David Claman, MD

Clin Prof & Dir.

My twin focus is on excellence in patient care and excellence in teaching. I am Director of UCSF Sleep Disorders Center, continue to see patients in Sleep and Pulmonary Mount Zion, precept both pulmonary and sleep fellows, and supervise 3 APPs in our program. I teach regularly in didactic and clinical situations, and am also Course Co-Director of Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring, a national CME event. I have been recognized for clinical excellence by the California Thoracic Society Outstanding Clinician Award in 2010 and the UCSF Exceptional Physician Award in 2014. Our UCSF Sleep Disorders Center has been accredited since 1995 and continues to maintain all the clinical standards of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Education
Postdoctoral Studies, - Graduate Division, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, - School of Medicine - Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Websites
Publications

  1. Chang JL, Goldberg AN, Alt JA, Ashbrook L, Auckley D, Ayappa I, Bakhtiar H, Barrera JE, Bartley BL, Billings ME, Boon MS, Bosschieter P, Braverman I, Brodie K, Cabrera-Muffly C, Caesar R, Cahali MB, Cai Y, Cao M, Capasso R, Caples SM, Chahine LM, Chang CP, Chang KW, Chaudhary N, Cheong CSJ, Chowdhuri S, Cistulli PA, Claman D, Collen J, Coughlin K, Creamer J, Davis EM, Dupuy-McCauley KL, Durr ML, Dutt M, Ali ME, Elkassabany NM, Epstein LJ, Fiala JA, Freedman N, Gill K, Gillespie MB, Golisch L, Gooneratne N, Gottlieb DJ, Green KK, Gulati A, Gurubhagavatula I, Hayward N, Hoff PT, Hoffmann OMG, Holfinger SJ, Hsia J, Huntley C, Huoh KC, Huyett P, Inala S, Ishman S, Jella TK, Jobanputra AM, Johnson AP, Junna MR, Kado JT, Kaffenberger TM, Kapur VK, Kezirian EJ, Khan M, Kirsch DB, Kominsky A, Kryger M, Krystal AD, Kushida CA, Kuzniar TJ, Lam DJ, Lettieri CJ, Lim DC, Lin HC, Liu SYC, MacKay SG, Magalang UJ, Malhotra A, Maurer JT, May AM, Mitchell RB, Mokhlesi B, Mullins AE, Nada EM, Naik S, Nokes B, Olson MD, Pack AI, Pang EB, Pang KP, Patil SP, de Perck EV, Piccirillo JF, Pien GW, Piper AJ, Plawecki A, Quigg M, Ravesloot MJL, Redline S, Rotenberg BW, Ryden A, Sarmiento KF, Sbeih F, Schell AE, Schmickl CN, Schotland HM, Schwab RJ, Seo J, Shah N, Shelgikar AV, Shochat I, Soose RJ, Steele TO, Stephens E, Stepnowsky C, Strohl KP, Sutherland K, Suurna MV, Thaler E, Thapa S, Vanderveken OM, de Vries N, Weaver EM, Weir ID, Wolfe LF, Woodson BT, Won CHJ, Xu J, Yalamanchi P, Yaremchuk K, Yeghiazarians Y, Yu JL, Zeidler M, Rosen IM. International consensus statement on obstructive sleep apnea. International forum of allergy & rhinology 2022. PMID: 36068685


  2. B.Y. Sunwoo, M.E. Kleinhenz, D.M. Claman. Sleep and obstructive lung disease. 2022. PMID:


  3. R. Zak, J. Blythe, C. Garvey, V. Mallari, K. Trotter, S. Lopez, T. Grimalauskas, J. Venable, L. Koth, D. Claman. A CPAP clinic model to improve treatment adherence. Sleep medicine 2019. PMID:


  4. Tietjens JR, Claman D, Kezirian EJ, De Marco T, Mirzayan A, Sadroonri B, Goldberg AN, Long C, Gerstenfeld EP, Yeghiazarians Y. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of the Literature and Proposed Multidisciplinary Clinical Management Strategy. Journal of the American Heart Association 2019. PMID: 30590966


  5. Claman D, Sunwoo B. Improving Accuracy of Home Sleep Apnea Testing. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2017. PMID: 27998372


  6. Khurana RN, Porco TC, Claman DM, Boldrey EE, Palmer JD, Wieland MR. INCREASING SLEEP DURATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY AND AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2016. PMID: 26815930


  7. Claman DM, Ewing SK, Redline S, Ancoli-Israel S, Cauley JA, Stone KL. Periodic leg movements are associated with reduced sleep quality in older men: the MrOS Sleep Study. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2013. PMID: 24235891


  8. Fitzpatrick ME, Gingo MR, Kessinger C, Lucht L, Kleerup E, Greenblatt RM, Claman D, Ponath C, Fong S, Huang L, Morris A. HIV infection is associated with diffusing capacity impairment in women. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2013. PMID: 23979000


  9. Kezirian EJ, Goding GS, Malhotra A, O'Donoghue FJ, Zammit G, Wheatley JR, Catcheside PG, Smith PL, Schwartz AR, Walsh JH, Maddison KJ, Claman DM, Huntley T, Park SY, Campbell MC, Palme CE, Iber C, Eastwood PR, Hillman DR, Barnes M. Hypoglossal nerve stimulation improves obstructive sleep apnea: 12-month outcomes. Journal of sleep research 2013. PMID: 24033656


