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, sleep medicine and hospital medicine. His main interest includes sleep education, regulation of sleep medical devices, sleep tele medicine, sleep research and policy.