Dr. