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Krishna M. Sundar, MD

Languages spoken: English, Hindi

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  • 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.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Primary
    Academic Divisions Pulmonary

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    November 28, 2022

    Good

    October 25, 2022

    Excellent, friendly and addressed all of my concerns

    September 11, 2022

    Dr Sundar is knowledgeable, kind, helpful.

  • 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.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions Pulmonary

    Research interests

    Education history

    Fellowship Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine - University of Utah Medical Center Fellow
    Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine - University of Utah Medical Center Chief Fellow
    Fellowship Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine - University of Utah Medical Center Fellow
    Internal Medicine - St.Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University Resident
    Internship Internal Medicine - St.Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University Intern
    Medicine - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research M.D.
    Residency Internal Medicine, specialty rotations in Cardiology, Pulmonology, Neurology, Gastroenterolgy, Nephrology, ICU, Endocrinology and Rheumatology - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research Resident
    Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Opthalmology, ENT, Preventive Medicine - Safdarjung Hospital Clerkship
    Professional Medical Medicine - University College Medical Science M.B.B.S.