  10. Peñaloza RA, Sarkar U, Claman DM, Omachi TA. Trends in on-label and off-label modafinil use in a nationally representative sample. Volume 173 of Issue 8. JAMA internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23552641


  11. D.M. Claman, T.A. Omachi, M.E. Kleinhenz. Sleep and Obstructive Lung Disease. 2013. PMID:


  12. Omachi TA, Blanc PD, Claman DM, Chen H, Yelin EH, Julian L, Katz PP. Disturbed sleep among COPD patients is longitudinally associated with mortality and adverse COPD outcomes. Volume 13 of Issue 5. Sleep medicine 2012. PMID: 22429651


  13. Candice Tam,David Claman. The Patient With Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea. ICU Director 2012. PMID:


  14. Omachi TA, Claman DM, Blanc PD, Eisner MD. Obstructive sleep apnea: a risk factor for work disability. Volume 32 of Issue 6. Sleep 2009. PMID: 19544756


  15. Kezirian EJ, Harrison SL, Ancoli-Israel S, Redline S, Ensrud K, Goldberg AN, Claman DM, Spira AP, Stone KL. Behavioral correlates of sleep-disordered breathing in older men. Sleep 2009. PMID: 19238813


  16. Stone KL, Ancoli-Israel S, Blackwell T, Ensrud KE, Cauley JA, Redline S, Hillier TA, Schneider J, Claman D, Cummings SR. Actigraphy-measured sleep characteristics and risk of falls in older women. Archives of internal medicine 2008. PMID: 18779464


  17. Collop NA, Anderson WM, Boehlecke B, Claman D, Goldberg R, Gottlieb DJ, Hudgel D, Sateia M, Schwab R. Clinical guidelines for the use of unattended portable monitors in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in adult patients. Portable Monitoring Task Force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2007. PMID: 18198809


  18. Kezirian EJ, Harrison SL, Ancoli-Israel S, Redline S, Ensrud K, Claman DM, Stone KL. Behavioral correlates of sleep-disordered breathing in older women. Sleep 2007. PMID: 17910390


  19. Claman DM, Redline S, Blackwell T, Ancoli-Israel S, Surovec S, Scott N, Cauley JA, Ensrud KE, Stone KL. Prevalence and correlates of periodic limb movements in older women. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2006. PMID: 17557474


  20. Ensrud KE, Blackwell TL, Ancoli-Israel S, Redline S, Yaffe K, Diem S, Claman D, Stone KL. Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and sleep disturbances in community-dwelling older women. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2006. PMID: 17038067


  21. Nuckton TJ, Glidden DV, Browner WS, Claman DM. Physical examination: Mallampati score as an independent predictor of obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep 2006. PMID: 16895257


  22. Claman D. Is it mild obstructive sleep apnea? Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2006. PMID: 17557442


  23. Meolie AL, Rosen C, Kristo D, Kohrman M, Gooneratne N, Aguillard RN, Fayle R, Troell R, Townsend D, Claman D, Hoban T, Mahowald M. Oral nonprescription treatment for insomnia: an evaluation of products with limited evidence. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2005. PMID: 17561634


  24. Nuckton TJ, Goldreich D, Rogaski KD, Lessani TM, Higgins PJ, Claman DM. Hypothermia from prolonged immersion: biophysical parameters of a survivor. The Journal of emergency medicine 2002. PMID: 12113847


  25. Claman D, Murr A, Trotter K. Clinical validation of the Bedbugg in detection of obstructive sleep apnea. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2001. PMID: 11555758


  26. Nuckton TJ, Goldreich D, Wendt FC, Nuckton JG, Claman DM. A comparison of 2 methods of measuring rectal temperatures with digital thermometers. American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses 2001. PMID: 11340736


  27. Nuckton TJ, Claman DM, Goldreich D, Wendt FC, Nuckton JG. Hypothermia and afterdrop following open water swimming: the Alcatraz/San Francisco Swim Study. The American journal of emergency medicine 2000. PMID: 11043627


  28. Claman DM, Votteri BA. Effects of esophageal pressure monitoring on sleep architecture. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1998. PMID: 9603158


  29. David M. Claman, Amanda Piper, Mark H. Sanders, Ronald Stiller, Bernhard A. Votteri. Why Be Limited To Nocturnal Noninvasive IPPV? To the Editor. CHEST Journal 1997. PMID:


  30. Claman DM, Piper A, Sanders MH, Stiller RA, Votteri BA. Nocturnal noninvasive positive pressure ventilatory assistance. Chest 1996. PMID: 8989081


  31. Guilleminault C, Clerk A, Black J, Labanowski M, Pelayo R, Claman D. Nondrug treatment trials in psychophysiologic insomnia. Archives of internal medicine 1995. PMID: 7717792


  32. Claman DM, Votteri BA. Pressure support ventilation. Chest 1995. PMID: 7710519


  33. Claman DM, Boushey HA, Liu J, Wong H, Fahy JV. Analysis of induced sputum to examine the effects of prednisone on airway inflammation in asthmatic subjects. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 1994. PMID: 7963155