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 Health SM 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

American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Fellow (2005)
Southern Sleep Society, Member (2005)
American Thoracic Society, Member

Honors & Awards

Founder's Award 2005, Southern Sleep Society

Books & Publications

Books
- 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
Publications
- 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 03 10 3 e033889
- Predictors of sleep hypoxemia in children with cystic fibrosis.
  Isaiah A, Daher A, Sharma PB, Naqvi K, Mitchell RB Pediatric pulmonology 2019 Mar 54 3 273-279
- 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 : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2017 Apr 194599817700370
- 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 & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung 2008 Mar 12 1 77-83
- The association between the conduction time of the brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) and apnea index in preterm infants
  Simakajornboon N, Naqvi SK, McGinley B, Sawnani H, Mack C, Beckerman R, Costell B. SLEEP Abstract Supplement 2003 26 A136

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

Links

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