Overview
Dr. Pham is a physician who specializes in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. He provides care for critically ill patients in the Medical ICU. His clinical focus is in the diagnosis and management of sleep-disordered breathing. He provides teaching to medical students, residents, and fellows at Johns Hopkins. Lab Website Polotsky Research Lab - Lab Website Research Summary Dr. Pham’s research focus is on the mechanisms and impact of sleep disordered breathing, with a particular emphasis on the role of hypoxia. His research interests have led him to the highlands of Peru, where he collaborates extensively with the CRONICAS cohort investigators to characterize the impact of hypoxia on respiratory patterns, cardiovascular responses and metabolism. He is currently involved in developing low-cost readily deployable strategies to treat sleep disordered breathing at high altitude. He has also pursued his research interests by modeling the metabolic impact of ambient hypoxia in the sleep lab. As a member of the leadership of the Center for Interdisciplinary Sleep Research and Education (CISRE), he is committed to improving investigators’ access to sleep recording and data analysis.
Dr. Van Pham is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cerebral Hypoxia, Central Sleep Apnea, and Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 39 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 18 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
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Locations
Allergy & Asthma Center, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21224
4940 Eastern Avenue, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (G), Clinic 2, Baltimore, MD 21224
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Group LLC
Alan Schwartz is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Schwartz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Central Sleep Apnea, Cerebral Hypoxia, Endoscopy, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Schwartz is currently accepting new patients.
Medical Faculty Associates, Inc
Vsevolod Polotsky is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Polotsky is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cerebral Hypoxia, Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS), and Central Sleep Apnea.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Philip (Flip) Smith joined the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1977. He is a pulmonary and critical care trained physician. He is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep and breathing disorders and in the care of critically ill patients. In 1977, Dr. Smith became the Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (formerly Baltimore City Hospitals). He then established the Adult Sleep Clinic in 1980. Dr. Smith earned his M.D. from the Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and performed a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Smith is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and Lung Metastases.
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- Central Sleep ApneaDr. Van Pham isDistinguished. Learn about Central Sleep Apnea.
- Cerebral HypoxiaDr. Van Pham isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebral Hypoxia.
- Obstructive Sleep ApneaDr. Van Pham isDistinguished. Learn about Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
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- Excessive Daytime SleepinessDr. Van Pham isExperienced. Learn about Excessive Daytime Sleepiness.
- Irregular Sleep-Wake SyndromeDr. Van Pham isExperienced. Learn about Irregular Sleep-Wake Syndrome.
- Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS)Dr. Van Pham isExperienced. Learn about Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS).
- Respiratory AcidosisDr. Van Pham isExperienced. Learn about Respiratory Acidosis.