Dr. Sanja Jelic is an Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at the Columbia University in New York. She received her MD degree from University of Zagreb, Croatia and trained in internal, pulmonary and sleep medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Columbia University in New York. Her research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction in disturbed sleep, including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sleep deprivation. Dr. Jelic was named Herbert Irving Professor at Columbia University, received awards from American Thoracic Society, American Academy of Sleep Medicine and American Lung Association. Dr. Jelic's research is funded by the NIH/NHLBI, American Heart Association, American Thoracic Society and American Academy of Sleep Medicine.