- American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Fellow (2005)
- Southern Sleep Society, Member (2005)
- American Thoracic Society, Member
Syed Kamal Naqvi, M.D.
- Pediatrics - Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine
- Narcolepsy and hypersomnia
- Parasomnia in children
Biography
Syed Kamal Naqvi, M.D., is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric sleep medicine and pulmonology.
Dr. Naqvi earned his medical degree at Dow University of Health Sciences in Pakistan and completed his residency in pediatrics at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. He received advanced training in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine through separate fellowships at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans.
Certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics with a sub-board in sleep medicine, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2005.
Dr. Naqvi is Medical Director of the Children’s HealthSM Sleep Disorder Center and a noted expert in the field. He has presented and published widely and has contributed to books such as the Manual of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Comorbid Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders, Sleep Disorders in Selected Psychiatric Settings – A Clinical Casebook, and Recent Advances in Pediatric Medicine.
He is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the Southern Sleep Society, and the American Thoracic Society.
Education & Training
- Residency - Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (1992-1995), Pediatrics
- Fellowship - Tulane University School of Medicine (2001-2004), Pediatric Pulmonology
- Fellowship - Tulane University School of Medicine (2004-2005), Sleep Medicine
- Medical School - Dow Medical College, Pakistan (1983-1989)
Professional Associations & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
- Founder's Award 2005, Southern Sleep Society
Books & Publications
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Books
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Sleep Disorders in Selected Psychiatric Settings – A Clinical Casebook
Imran Khawaja, Thomas Hurwitz (Eds.) (2021), Springer -
Manual of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 2020
Tania Sih (Ed.) (2020), InterAmerican Association of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology -
Comorbid Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders
Imran S. Khawaja and Thomas Hurwitz (Eds.) (2019), Springer -
Recent Advances in Pediatric Medicine: Synopsis of General Pediatric Practice, Volume 1
Seckin Ulualp (Ed.) (2016), Bentham Books -
Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care
Brian Walsh (Ed.) (2014), Elsevier -
Manual of Pediatric Otolaryngology 2013
Tania Sih (Ed.) (2013), InterAmerican Association of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
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Sleep Disorders in Selected Psychiatric Settings – A Clinical Casebook
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Publications
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Adenotonsillectomy and Health Care Utilization in Children with Snoring and Mild Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Bakker JP, Zhang F, Amin R, Baldassari CM, Chervin RD, Garetz SL, Hassan F, Ibrahim S, Ishman SL, Kirkham EM, Linden A, Mitchell RB, Naqvi K, Rosen CL, Ross K, Tapia IE, Young LR, Yu PK, Redline S, Wang R JAMA Pediatrics 2025 Jun 179 600-609 -
Bedsharing sleep characteristics in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing
Ibrahim S, Ievers-Landis CE, Taylor HG, Tapia IE, Williamson AA, Cole MC, Gurbani N, Chervin RD, Hassan F, Mitchell RB, Naqvi K, Baldassari C, Edlund W, Wang R, Wei Z, Li D, Redline S, Rosen CL Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2025 Feb 21 237-247 -
The effect of adenotonsillectomy on asthma symptoms in the Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Trial for Snoring (PATS)
Gueye-Ndiaye S, Tully M, Tsou PY, Amin R, Baldassari CM, Chervin RD, Cielo CM, George A, Hassan F, Ibrahim S, Ishman SL, Kirkham EM, Mitchell RB, Naqvi K, Prero M, Rueschman M, Tapia IE, Sendon C, Wang R, Redline S, Ross K Pediatric pulmonology 2024 Jul 59 2055-2058 -
Neighborhood Disadvantage, Quality of Life, and Symptom Burden in Children with Mild Sleep-disordered Breathing
Gueye-Ndiaye S, Tully M, Amin R, Baldassari CM, Chervin RD, Cole M, Ibrahim S, Kirkham EM, Mitchell RB, Naqvi K, Ross K, Rueschman M, Tapia IE, Williamson AA, Wei Z, Rosen CL, Wang R, Redline S Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2024 Apr 21 604-611 -
