Upper Airway Stimulation via Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Aarti Grover, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Center for Sleep Medicine
Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Division, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Tufts Medical Center
Dr. Aarti Grover completed her undergraduate studies in Biology and Biochemistry at Rutgers University in New Jersey followed by medical school training at Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica. She then completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut followed by fellowships in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center. Her current focus is Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. She became the Director of the Center for Sleep Medicine and the Program Director of the Sleep Medicine fellowship in January 2020. She is involved in several subcommittees in the hospital and currently serves as a Chair for the Women in Medicine & Science Committee at Tufts Medical Center. She is involved in the teaching of medical students, dental students, residents, and fellows.
Objectives:
- What is obstructive sleep apnea?
- How is it diagnosed?
- When is hypoglossal nerve stimulation treatment recommended?
a. History
b. Tongue anatomy
c. Indication – Data
d. Criteria
e. Management
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