Krishna M. Sundar,
MD
Languages Spoken: English, Hindi
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 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. In 2012, he joined the University of Utah full-time and helped expand the sleep medicine program and fellowship. In addition, he has developed a multi-disciplinary sleep apnea clinic in conjunction with ENT, a follow up program for patients stable on CPAP and a multidisciplinary cough clinic with speech behavioral therapy at the University of Utah.
Dr. Sundar has extensive experience with all aspects of pulmonary and sleep medicine. He has done a number of presentations in national and international forums on various topics in 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. He has consistently been named Castle Connolly's Region's Top Doctors in Pulmonary Disease from 2013-2017 and featured in Top 10% of America's most honored professionals in the 2016 American Registry.
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Internal Medicine
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Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pulmonary |
| Board Certification | American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine) American Board of Sleep Medicine |
Patient Rating
The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.
Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Likelihood of recommending care provider
4.4/ 5
Care provider's explanation of condition/problem
4.4/ 5
Care provider's effort to include me in decisions
4.4/ 5
Wait time at clinic
4.5/ 5
Care provider's concern for questions & worries
4.5/ 5
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survery and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
UofU Patient
July 09, 2021
IMAGING AND NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
Excellent care
UofU Patient
June 22, 2021
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
good
UofU Patient
May 04, 2021
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Dr. Sundar and his staff are all excellent. Wonderful bedside manner.
UofU Patient
March 10, 2021
IMAGING AND NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
provider didn't waste any time the questions
UofU Patient
March 07, 2021
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Dr. Sundar always accepts my input regarding my condition. He is very responsive and accessible.
UofU Patient
February 03, 2021
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
good
UofU Patient
January 27, 2021
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Doctor's language was insensitive and sometimes insulting.
UofU Patient
January 20, 2021
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Took the concept of poor listener to a whole new art for. Then based the rest of the visit on what he thought he heard which in nd itselt e was totally illogical.
UofU Patient
October 27, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
I really like Dr. Sundar. He has been my doctor for several years now.
UofU Patient
September 28, 2020
IMAGING AND NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
all good
UofU Patient
September 22, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Dr. Jasper was an excellent listener, and Coordinating Nurse (ooops senior-moment, was it Kimberly?) was very personable and efficient. Dr. Sundar seemed to have confidence in my plan to start back on CPAP at low pressure to insure mucous membranes do not burn again.
UofU Patient
August 17, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
At this time I have no comments
UofU Patient
August 01, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
good
UofU Patient
July 14, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
My concerns (physical problems caused by use of the CPAP equipment) were not mentioned in the follow-up notes, and no solutions were offered.
UofU Patient
July 02, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Dr. S is also top notch! very sincere and kind professional who provided great support and solutions to my problems
UofU Patient
June 08, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
As it was a virtual visit, I think they did the best they could. I was a little lost but then they explained what they wanted to do and why.
UofU Patient
April 15, 2020
SLEEP WAKE CENTER
good
UofU Patient
March 06, 2020
SLEEP WAKE CENTER
I felt the physician really wasnt as troubled about the severity of the CPAP-Related nasal infection as other members of his own staff Plus the ENT dept physician were concerned.
UofU Patient
February 08, 2020
SLEEP WAKE CENTER
These comments refer to Dr. Lee (sp?) She did not seem to know about my primary concern at all.
UofU Patient
January 14, 2020
SLEEP WAKE CENTER
Good
UofU Patient
January 08, 2020
SLEEP WAKE CENTER
Dr Sundar and his team were exceptional.
UofU Patient
November 29, 2019
SLEEP WAKE CENTER
Dr. Sundar is very kind and shows empathy. He is open to my opinions, and I love that he believes there are many ways to facilitate healing. It is my impression that he abides by the highest ethics and keeps up on the research and takes everything into consideration. I feel very confident in his recommendations.
UofU Patient
November 16, 2019
IMAGING AND NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
I was very impressed with the amount of time Dr. Sundar spent with me. He was very thorough.
UofU Patient
November 16, 2019
IMAGING AND NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
They were both excellent. Exceeded all expectations. Could not improve.
UofU Patient
November 11, 2019
SLEEP WAKE CENTER
All.was explained to my satisfaction
UofU Patient
October 23, 2019
SLEEP WAKE CENTER
I was impressed with Dr. Sundar and with Dr. Garrett (sp?), the intern. Dr. Garrett was very thorough and personable. Dr. Sundar treated me like I was intelligent and able to make my best choice for my healthcare using his recommendations. I appreciated his respectful and professional demeanor.
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 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. In 2012, he joined the University of Utah full-time and helped expand the sleep medicine program and fellowship. In addition, he has developed a multi-disciplinary sleep apnea clinic in conjunction with ENT, a follow up program for patients stable on CPAP and a multidisciplinary cough clinic with speech behavioral therapy at the University of Utah.
