Education

Registrar:  Lister Hospital, Stevenage and Chelsea & Westminister Hospital, London, UK

Residency: Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship: Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Publications & Citations

Awards and Honors:

Walter Rubinstein award outstanding teacher of the year (2002).

Outstanding teacher of the year for Medical Residents (2004).

Faculty of the year for outstanding teaching in the Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine.

Awarded the first prize at ACCP, Seattle 2004 for the best presented Abstract in the category of Sleep Medicine: "Role Fz arousals in PLMD"

Recent Publications:

1.    McDermott,L., Ramachandran, S., Fuchs, B. and Abrutyn,E. 'Prevention of
hospital acquired infections' In: Respiratory infections. Niederman, Sahn &
Glassroth, ed. Blackwell 2001.
2.    Ramachandran, S and Kohli, M Fibromyalgia: a clinical enigma, Medical
monograph series MCP- Hahnemann University hospital : 6 (4) 1996.
3.    Shah,A.., Khan,Z.U., Chaturvedi.S., Ramachandran,S., Randhawa,FLS.? and
Jaggi,O.P. ABPA and coexistent Aspergilloma: a long term follow up. J of Asthma
26;(2):9-115,1990.
4.    Ramachandran,S., Shah,A., Pant, K., Bhagat,R., and Jaggi,O.P.  Allergic
Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis and Candida albicans colonization of the respiratory
tract in corticosteroid-dependent asthma: Asian Pacific J of Allergy and Immunology
8;123-126,1990.
5.    SinghfP.,Ramachandran., Bhagi,R.P.,and Mazumdar. A. Neck swelling and
Mediastinal Widening in a child; case report. Indian J Chest disease : 31;(3):197-
201,1989.
6.    Shah,A., Ramachandran,S., and Pant, K Anerobic lung infections Ind. J Chest dis.
29;(4) :23-226,1987.
7.    Ramachandran S, Madantchi M, Getsy J, Narula J, Sherman MS. Sleep
disordered breathing is common in patients with severe congestive heart failure.
Am J Resp Crit Care Med 163 (5 pt 2), A663, 2001
8.    Ramachandran S, Getsy J, Narula J, Wood D, Fitzpatrick J, Sherman MS. Impact
of improved hemodynamics on nocturnal Cheyne-Stokes respiration in severe
heart failure. . Am J Resp Crit Care Med 163 (5 pt 2), A756, 2001
9.    Ranganna KM, Ramachandran S, Huang EY, Lee J, Cuhaci B, Ahmed Z, and
Sherman M. End-stage renal disease and thromboembolic venous disease. Chest
120: 186S, 2001. Presented at the American College of Chest Physicians Annual
Assembly, November 2001
10.    Ramachandran S, Khan A, Dadaparvar S, Sherman MS. Inhalation of Crack
Cocaine Can Mimic Pulmonary Embolism. Clinical Nuclear Medicine.
29(11):756-757, 2004
 
11. Matthews M, Adentunji B, Budur K, Matthews M and Ramachandran S. An Overview of Sleep Disorders in the Older Patient. Clinical Geriatrics 12;9:37-42,2004.
12. Mannam Praveen, Wittbrodt Eric T.? Devarakonda Veena, Sherman Michael, Ramachandran Siva K. Association of troponin I concentrations with outcomes in sepsis. Chest 2004;126(4):865S.
13. De Sousa E, Pillai A, Frederique P, Bastos L, Kammath S, Ramachandran SK. Correllation of Electroencephalographic cortical arousals in sleep studies with excessive daytime sleepiness scores. Chest 2004;126(4):787S.
Presented at the American College of Chest Physicians Annual Assembly, Seattle October 2004.
14.    Ramachandran SK, De Sousa E, Bastos L, Pillai A, Kammath S, Jaffe F. Do
additional Frontal EEG leads (FzA2), in sleep studies, lead to detection of cortical
arousals following periodic limb movements that are clinically relevant? Chest
2004;126(4):904S.
15.    Jyothula SSK, Mannam P, Heimen-Patterson TD Deboo AF, Sherman Mand
Ramachandran SK. Analysis of sleep studies in patients with Mitochondrial
cytopathies. Presented as a poster ATS. San Diego 2005.
16.    Mannam P, Schwarz RM, Bakshi A, Birnbaum PF, Jaffe F and Ramachandran SK.
Sleep Misperception and effect of CPAP. Presented as a poster ATS. San Diego 2005.
17.    Ramachandran SK, Kiliddar H, De Sousa E, Sherman M. Positional Sleep Apnea.
Pearl. J Clin. Sleep Med. 2005;l(2):203-204.
18.    Tanveer T, Ryoo HC and Ramachandran SK. Automated arousal detection system for
sleep patients using bispectral analysis of EEG signals. Master's Thesis. School of
Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems of Drexel University. 2005.
 
19.    Jyothula SSK and Ramachandran SK. Reversible ventricular arrhythmia in REM
sleep associated with hypoxic sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep Medicine 2006;7:81-
82.
20.    Jyothula SSK ,Tanveer T, Ryoo HC and Ramachandran SK. Automated arousal
detection system for sleep patients using bispectral analysis of EEG signals. ATS.
2006; A569.
21.    Subramanya RD, Ramachandran SK. Severe hypersomnia with periodic limb
movements and central apnea in a coccaine addicted HTV patient. Sleep Medicine
2006;7:(2) 171-3.
22.    Subramanya RD, Kroll R and Ramachandran SK Sleep Architecture in mechanically
ventilated patients. ATS. 2006; A638.
23.    Bhimaraj A, Navasuma H, Ramachandran SK. Rapid reduction of antihypertensive
medication and insulin requirements post tracheostomy in a patient with severe
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. J Clin. Sleep Med. 2007;3(3):297-299.
24.    Matadeen-Ali C, Navasuma H, Patel P; Weiss M, Ramachandran SK. CPAP
Compliance: Developing a model for care in an AASM accredited sleep center.
AASM    national    conference,    Minneapolis,    June    2007.
Sleep;2007:(30):A1046Siragavarapu R, Muwala S, Weiss M, Ramachandran S. The
influence of occult depression on CPAP compliance in patients with OSAS in an
AASM  accredited  center.  AASM  national  conference,  Baltimore,  June  2008.
Sleep;2008:(31):A164Ramachandran S, Pham M, Weiss M, Verma A. Rescue CPAP
in a vulnerable population: Does intense services in an AASM accredited sleep center
matter? AASM national conference, Baltimore, June 2008. Sleep;2008:(31):A353
Ramachandran,   Siva.   Sleep  in  Pulmonary Hypertension:   Current  Respiratory
Medicine Reviews 2009; 28(7):216-219.