S5 Ep104: Snoring is Never Boring: Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea

You won’t want to sleep through this eye opening review of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea with our guest, Dr. Ignacio Tapia. He is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Batchelor professor of Cystic Fibrosis and Pediatric Pulmonology at the University of Miami.He is board certified in General Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine. His main research interests are the pathophysiology of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) in children, clinical trials focusing on treatment of OSAS in children, health disparities in pediatric sleep, and the consequences of OSAS in individuals with Down syndrome. He teaches us about risk factors, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric OSA.