Rami Khayat

Rami Khayat, MD is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, where he serves as Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine and Director of Penn State Health Sleep Services. His research focuses on sleep-disordered breathing and its cardiovascular implications.

• Education: University of Tichreen Medical School (1994), University of Wisconsin-Madison (Fellowships in Pulmonary/Critical Care and Sleep Medicine).

Research interests include:

• Central and obstructive sleep apnea
• Cardiovascular interactions of sleep disorders
• Hypertension and vascular effects of intermittent hypoxia

His scientific contributions span clinical trials, meta-analyses, and device validation studies. Notable awards include the 2022 Outstanding Program Director of the Year from University of California-Irvine. Email: rkhayat@pennstatehealth.psu.edu. Grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering support his work.