Advanced Sleep Medicine Services, Inc. (ASMS) Appoints Said Mostafavi, M.D., F.C.C.P., F.A.A.S.M. as New Chief Medical Officer

Encino, CA, February 03, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Advanced Sleep Medicine Services appoints Said Mostafavi, M.D., F.C.C.P., F.A.A.S.M. as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Mostafavi has been a leader in the forefront of the field of sleep medicine for over two decades. He holds multiple board certifications including sleep medicine by two different certifying bodies, American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM) and American Board of Internal Medicine(ABIM), and a subspecialty in sleep medicine. Dr. Mostafavi is also boarded in internal medicine with ABIM subspecialty in pulmonary diseases and is trained in critical care medicine. He did his pulmonary and critical care training at UCLA combined program and was formally trained in sleep medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center under the mentorship of Dr. Philip Westbrook. Dr. Mostafavi served as chief of pulmonary division and founder and medical director of sleep disorder center at Century City Hospital in Los Angeles. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and fellow of The American College of Chest Physicians.

Dr. Mostafavi maintains a private practice in Los Angeles and serves on the clinical faculty at the UCLA School of Medicine and at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Mostafavi has published articles in peer-reviewed journals including Chest and Respiration, and has been a frequent lecturer on the monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. He has also appeared as a sleep expert on multiple radio and television outlets including, NBC, CNN, Channel 9 news, KNX 1070 and the television programs The Biggest Loser and Extra.

Realizing the scarcity of sleep evaluation and treatment facilities in Southern California, Dr. Mostafavi founded and established ASMS in 1994. In 2010, ASMS was acquired by private equity firm, High Road Capital Partners, which facilitated regional acquisitions and new growth to make ASMS the leading independent provider of sleep medicine testing services and sleep-related durable medical equipment in Southern California. Learn more at www.sleepdr.com/about.

“It is important to know how serious sleep apnea and other sleep disorders can be. Approximately 1 in 15 American adults is afflicted with moderate to severe sleep apnea which is now known to be an independent risk factor for hypertension, cardiovascular disease (ischemic heart disease and arrhythmias), cerebrovascular disease (stroke and TIAs) and other conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes. The good news is, there is effective, non-invasive, non-pharmacological treatment. As a physician and educator I am very excited to be working alongside the staff at Advanced Sleep Medicine Services to provide the best possible care to patients with multiplicity of sleep disorders”. --Said Mostafavi, M.D., F.C.C.P., F.A.A.S.M.

“Dr. Mostafavi is a leader in the field of sleep medicine. He founded Advanced Sleep Medicine Services more than twenty years ago and, although he has focused more recently on other efforts, especially teaching, he has always maintained a strong connection with the company. I’m thrilled that he now will be taking an even more active role as Chief Medical Officer.” -Kermit Newman, CEO of Advanced Sleep Medicine Services, Inc.

Advanced Sleep Medicine Services, Inc.’s mission is to empower sufferers of sleep disorders, like sleep apnea, to lead more fulfilling lives by improving their sleep. With 20 locations across California, they are the leading provider of in-center and in-home (HST) sleep studies, PAP therapeutic devices, and replacement PAP supplies. We are contracted with more than 300 medical groups and commercial health plans. Advanced Sleep Medicine Services, Inc. partners with independent physicians who are at the forefront of the field of sleep medicine and together we provide high-quality, affordable, result-oriented and patient-centric diagnostic and therapeutic sleep medicine services.