Patrick Strollo

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About Patrick Strollo

Dr. Strollo is Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the Vice Chair of Medicine for Veterans Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine an Vice President of the Medical Service Line at the VAPHS. He received his undergraduate degree from Washington College and his MD from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He is certified by the by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, and Sleep Medicine. He has been an active member of the American Thoracic Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine for over 25 years. He served as President of the AASM 2010 -2011. His research has involved team science with an emphasis on translational investigations. His work along with his collaborators has focused on three broad areas of investigation: 1) New strategies / tools for the diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing, 2) Management of sleep disordered breathing with positive pressure therapy and other novel treatments and 3) The impact of sleep disordered breathing on cardiovascular function. Dr. Strollo has over 100 publications that include 60 papers in peer reviewed journals in Sleep and Pulmonary Medicine and 60 book chapters and invited papers