Babak Mokhlesi, MD, MScAssistant Professor of MedicineDirector, Sleep Disorders CenterDirector, Sleep Medicine Fellowship ProgramDr. Babak Mokhlesi is a pulmonologist and an expert in sleep disorders. He treats patients with a wide variety of sleep disorders, ranging from respiratory disorders of sleep--such as sleep apnea--to non-respiratory sleep disorders including narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, parasomnias, circadian rhythm disorders and insomnia. In his practice, Dr. Mokhlesi cares for patients in clinic as well as in the intensive care unit. During the last few years his research has focused on obstructive sleep apnea, especially in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome. He is also interested in studying the impact of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on metabolic and cardiovascular outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea. In addition to authoring several book chapters and articles, Dr. Mokhlesi is a reviewer for the journals Chest, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Sleep, and the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. He also sits on the editorial board of Chest. Practice LocationCenter for Advanced Medicine
University of Chicago Medical Center
Year Started Practice2000 Board CertificationsInternal Medicine
Medical SchoolUniversity of Monterrey School of Medicine Internship & ResidencyWeiss Memorial Hospital/University of Chicago Program B FellowshipsNorthwestern University, Chicago (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
MembershipsAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine
Languages SpokenEnglish
bmokhles@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu Office Phone(773) 702-9660 Office Fax(773) 834-7068 Office Postal AddressBabak Mokhlesi, MD
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Selected PublicationsView a partial list of Dr. Mokhlesi's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database. |

