Department of Medicine Faculty Profile

Babak Mokhlesi
Section of Pulmonary / Critical Care
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Sleep Disorders Center; Director of Sleep Fellowship Program
e-mail: bmokhles@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Referring Physician Access Line: 1-877-DOM-2730

Training:

Degree	Year	Institution	Area
MD	1994	University of Monterrey School of Medicine	Medicine
Residency	1997	Weiss Memorial Hospital	Internal Medicine
Residency	1997	Weiss Memorial Hospital	Chief Resident
Fellowship	2000	Northwestern University	Pulmonary and Critical Care
Fellowship	2001	Northwestern University	Sleep Medicine
MS	2005	Rush University	Clinical Research

Academic Interests:

Dr. Mokhlesi has studied the prevalence and predictors of hypercapnia in patients with OSA (obesity hypoventilation syndrome) and the impact of adherence with positive airway pressure therapy on hypercapnia in these patients. He is also interested in studying the impact of CPAP therapy on metabolic and cardiovascular outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea.

Clinical Interests:

Sleep disorders, sleep-disordered breathing, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, critical illness, noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, weaning, COPD and toxicology.

Representative Publications:

Mokhlesi B, Tulaimat A, Evans AT, Wang Y, Hassaballa HA, Itani A, Herdegen JJ, Stepanski EJ. Impact of adherence with positive airway pressure therapy on hypercapnia in obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med 2006; 2:57-62
Hassaballa HA, Tulaimat A, Herdegen JJ, Mokhlesi B. The effect of continuous positive airway pressure on glucose control in diabetic patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Breath 2005; 9:176-180.
Mokhlesi B, Leikin JB, Murray P, Corbridge TC. Adult toxicology in critical care. Part II: Specific poisonings. Chest 2003; 123 (3):897-922
Mokhlesi B. “Sleep and cardiovascular disorders”. In: Sleep Medicine Secrets: Stevens DR (Ed). 1st Edition. Hanley & Belfus. Philadelphia. 2004: pp 141-148
Sam S, Corbridge TC, Mokhlesi B, Comellas AP, Molitch ME. Cortisol levels and mortality in severe sepsis. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2004;60(1):29-35