Dr. Gozal's research focuses on translational, or "bench to bedside," approaches to pediatric sleep disorders, such as childhood obstructive sleep apnea and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Funded by several National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, he studies: mechanisms that mediate defense responses; mechanisms that lead to complications from low oxygen levels and disrupted sleep; and long-term health and developmental consequences of chronic sleep and breathing problems during childhood.

Dr. Gozal received his M.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, completed his pediatric residency at the Haifa Medical Center in Israel, and then spent 2 years in Cameroon, West Africa, developing rural healthcare networks, for which he received the title of “Knight of the Order of Merit”. He then completed fellowship training at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles in 1993, and joined the faculty at the University of Southern California and UCLA. In 1994, he moved to Tulane University, where he rose through the ranks and was appointed tenured Professor and Constance Kaufman Endowed Chair in Pediatric Pulmonology Research. In 1999, Dr Gozal moved to the University of Louisville where he built the Kosair Children’s Hospital Research Institute, and the Division of Pediatric Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Medicine Fellowship Programs, both of which were recognized as programs of distinction by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. In 2009, Dr Gozal was appointed Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago where he also serves as Physician in Chief for Comer Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Gozal also has held prominent positions in many professional societies. He is Associate Editor of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Deputy Editor of the journal Sleep, serves on the editorial board of several scientific publications and as a reviewer for more than 30 journals.  An accomplished author and speaker, he has published more than 390 peer-reviewed articles and lectured at scientific meetings around the world.

Recent Publications:

Gozal D, Jortani S, Snow AB, Kheirandish-Gozal L, Bhattacharjee R, Kim J, Capdevila OS. Two-dimensional differential in-gel electrophoresis proteomic approaches reveal urine candidate biomarkers in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009;180(12):1253-61.

Kim J, Bhattacharjee R, Dayyat E, Snow AB, Kheirandish-Gozal L, Goldman JL, Li RC, Serpero LD, Clair HB, Gozal D. Increased Cellular Proliferation And Inflammatory Cytokines In Tonsils Derived From Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Pediatr Res. 2009 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print]

Bhattacharjee R, Kheirandish-Gozal L, Pillar G, Gozal D. Cardiovascular complications of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: evidence from children. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2009;51(5):416-33.

Gozal D, Kheirandish-Gozal L. Obesity and excessive daytime sleepiness in prepubertal children with obstructive sleep apnea. Pediatrics. 2009;123(1):13-8.