Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH, DABSM
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Division of Sleep Medicine
3624 Market Street, Suite 205
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3624 Market Street, Suite 205
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-615-4874
Fax: 215-615-4875
Fax: 215-615-4875
Email:
gurubhag@mail.med.upenn.edu
gurubhag@mail.med.upenn.edu
Publications
Links
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Center for Sleep at Penn
Center for Sleep & Respiratory Neurobiology Faculty Page
Search PubMed for articles
Center for Sleep at Penn
Center for Sleep & Respiratory Neurobiology Faculty Page
Education:
B.A. (Applied Mathematics)
Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, 1986.
B.A. (Biology)
Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, 1986.
M.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1990.
M.P.H.
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1994.
Permanent linkB.A. (Applied Mathematics)
Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, 1986.
B.A. (Biology)
Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, 1986.
M.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1990.
M.P.H.
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1994.
Description of Research Expertise
1. Screening for obstructive sleep apnea2. Sleep disorderd breathing and cardiovascular disease
3. Economics of sleep apnea screening
Description of Clinical Expertise
1. Sleep disorders medicine2. Pulmonary medicine
3. Critical care medicine
Selected Publications
I Gurubhagavatula, JE Nkwuo, G Maislin, AI Pack: Estimated cost of crashes in commercial drivers supports screening and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Accident Analysis and Prevention 40(1): 104-115, 2008.E Mazza, I Gurubhagavatula: Congestive heart failure. Sleep: A Comprehensive Handbook. T Lee-Chiong (eds.). Wiley-Liss, Page: 721-726, 2005.
I Gurubhagavatula, G Maislin, JE Nkwuo, AI Pack: Occupational screening for obstructive sleep apnea in commercial drivers. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 170: 371-376, 2004.
I Gurubhagavatula, M. Wheeler: In-office screening for obstructive sleep apnea in primary care. Sleep 27: A219, 2004.
I Gurubhagavatula: Outpatient sleep apnea screening. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2004.
G Maislin, I Gurubhagavatula, R Hachadoorian, F Pack, E O’Brien, A Bogage, B Staley, D Dinges, A Pack: Operating Characteristics of the Multivariable Apnea Prediction Index in Non-Clinic Populations. Sleep Abstract Supplement 26: A247, 2003.
I Gurubhagavatula, D Costa, G Maislin, A Pack: Identifying Sleep Apnea in a High-Risk Population. 8th International Symposium on Sleep and Breathing, Reykjavik, Iceland May 31-June 2 2002.
I Gurubhagavatula, G Maislin, AI Pack: An Algorithm to Stratify Sleep Apnea Risk in a Sleep Disorders Clinic Population. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 164: 1904-1909, 2001.
M Nakada, K Amin, M Christofidou-Solomidou, I Gurubhagavatula, G Heavner, AH Taylor, C Paddock, JL Zehnder, PJ Newman, SM Albelda, HM Delisser: Antibodies against the first Ig-like domain of human PECAM-1 that inhibit PECAM-1 dependent homophilic adhesion block in vivo neutrophil recruitment. Journal of Immunology 164: 452-462, 2000.
I Gurubhagavatula, G Maislin, A Pack: Economics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Screening in Commercial Drivers. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 161: 1353, 2000.