Mark Sanders

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, United States of America

Mark Sanders is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre. He is Professor of Medicine and Anesthesiology there and the Director of Research of their Pulmonary Sleep Disorders Program. Professor Sanders is also a Consultant to Respironics, Inc.; however, this is not in a policy-making or corporate decision-making role.

Professor Sanders' research interests concentrate on the area of breathing disorders during sleep. He has analyzed the relationship between sleep apnea/hypopnea and COPD. Professor Sanders' research interests also include the impact of sleep-related breathing disorders and intermittent hypoxic exposure on oxidative stress, inflammation and glycemic control. In addition, his research includes assessment of prevalences and consequences of sleep-disordered breathing in patients with renal failure and the impact of dialysis.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Section Head: Respiratory Disorders > Sleep & Ventilation Disorders (since 22 March 2007)

Mark Sanders is a Section Head for Sleep & Ventilation Disorders, part of the RESPIRATORY DISORDERS Faculty. The role of a Section Head is to work with their Co-Section Head(s) to divide the Section (sub-specialty area) into its component areas of research, nominate leaders in those areas as Faculty Members, and offer ongoing oversight of the content within their Section. They are not asked to evaluate articles, although we do, of course, welcome them.

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