Medicine Grand Rounds

"Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Systemic Inflammation-Future Pathways and Potential Therapeutic Interventions"
Saif Mashaqi, MD
Saif A. Mashaqi, MD, joined the faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson in September 2019 as an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, one of 14 divisions in the Department of Medicine which is the largest department at the UA College of Medicine. Previously, he was an assistant and associate professor of medicine at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Grand Forks, N.D., and the medical director of the Sanford Sleep Center in Jamestown, N.D. He has been a fellow member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (FAASM) and the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP). He completed his sleep medicine and critical care fellowships at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He did his internal medicine residency and pulmonary diseases fellowship at Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, W.V. Dr. Mashaqi grew up in Amman, Jordan, and earned his MBBS degree in medicine from University of Jordan School of Medicine. He moved to the United States in 2006.

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.
Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
• Understand more clearly advances in therapy
• Become truly professional physicians