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Dr Sachin Pendharkar

MD, MSc, FRCPC, DRCPSC (Sleep Disorders Medicine)
Pronouns: he/him/his

Positions

Associate Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | Respiratory Medicine

Associate Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences

Contact information

Email

sachin.pendharkar@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 210-3904

Location

Office: Cal Wenzel Precision Health Building Rm 3E23

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Background

Educational Background

B.Arts.Sc. McMaster University, 1998

Doctor of Medicine Medicine, University of Western Ontario, 2002

M.Sc. Health Services Research, University of Calgary, 2011

Biography

Dr. Sachin Pendharkar is a sleep and respiratory physician scientist and Associate Professor of Medicine and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. He is Medical Director of the Foothills Medical Centre Sleep Centre and Cumming School of Medicine Sleep Research Program.

Dr. Pendharkar’s research program focuses on the design and evaluation of innovative models of care to improve timely access for patients with sleep disorders, with an emphasis on sleep-disordered breathing. Additional areas of interest include funding policy and health disparities as they relate to sleep-disordered breathing care and outcomes.

Dr. Pendharkar is active in several initiatives to improve the quality of sleep disorders care in Alberta and Canada. He has served as an executive member of both the Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network and American Thoracic Society Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology Assembly.

Research

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Engineering solutions for health

Projects

Adoption and enhancement of a primary care management pathway for obstructive sleep apnea: an implementation evaluation project
Assessing the Patient, Provider and Policy Impacts of a Positive Airway Pressure Device Recall for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation
Evaluation of an early management strategy for obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized trial

Awards

  • Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Postgraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary. 2024
  • Fellow, American Thoracic Society. 2022
  • Fellow, American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 2020
  • Honor Roll, Course 3 Teaching (Medical Class of 2021), University of Calgary. 2020

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