Sleep apnea symptoms can fly under the radar, even in the doctor’s office. Are you questioning if you or a loved one has sleep apnea symptoms? If you are living with sleep apnea, did you experience a delay to diagnosis?
Sleep Apnea Squad: Could I Have Sleep Apnea?
Could I Have Sleep Apnea? Toolkit:
Sleep Apnea Squad toolkits accompany each broadcast. The toolkits are designed for people living with sleep apnea and their loved ones to offer new tools, tips, and perspectives on navigating life with sleep apnea.
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On Tuesday, August 6, 2024 our interactive discussion, Sleep Apnea Squad: Could I Have Sleep Apnea?, took place on Project Sleep’s YouTube channel. Host, Emma Cooksey was joined by Dr. Sam Kashani, a sleep medicine physician at UCLA, and Bob File, a former MLB player living with obstructive sleep apnea.
Dr. Sam Kashani is a board-certified Sleep Physician who practices at UCLA Health in Los Angeles. His clinical interests include chronic insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome, parasomnias, pediatric sleep disorders, and the associations between sleep, mental, and metabolic health.
Dr. Kashani completed his residency at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Southern California, where he worked with the medically underserved population of San Bernardino County with plans of becoming a primary care physician. Upon completing his residency, he chose to pursue his interest in Sleep Medicine and completed a fellowship in Sleep Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Dr. Kashani currently serves as President-elect of the California Sleep Society and is an enthusiastic member of Project Sleep’s expert advisory board.
Bob File is a former major league baseball player living with obstructive sleep apnea.
At Jefferson University Bob was a 2004 Hall of Fame inductee and 2018 Retired Jersey Recipient was one of the strongest all-around baseball players in school history. He is only one of four Rams to have their jersey retired by the school. File was drafted in the 1998 MLB Amateur Entry Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 19th round (561st overall) and went on to appear in three 1/2 seasons for the Blue Jays with 89 appearances across 111.1 innings.
Currently the Sr. Director of Solution Engineering at Ledger Run, Bob provides leadership and oversees Ledger Run’s solution engineering, ensuring successful solution architecture, application delivery, and standing up enterprise tech solutions for life sciences’ business challenges.
Bob is a proud husband and father who enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter.
Project Sleep’s live broadcast series Sleep Apnea Squad takes a deeper dive into specific topics related to sleep apnea. Hosted by Emma Cooksey, each live event invites fellow members of the #SleepApneaSquad to explore various aspects of living with sleep apnea.
Tune in to Sleep Apnea Squad live events on Project Sleep’s YouTube channel. See the schedule of upcoming topics on our Sleep Apnea Squad page.
