Atul Malhotra is the director of research for pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine, and physiology at the University of California, San Diego's Medical School.[1] In addition, he is the Peter C. Farrell Presidential Chair and tenured professor of medicine at the same university.[2] He is the author of almost 800 research publications, reviews, and book chapters.[3]
Malhotra does research in the domains of pulmonary medicine, intensive care unit (ICU), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and other respiratory biology disciplines.[7][8] He studies the biology underlying the consequences of sleep apnea as well as its causation.[9] His group uses computational modelling, cell culture techniques, rodent models, epidemiology, and clinical trials in addition to its primary focus on human physiology.[10][11][12] Finding new therapeutic targets for sleep apnea is the main goal of his lab to meet a critical public health need.
Career
Atul Malhotra, who has more than 25 years of professional experience, is currently the director of research for pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at the University of California, San Diego. He served as a professor of medicine, a sleep medicine specialist, the head of the division for pulmonary and critical care, and the Kenneth Moser Professor during his time at the University of California, San Diego.[13]
Sleep Disorders: Diagnosis Management and Treatment: A Handbook for Clinicians.[18]
Cardiopulmonary Monitoring: Basic Physiology, Tools, and Bedside Management for the Critically Ill.[19]
Publication
Epstein LJ, Kristo D, Strollo PJ, Friedman N, Malhotra A, Patil SP, Ramar K, Rogers R, Schwab RJ, Weaver EM, Weinstein. Clinical guideline for the evaluation, management and long-term care of obstructive sleep apnea in adults. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.[20]
Heinzer R, Vat S, Marques-Vidal P, Marti-Soler H, Andries D, Tobback N, Mooser V, Preisig M, Malhotra A, Waeber G, Vollenweider P, Tafti M, Haba-Rubio J. Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in the general population: the HypnoLaus study. The Lancet.[21]
Benjafield AV, Ayas NT, Eastwood PR, Heinzer R, Ip MSM, Morrell MJ, Nunez CM, Patel SR, Penzel T, pin JL, Peppard PE, Sinha S, Tufik S, Valentine K, Malhotra A. Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea: a literature-based analysis. The Lancet.[22]
Ayas NT, White DP, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Speizer FE, Malhotra A, and Hu FB. A prospective study of sleep duration and coronary heart disease in women. JAMA Internal Medicine.[23]
Jordan AS, McSharry DG, Malhotra A. Adult obstructive sleep apnea. The Lancet.[24]