Vishesh K Kapur
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
Harborview Medical Center 325 9th Ave Seattle WA, 98104About
Dr. Vishesh Kapur practices Pulmonology in Seattle, WA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Kapur manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
Yale School of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease
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Expert Publications
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- Posterior midline cervical fetal cystic hygroma.
- Neonatal gastrointestinal perforations.
- Associations between gender and measures of daytime somnolence in the Sleep Heart Health Study.
- Insomnia complaints in patients evaluated for obstructive sleep apnea.
- Outcomes of outpatient visits for acute respiratory illness in veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders.
- More isn't always better: cost-effectiveness analysis and the case for using a split-night protocol.
- Just a good deal or truly a steal? Medical cost savings and the impact on the cost-effectiveness of treating sleep apnea.
- Neural activation patterns during working memory tasks and OSA disease severity: preliminary findings.
- Obstructive sleep apnea: diagnosis, epidemiology, and economics.
- Race and residential socioeconomics as predictors of CPAP adherence.
- Is the relationship between race and continuous positive airway pressure adherence mediated by sleep duration?
- First impressions matter: transforming CPAP from efficacious to effective therapy for OSA.
- Medicare long-term CPAP coverage policy: a cost-utility analysis.
- Emerging from the shadows: a possible link between sleep apnea and cancer.
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