Dr. Sundar has extensive experience with all aspects of pulmonary and sleep medicine. He has done a number of presentations in national and international forums on various topics in 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. He has consistently been named Castle Connolly's Region's Top Doctors in Pulmonary Disease from 2013-2017 and featured in Top 10% of America's most honored professionals in the 2016 American Registry.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Internal Medicine
-
Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pulmonary |
| Board Certification | American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine) American Board of Sleep Medicine |
Research Interests
- Sleep Apnea Outcomes on Chronic Disease
- Effects of Chronic Hypoxia
- Relationship Between Cough and Sleep Disordered Breathing
Education History
| Fellowship | University of Utah Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Fellow, 2001 |
| Fellowship | University of Utah Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Chief Fellow, 1998 |
| Fellowship | University of Utah Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Fellow, 1997 |
| Residency | St.Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University Internal Medicine Resident, 1996 |
| Internship | St.Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University Internal Medicine Intern, 1994 |
| Professional Medical | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Medicine M.D., 1993 |
| Residency | Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research Internal Medicine, specialty rotations in Cardiology, Pulmonology, Neurology, Gastroenterolgy, Nephrology, ICU, Endocrinology and Rheumatology Resident, 1993 |
| Professional Medical | University College Medical Science Medicine M.B.B.S., 1990 |
| Clerkship | Safdarjung Hospital Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Opthalmology, ENT, Preventive Medicine Clerkship, 1989 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Sundar S, Stratman J, Sundar KM (2017). Using A Disaster Preparedness Triangle Framework to Link Disaster Preparedness to Pandemic Outcomes. Int J Mass Emerg Disasters, 35(3), 154-68.
- Sundar KM, Prchal JT (2017). The Cornerstone of the Aberrant Pathophysiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Tissue Responses to Chronic Sustained Versus Intermittent Hypoxia. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 56(4), 419-420.
- Sundar KM, Scholand MB, Willis A, Sundar S (2015). Sleep apnea management in “possible IPF” and ‘Idiopathic NSIP”. A case series. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-0277.1000173. J Sleep Disord Ther, 3, 4.
- Sundar KM, Sires M (2014). 16. Sundar KM, Sires M. Sepsis induced immunosuppression: Implications for secondary infections and complications. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2013;17:44-51. Indian J Crit Care Med.
- Sundar KM, Daly SE (3/11/2014). A longitudinal study of CPAP therapy for patients with chronic cough and OSA. Cough, 9, 19.
- Sundar KM, Daly SE (3/11/2014). Chronic cough and OSA: an underappreciated relationship. Lung.
- Scholand MB, Wolff R, Crossno PF, Sundar K, Winegar M, Whipple S, Carey P, Sunchild N, Coon H (2014). Severity of cough in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is associated with MUC5 B genotype. Cough, 10, 3.
- Sundar KM, Daly SE, Willis AM (2013). A longitudinal study of CPAP therapy for patients with chronic cough and obstructive sleep apnoea. Cough, 9(1), 19.
- McAdams-Jones D, Sundar K (2012). Jump into action against aspiration pneumonia. Am Nurse Today, 7(8).
- Sundar KM, Thaut P, Nielsen DB, Alward WT, Pearce MJ (2012). Clinical course of ICU patients with severe pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia: single center experience with proning and pressure release ventilation. J Intensive Care Med, 27(3), 184-90.
- Sundar KM, Nielsen D, Sperry P (2012). Comparison of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates between different ICUs: Implications of a zero VAP rate. J Crit Care, 27(1), 26-32.
- Daly SE, Sundar KM (2011). Cough. Fam Pract.
- Sundar K, Kanner R (2010). Aspiration pneumonia. Point of Care monograph. BMJ.
- Sundar KM, Daly SE, Pearce MJ, Alward WT (2010). Chronic cough and obstructive sleep apnea in a community-based pulmonary practice. Cough, 6(1), 2.
- Sundar KM, Ludwig KA, Alward WT, Pearce MJ, Bishop CT, Hammond RC, Hillyard DR, Freestone SW, Ozment A, Cahill BC (2008). Clinical course and spectrum of intensive care unit patients reactivating herpes simplex-1 virus: a retrospective analysis. Indian J Crit Care Med, 12(4), 145-52.
- Sundar KM, Harris DL (2007). Initial presentation of IPF as an “acute exacerbation". Respir Med.
- He L, Chen J, Dinger B, Sanders K, Sundar K, Hoidal J, Fidone S (2003). Carotid body chemoreceptor activity in mice deficient in selected subunits of NADPH oxidase. Adv Exp Med Biol, 536, 41-6.
- Sanders KA, Sundar KM, He L, Dinger B, Fidone S, Hoidal JR (2002). Role of components of the phagocytic NADPH oxidase in oxygen sensing. J Appl Physiol, 93(4), 1357-64.
- He L, Chen J, Dinger B, Sanders K, Sundar K, Hoidal J, Fidone S (2002). Characteristics of carotid body chemosensitivity in NADPH oxidase-deficient mice. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, 282(1), C27-33.
- Sundar KM, Carveth HJ, Gosselin MV, Beatty PG, Colby TV, Hoidal JR (2001). Granulomatous pneumonitis following bone marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant, 28(6), 627-30.
- Sundar K, Rosado-Santos H, Reimer L, Murray K, Michael J (2001). Unusual presentation of thoracic Pneumocystis carinii infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Clin Infect Dis, 32(3), 498-501.
Global Impact
Education History
| Professional Medical | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Medicine M.D. |
| Residency | Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research Internal Medicine, specialty rotations in Cardiology, Pulmonology, Neurology, Gastroenterolgy, Nephrology, ICU, Endocrinology and Rheumatology Resident |
| Professional Medical | University College Medical Science Medicine M.B.B.S. |
| Clerkship | Safdarjung Hospital Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Opthalmology, ENT, Preventive Medicine Clerkship |