Sai Parthasarathy, MD
Dr. Parthasarathy has a broad background in clinical-translational research with emphasis on intervention-based approaches in sleep, COVID and health disparities. His current research work is focused on as contact-PI or co-investigator:
- Community engaged research alliance against COVID-19 related health disparities (NIH-CEAL Alliance, OT2-HL156812 and OT2-HL158287; Contact-PI); that is Arizona statewide with multiple sub-awardee organizations (Arizona State University [ASU], Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona Center for Rural Health (AzCRH), Arizona Community Worker Organization (AzCHOW), and Northern Arizona University [NAU] -- Arizona-CEAL).
- Sleep disturbances and the relationship to inflammation and patient-outcomes in critically ill patients and survivors of critical illness; Adult Hub MPI for NIH RECOVER: A Multi-site Observational Study of Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Adults (NIH-NHLBI; OT2-HL161847)
- Health-services research in sleep medicine with emphasis on patient-centered approaches and dissemination and implementation aspects of interventions aimed to promote treatment adherence in health disparate populations (PI; DI-2018C2-13161; HL138377l; PCORI-IHS-1306-02505) and a nationwide peer-driven intervention for promoting treatment adherence and training the trainers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Degrees
- MBBS: Madras Medical College 1990
Internship
- Cook County Hospital, Chicago
Residency
- Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, Internal Medicine
Fellowship
- Loyola University Medical Center, Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
Board Certifications
- American Board of Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine - General
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine - Subspecialty
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Subspecialty
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine - Subspecialty
Honors and Awards
- Standing member, NHLBI T32 Study Section (NITM; 2021-2025)
- President, Sleep Research Society Foundation
- Founder’s Day lecturer, College of Medicine – Tucson, 2022
- Arizona All of Us Champion Award, 2022
- Special Advisor, NCSDR, Division of Lung Diseases, NHLBI / NIH, Intergovernmental Personnel Act, 2018-2019
- PCORI Standing Reviewer Board for PCORI Draft Final Research Reports
- College of Medicine Faculty Mentoring Awards, 2016, 2019
- Chair (2012-2014); Member (2010-2012), Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board (SDRAB) to National Center for Sleep Disorders Research (NIH/NHLBI)
- Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
- Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
- Chief of Research, Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System, Tucson, 2007-2011
- Director’s Commendation, Southern Arizona VA HealthCare System
- Chairperson, Sleep Research Network
- Founder and Chair, Young Investigator Forum, AASM-NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
Research Interests
Sleep-disordered breathing, sleep in survivors of critical illness, noninvasive ventilation
