Dr. Susheel P. Patil is an assistant professor and clinical director of the Johns Hopkins Sleep Medicine Program. He has an interest in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea, examining the association of obesity, inflammation, and adipokines to mechanical and neuromuscular factors that contribute to upper airway collapsibility. More recently, he has been involved in clinical trials examining the effects of therapy on the cardiovascular consequences of OSA. He received a PhD in clinical investigation at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and is board certified in sleep medicine as well as pulmonary and critical care medicine.
Dr. Patil has been on numerous committees and leadership roles in Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology Assembly of the American Thoracic Society, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the American College of Chest Physicians.
