Division of Sleep Medicine @ Harvard Medical School
Trainee Profile
Susie Yim Yeh, MD
Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Fellow, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Address
Brigham and Women's Hospital221 Longwood Avenue, 036 BLI
Boston, MA 02115
USA
Inter-office Mail Address
036 BLIPhone 617-732-8456
Fax 617-732-7337
Email syyeh@partners.org
Society Memberships
American Academy of Sleep MedicineAmerican Thoracic Society
Massachusetts Medical Society
Research Unit(s)
Sleep Disorders Program
Research Interests
The broad goal of my research is to better understand the cardiovascular complications of obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder characterized by repeated obstructions of the upper airway leading to intermittent hypoxia and recurrent sympathetic surges during sleep. OSA is emerging as an independent risk factor for hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders.
The goal of my current research is identify which mechanisms are important in linking OSA to the development of cardiovascular disease. Currently, I am assessing several cardiovascular biomarkers is a cohort of individuals with and without OSA matching for obesity. In addition, I am studying what happens to these cardiovascular biomarkers before and after treatment of OSA. This work is currently funded by the National Sleep Foundation’s Pickwick Fellowship. I have recently completed the clinical portion of my Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship and am now board certified in Pulmonary and Critical Care. Currently, I am training in clinical sleep medicine at SleepHealth Centers affiliated with Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
The goal of my current research is identify which mechanisms are important in linking OSA to the development of cardiovascular disease. Currently, I am assessing several cardiovascular biomarkers is a cohort of individuals with and without OSA matching for obesity. In addition, I am studying what happens to these cardiovascular biomarkers before and after treatment of OSA. This work is currently funded by the National Sleep Foundation’s Pickwick Fellowship. I have recently completed the clinical portion of my Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship and am now board certified in Pulmonary and Critical Care. Currently, I am training in clinical sleep medicine at SleepHealth Centers affiliated with Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Mentor(s)
Research Funding
National Sleep Foundation’s Pickwick Fellowship
Selected Publications
Jordan AS, White DP, Lo YL, Wellman A, Eckert DJ, Yim-Yeh S, Eikermann M, Smith SA, Stevenson KE, Malhotra A. Airway dilator muscle activity and lung volume during stable breathing in obstructive sleep apnea.
Sleep. 2009 Mar 1;32(3):361-8. [PMID: 19294956]
Owens RL, Yim-Yeh S, Malhotra A. Carbon monoxide poisoning, or carbon monoxide protection?
Chest. 2008 Nov;134(5):895-6. [PMID: 18988771]
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