Email

amirs@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor

Department of Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Medicine and Sleep Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Baylor Clinic (Clinic)

6620 Main, Suite 1225
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

PhD from Baylor College of Medicine

01/2008 - Houston, TX United States

Clinical Scientist Training Program

Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

06/2000 - Houston, TX United States

Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Internship at Long Island College Hospital

06/1995 - Brooklyn, NY United States

Residency at Long Island College Hospital

06/1997 - Brooklyn, NY United States

Internal Medicine

MD from Tehran University of Medical Sciences

01/1988 - Tehran, Iran

Internship at Tehran University of Medical Sciences

01/1989 - Tehran, Iran

Certifications

Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Critical Care Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Pulmonary Disease

American Board of Internal Medicine

Sleep Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Interests

• Sleep disorders

Websites

Selected Publications

• Jones MB, Schenck CH, Azarian M, Jorge RE, Sharafkhaneh A, Razjouyan J "Validation of electronic diagnostic codes for rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder." 2024 Aug; Pubmed PMID: 38661648
• Sharafkhaneh A, Razjouyan J. "The Saga of COVID-19 in Chronic Lung Disease: History Repeats Itself." 2024 Jul; Pubmed PMID: 38949606
• Asghar A, Talha KM, Waqar E, Sperling LS, DiNino EK, Sharafkhaneh A, Virani SS, Ballantyne CM, Nambi V, Minhas AMK "Trends in sleep apnea and heart failure related mortality in the United States from 1999 to 2019." 2024 Feb; Pubmed PMID: 38103816
• Moradi MT, Fadaei R, Sharafkhaneh A, Khazaie H, Gozal D "The role of lncRNAs in intermittent hypoxia and sleep Apnea: A review of experimental and clinical evidence." 2024 Jan; Pubmed PMID: 38043330