Sleep Apnea An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America The Clinics: Surgery Series

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Drs. Ofer Jacobowitz and Maria V. Suurna, is devoted to Sleep Apnea. This issue is one of six selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Sujana S. Chandrasekhar. Articles in this important issue include: The Goals of Sleep Apnea Treatment, Phenotypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sleep Apnea in Women, Living (or not) with Snoring, Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy, Sleep Studies Interpretation and Application, First in Line: The Nose, Oral Appliances, Positional Therapy for Sleep Apnea, Weight Loss - Surgical and Non-Surgical , Palatopharyngoplasty and Multilevel Surgery in the 21st Century, Getting to the Bottom of the Tongue, Implantable Neurostimulation, and Skeletal Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Ofer Jacobowitz, MD, PhD, FAASM, FAAOA is an internationally recognized leader in the medical and surgical treatment of snoring, obstructive sleep apnea and nasal obstruction. He is dual board-certified in otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery and Sleep Medicine and is highly skilled at assessing and treating the anatomical aspects of sinus and nasal problems, sleep apnea and spectrum of sleep disorders.
Dr Jacobowitz' accomplishments include: Chair of the Sleep Disorders Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery; Secretary of the World Sleep Society - World Sleep Society Governing Council; Chair of the International Surgical Sleep Society of Congress in 2019 in New York; The first in New York to perform hypoglossal neurostimulation for sleep apnea and Vivaer, an in-office procedure for nasal obstruction; speaker and course director on sleep and nasal obstruction; editorial board member and peer reviewer for prestigious academic journals; Distinguished service and Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Fellow Award, American Academy of Sleep Medicine; Castle Connolly's Top Doctor (2016-2022), NY Super Doctor, Vitals' Most Compassionate Doctor.