Krishna M. Sundar, M.D.

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Bio

Dr. Sundar is currently the Medical Director of the Sleep-Wake Center, University of Utah. He is American Board-Certified in Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine.

Following his medical training in Delhi University and post-graduate training in PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, Dr. Sundar did his residency in Internal Medicine at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University, New York followed by fellowship in Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine at the University of Utah. Thereafter, Dr. Sundar worked with the Utah Valley Pulmonary group, Provo, Utah for nearly a decade where he developed an interstitial lung disease program and directed pulmonary and critical care research for the IHC Urban South Region.

Dr. Sundar has extensive experience with all aspects of pulmonary and sleep medicine. One of his main goals as the Sleep Center physician is to educate patients and providers in realizing the full potential of sleep in maintaining health and improving outcomes from chronic illnesses.

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Board Certification and Academic Information

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Academic Bio

Following completion of his medical training in Delhi University, India and postgraduate training in Medicine at PGIMER, Chandigarh, Dr Sundar finished his Internal Medicine residency at St Luke’s- Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University, New York. Thereafter he completed his fellowship training in Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at the University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah during which he performed basic research on murine models of oxidant lung injury. Following his fellowship and a year as a Clinical Instructor at the University Hospital, Dr Sundar joined the Utah Valley Pulmonary group in Provo, Utah where he developed a clinical research program over a 9-year period. During his stay at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, in addition to developing an interstitial lung disease program in Utah County, Dr Sundar performed clinical research that showed the importance of the association between chronic cough and sleep apnea. While serving as a Director of Pulmonary & Critical Care Research in Intermountain Urban South Region, he also published on clinical studies on ventilator strategies in severe acute lung injury from H1N1 pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia.

In January of 2012, Dr Sundar joined the University of Utah as an Associate Professor (Clinical) in Department of Medicine and in July 2012 took over Directorship of the Sleep-Wake Center, University of Utah. One of his main goals as the Medical Director is to educate patients and providers in realizing the full potential of sleep in improving outcomes from chronic medical illnesses. Dr Sundar is American-Board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. His current research interests include the relationship between chronic lung disease and sleep apnea, improving sleep apnea care delivery models through collaborations with other providers and outcomes-based research looking at role of sleep optimization in chronic medical disorders. In addition to his role at the Sleep Wake Center, Dr Sundar also works at the South Jordan University of Utah where he supervises the asthma center and pulmonary outpatient care at the Daybreak facility.

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