Saif Arsan Mashaqi, MD

Associate Professor, Medicine
Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
520-626-8309
saifmashaqi@arizona.edu

Dr. Mashaqi joined us in 2019, coming from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Sanford Sleep Center in Jamestown, North Dakota, where he was medical director. He is a fellow member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (FAASM) and the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP). Dr. Mashaqi grew up in Amman, Jordan, and moved to the United States in 2006.

Degree(s)

  • MD: University of Jordan School of Medicine, Amman, Jordan, 2002
Internship
Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, Internal Medicine, 2007
Residency
Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, Internal Medicine, 2009
Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, Critical Care Medicine, 2013
Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, Sleep Medicine, 2012
Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, Pulmonary Disease, 2011
Board Certifications
ABIM – Critical Care, 2016
ABIM – Sleep Medicine, 2013
ABIM – Pulmonary, 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2009
Honors and Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2010
Research Interests

gut microbiota as a mediator of obstructive sleep apnea associated comorbidities (obesity and systemic hypertension), gut dysbiosis in circadian rhythm misalignment, impact of sleep-disordered breathing and positive airway pressure therapy on hormones and metabolites regulating food intake and energy homeostasis, screening for obstructive sleep apnea