Clinical Characteristics of Primary Snoring vs Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Analysis of the Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy for Snoring (PATS) Randomized Clinical Trial
Mitchell RB, Cook K, Garetz S, Tapia IE, Elden LM, Kirkham EM, Shah J, Otteson T, Zopf D, Amin R, Ishman S, Baldassari CM, Chervin RD, Hassan F, Naqvi K, Wang R, Redline S JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2024 Feb 150 99-106 -
Adenotonsillectomy for Snoring and Mild Sleep Apnea in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Redline S, Cook K, Chervin RD, Ishman S, Baldassari CM, Mitchell RB, Tapia IE, Amin R, Hassan F, Ibrahim S, Ross K, Elden LM, Kirkham EM, Zopf D, Shah J, Otteson T, Naqvi K, Owens J, Young L, Furth S, Connolly H, Clark CA, Bakker JP, Garetz S, Radcliffe J, Taylor HG, Rosen CL, Wang R JAMA 2023 Dec 330 2084-2095 -
Associations of actigraphy measures of sleep duration and continuity with executive function, vigilance, and fine motor control in children with snoring and mild sleep-disordered breathing
Robinson KA, Wei Z, Radcliffe J, Taylor HG, Baldassari CM, Chervin RD, Ishman S, Mitchell RB, Tapia IE, Garetz S, Hassan F, Ibrahim S, Elden LM, Ievers-Landis CE, Williamson AA, Hjelm M, Kirkham E, Tham A, Naqvi K, Rueschman M, Rosen CL, Wang R, Redline S Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2023 Sep 19 1595-1603 -
Sleep Changes with Menarche
Jetpuri Z, Araji F, Naqvi K, Khan SS 2023 Jan 3-11 -
Sleep-related hypoxemia in children
Araji F, Naqvi KS 2023 Jan 445-452 -
Comparison of Caregiver- and Child-Reported Quality of Life in Children With Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Yu PK, Cook K, Liu J, Amin RS, Derkay C, Elden LM, Garetz SL, George AS, Ibrahim S, Ishman SL, Kirkham EM, Naqvi SK, Radcliffe J, Ross KR, Shah GB, Tapia IE, Taylor HG, Zopf DA, Redline S, Baldassari CM Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States) 2023 Jan 168 74-81 -
Increased incidence of pediatric narcolepsy following the 2009 H1N1 pandemic: a report from the pediatric working group of the sleep research network
Simakajornboon N, Mignot E, Maski K, Owens J, Rosen C, Ibrahim S, Hassan F, Chervin RD, Perry G, Brooks L, Kheirandish-Gozal L, Gozal D, Mason T, Robinson A, Malow B, Naqvi K, Chen ML, Jambhekar S, Halbower A, Graw-Panzer K, Dayyat E, Lew J, Melendres C, Kotagal S, Jain S, Super E, Dye T, Hossain MM, Tadesse D Sleep 2022 Sep 45 -
Persistent suicidal ideation in a large intensive outpatient adolescent population sample: A preliminary report on the role of sleep disturbance
Gazor A, Brown WD, Kamal Naqvi S, Kennard B, Stewart S Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 2022 Jun 86 113-123 -
Neurobehavioral morbidity of pediatric mild sleep-disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea
Yu PK, Radcliffe J, Gerry Taylor H, Amin RS, Baldassari CM, Boswick T, Chervin RD, Elden LM, Furth SL, Garetz SL, George A, Ishman SL, Kirkham EM, Liu C, Mitchell RB, Kamal Naqvi S, Rosen CL, Ross KR, Shah JR, Tapia IE, Young LR, Zopf DA, Wang R, Redline S Sleep 2022 May 45 -
Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Trial for Snoring (PATS): Protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of adenotonsillectomy in treating mild obstructive sleep-disordered breathing
Wang R, Bakker JP, Chervin RD, Garetz SL, Hassan F, Ishman SL, Mitchell RB, Morrical MG, Naqvi SK, Radcliffe J, Riggan EI, Rosen CL, Ross K, Rueschman M, Tapia IE, Taylor HG, Zopf DA, Redline S BMJ Open 2020 Mar 10 -
Predictors of sleep hypoxemia in children with cystic fibrosis
Isaiah A, Daher A, Sharma PB, Naqvi SK, Mitchell RB Pediatric pulmonology 2019 Mar 54 273-279 -
Very Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: Outcomes of Adenotonsillectomy and Risk Factors for Persistence
Isaiah A, Hamdan H, Johnson RF, Naqvi K, Mitchell RB Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States) 2017 Jul 157 128-134 -
Sleep architecture in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis and the association with severity of lung disease
Naqvi SK, Sotelo C, Murry L, Simakajornboon N Sleep and Breathing 2008 Feb 12 77-83
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Adenotonsillectomy and Health Care Utilization in Children with Snoring and Mild Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Research
- Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
- Pediatric narcolepsy
Clinical Focus
- Narcolepsy and hypersomnia
- Parasomnia in children
- Sleep & Breathing Disorders
- Sleep disordered breathing and non-invasive ventilation
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