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Dr Sachin Pendharkar

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

Affiliations

Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | Respiratory Medicine

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 and Professor of Medicine and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. He is a member of the O’Brien Institute for Public Health. 

Dr. Pendharkar leads a health services research program that focuses on strategies to improve timely access to care for individuals with obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. Through strong collaboration with clinicians, health system leaders and people with lived experience, Dr. Pendharkar has examined funding, care delivery systems and other policy factors that contribute to disparities in sleep disorders care in Canada

Dr. Pendharkar currently serves as the Medical Director of the Foothills Medical Centre Sleep Centre at the University of Calgary. Prior leadership roles have included co-chair of Alberta Health Services' Sleep Disorders Working Group, executive member and health services research lead for the Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network and Planning Chair for the American Thoracic Society Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology Assembly.

Research

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Engineering Solutions for Health (2015-2021)

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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