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Indira Gurubhagavatula, M.D., MPH
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Professor of Medicine (Sleep Medicine) at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center
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Attending Physician, Division of Sleep Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Division of Sleep Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Department: Medicine
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Division of Sleep Medicine
40 3624 Market Street, Suite 205
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Office: 215-662-7772
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gurubhag@mail.med.upenn.edu
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Publications
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Links
121 Search PubMed for articles
90 Center for Sleep & Respiratory Neurobiology 17 Faculty Page
66 Center for Sleep at Penn
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121 Search PubMed for articles
90 Center for Sleep & Respiratory Neurobiology 17 Faculty Page
66 Center for Sleep at Penn
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Education:
21 9 B.A. 20 (Applied Mathematics) c
37 Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, 1986.
21 9 B.A. 14 (Biology) c
37 Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, 1986.
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53 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1990.
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44 Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1994.
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37 Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, 1986.
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37 Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, 1986.
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53 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1990.
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44 Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1994.
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34 2. Sleep, sleep disorders and public health
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Description of Research Expertise
53 1. Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in high risk populations34 2. Sleep, sleep disorders and public health
41 3. Sleep disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease
2d 3. Economics of sleep apnea screening
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15a M Tanaka, S Stranges, K Speechley, OE Garcia, M Mason, R Borchin, C Burroughs, C Yeung, J Gordon, I Gurubhagavatula, C Pagnoux, PA Merkel, L Barra: Sleep Disturbances in Patients with Vasculitis. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, revised manuscript submitted 5/2026 2026.
1ab S Pamidi, R Mehra, M Teodorescu* and I Gurubhagavatula* (*co-senior authors): Initial self-reported data on sleep and burnout in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine: an initiative from the Assembly on Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology of the American Thoracic Society. Respiratory Research 26(1), Mar 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1186/s12931-025-03112-0.
106 KG Johnson, SS Sullivan, V Rastegar, I Gurubhagavatula: Sleep Medicine Health-Care Worker Concerns About COVID-19: An Early Pandemic Survey. Respiratory Care 66(11): 1729-38, November 2021.
11b KG Johnson, SS Sullivan, A Nti, V Rastegar, I Gurubhagavatula: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sleep Medicine Practices. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2020 Sep 23:jcsm-8830. 17(1): 79-87, Jan 2021.
10c B Izci-Balserak, B Zhu, I Gurubhagavatula, BT Keenan, GW Pien: A Screening Algorithm for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 16(10): 1286-1294, Oct 2019.
172 MM Lyons, JF Kraemer, R Dhingra, BT Keenan, N Wessel, M Glos, T Penzel, I Gurubhagavatula: Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Commercial Drivers Using EKG-Derived Respiratory Power Index. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 15(1): 23-32, January 2019 Notes: https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.7562.
176 S Jain, I Gurubhagavatula, R Townsend, ST Kuna, K Teff, TA Wadden, J Chittams, AL Hanlon, G Maislin, H Saif, P Broderick, Z Ahmad, AI Pack, JA Chirinos.: Effect of CPAP, Weight Loss, or CPAP Plus Weight Loss on Central Hemodynamics and Arterial Stiffness. Hypertension 70(6): 1283-1290, December 2017.
167 D Chirinos, I Gurubhagavatula, P Broderick, J Chirinos, K Teff, T Wadden, G Maislin, H Saif, J Chittams, C Cassidy, A Hanson, AI Pack: Depressive symptoms in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Biological Mechanistic Pathways. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 40(6): 955-963, Dec 2017.
150 MM Lyons, BT Keenan, J Li, T Khan, N Elkasabanny, CM Walsh, NN Williams, AI Pack, I Gurubhagavatula: Symptomless Multi-Variable Apnea Prediction Index Assesses Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk and Adverse Outcomes in Elective Surgery. Sleep 40(3): zsw081, March 2017.
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93 K Kantera, A Wanga, D Gordon, A Singer, JS Brenner, I Gurubhagavatula, A Lingamoorthy, O Oni, CM Baston c1 : Feasibility and Form Factor Validation of Reflective Shoulder-Mounted Pulse Oximeter in Patients with Suspected Sleep Apnea. Sensors 26(4): 1276, February 2026.15a M Tanaka, S Stranges, K Speechley, OE Garcia, M Mason, R Borchin, C Burroughs, C Yeung, J Gordon, I Gurubhagavatula, C Pagnoux, PA Merkel, L Barra: Sleep Disturbances in Patients with Vasculitis. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, revised manuscript submitted 5/2026 2026.
1ab S Pamidi, R Mehra, M Teodorescu* and I Gurubhagavatula* (*co-senior authors): Initial self-reported data on sleep and burnout in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine: an initiative from the Assembly on Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology of the American Thoracic Society. Respiratory Research 26(1), Mar 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1186/s12931-025-03112-0.
106 KG Johnson, SS Sullivan, V Rastegar, I Gurubhagavatula: Sleep Medicine Health-Care Worker Concerns About COVID-19: An Early Pandemic Survey. Respiratory Care 66(11): 1729-38, November 2021.
11b KG Johnson, SS Sullivan, A Nti, V Rastegar, I Gurubhagavatula: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sleep Medicine Practices. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2020 Sep 23:jcsm-8830. 17(1): 79-87, Jan 2021.
10c B Izci-Balserak, B Zhu, I Gurubhagavatula, BT Keenan, GW Pien: A Screening Algorithm for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 16(10): 1286-1294, Oct 2019.
172 MM Lyons, JF Kraemer, R Dhingra, BT Keenan, N Wessel, M Glos, T Penzel, I Gurubhagavatula: Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Commercial Drivers Using EKG-Derived Respiratory Power Index. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 15(1): 23-32, January 2019 Notes: https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.7562.
176 S Jain, I Gurubhagavatula, R Townsend, ST Kuna, K Teff, TA Wadden, J Chittams, AL Hanlon, G Maislin, H Saif, P Broderick, Z Ahmad, AI Pack, JA Chirinos.: Effect of CPAP, Weight Loss, or CPAP Plus Weight Loss on Central Hemodynamics and Arterial Stiffness. Hypertension 70(6): 1283-1290, December 2017.
167 D Chirinos, I Gurubhagavatula, P Broderick, J Chirinos, K Teff, T Wadden, G Maislin, H Saif, J Chittams, C Cassidy, A Hanson, AI Pack: Depressive symptoms in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Biological Mechanistic Pathways. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 40(6): 955-963, Dec 2017.
150 MM Lyons, BT Keenan, J Li, T Khan, N Elkasabanny, CM Walsh, NN Williams, AI Pack, I Gurubhagavatula: Symptomless Multi-Variable Apnea Prediction Index Assesses Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk and Adverse Outcomes in Elective Surgery. Sleep 40(3): zsw081, March 2017.
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