Jorge I. Mora - Faculty Biosketch

Jorge I. Mora, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Associate Chief, Clinical Affairs, Division of Sleep Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Medical Director, Penn Sleep Centers

Director Sleep Noninvasive Ventilation Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Department: Medicine

Contact information

Penn Sleep Center
3624 Market Street
Suite 201
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-662-7772
Fax: 215-615-3671

Education:
M.D. (Medicine)
Jose Maria Vargas School of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1993.

Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Medicine, Hospital de Clinicas, Caracas, Venezuela, 1995-1998.
Postdoctoral Fellow (Research), Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine/Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 1998-1999.
Resident in Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2003.
Fellow in Geriatric Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2003-2004.
Fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2004-2007.
Fellow in Lung Transplant, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2010-2010.
EBUS (Endobronchial Ultrasound), Hospital de Bellevide, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 2011-2011.

Certifications
Internal Medicine, 2003.
Pulmonary Medicine, 2007.
Critical Care Medicine, 2008.
Sleep Medicine, 2011.

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Description of Clinical Expertise

Noninvasive Ventilation
Central Apnea

Selected Publications

Yaeger A, Keenan BT, Cash NR, Parham T, Deo R, Frankel DS, Schaller RD, Santangeli P, Nazarrian S, Supple GE, Arkles J, Kumareswaran R, Hyman MC, Riley MP, Garcia FC, Lin D, Epstein AE, Callans DJ, Mora JI, Amaro A, Schwab R, Pack A, Marchlnski FE, Dixit S: Impact of a nurse-led limited risk factor modification program on arrhythmia outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 31(2): 423-431, Feb 2020.

Yaeger A, Cash NR, Rarham T, Frankel DS, Deo R, Schaller RD, Santangeli P, Nazarian S, Supple GE, Arkles J, Riley MP, Garcia FC, Lin D, Epstein AE, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE, Kolansky DM, Mora JI, Amaro A, Schwab, R, Pack A, Dixit S: A Nurse-Led Limited Risk Factor Modification Program to Address Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Atrial Fibrillation Patients. J Am Heart Assoc 7(23): e010414, Dec 2018.

Salahuddin M, Reilly T, Mora J: Breast calcifications mimicking pulmonary nodules. Clev Clin J Med 84(8): 584-585, Aug 2017.

Mora-Carpio AL, Mora JI: Positive End-expiratory Pressure (PEEP). StatPearls (epub) Jun 2017.

Mora-Carpio AL, Mora JI: Ventilation, Ventilator Management. StatPearls (epub) Jun 2017.

Mora-Carpio AL, Mora JI: Ventilation, Assist Control. StatPearls (epub) 2017.

Blumhof S, Wheeler D, Thomas K, McCool FD, Mora J: Change in diaphragmatic thickness during respiratory cycle predicts extubation success at various levels of pressure support ventilation. Lung 194(4): 519-525, Aug 2016

Salahuddin M, Vasudevan A, Rodriguez-Ziccardi M, Mora J: Obesity and bronchodilator responsiveness in asthma patients. Presented at Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia Research Symposium May 2016 Notes: Poster presentation.

Vasudevan A, Sharma B, Khanna S, Mora J, Vanaik S, Sanshu B: A diagnostic dilemma with crazy paving pattern. Presented at the American Thoracic Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA 2016 Notes: Poster presentation.

Vasudevan A, Vanaik S, Sandhu B, Dhesi S, Mora J: Unusual case of intracranial vasculitis. Presented at the American Thoracic Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA 2016 Notes: Poster presentation.