Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

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Columbia University,

College of Physicians & Surgeons

Department of Medicine

Division Pulmonary, Allergy

& Critical Care
622 West 168th Street
PH 8 East, Room 101
New York, NY 10032

Phone: 212-305-3357

sj366@columbia.edu

Sanja Jelic, M.D.

Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Research Interests

Dr. Jelic’s research focuses on the cellular mechanisms of vascular inflammation and accelerated atherosclerosis in obstructive sleep apnea.

Education and Training

University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Croatia, M.D. 1993

Residency, Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Fellowship, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY

Honors

American Federation for Medical Research Trainee Award 2002

Sleep Medicine Research Foundation, Young Investigator 2003

Irving Scholar 2005

American Thoracic Society, Highlighted Research 2006

American Lung Association Scholar 2007

Selected Publications

S Jelic, MN Bartels, JH Mateika, P Ngai, RM DeMeersman, RC Basner. Arterial stiffness increases during obstructive sleep apneas. Sleep 2002;25:850-5.

LeJemtel TH, Jelic S. Seek and Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;49:1632-3.

Onat D, Jelic S, Schmidt AM, Pile-Spellman J, Homma S, Padeletti M, Jin Z, Le Jemtel TH, Colombo PC, Feng L. Vascular Endothelial Sampling and Analysis of Gene Transcripts: a New Quantitative Approach to Monitor Vascular Inflammation. J Appl Physiol 2007;103:1873-8.

Jelic S. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in Patients with Coexistent Obstructive Sleep Apnea and COPD. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2008;3:269-75.

Jelic S, Padeletti M, Canfield S, Higgins C, Kawut SM, Onat D, Colombo P, Basner RC, Factor P, LeJemtel T. Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Repair Capacity of the Vascular Endothelium in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Circulation 2008;117:2270-8.

Atkeson A, Jelic S. Mechanisms of Endothelial Dysfunction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Epub October 2008, Vasc Health Risk Manag.

Padeletti M, Jelic S. Endothelial Dysfunction in the Pathogenesis of Vascular Diseases Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Epub November 2008, Minerva Pneumologica.

Atkeson A, Yim S, Malhotra A, Jelic S. Endothelial Dysfunction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Epub March 2009, Prog Cardiovasc Dis.

Jelic S, Le Jemtel TH. Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and the Vascular Endothelium in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. In press, Trends Cardiovasc Med.

Jelic S, Lederer DJ, Adams T, Padeletti M, Colombo P, Factor P, LeJemtel TH. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Promotes Endothelial Apoptosis and Impairs Repair Capacity. In press, Am J Resp Crit Care Med.

Jelic S, Le Jemtel TH. Sleep Disordered Breathing and Cardiovascular Disease. In Ragavendra R. Baliga: Cardiology Review, McGraw-Hill 2009.

Updated: October 2008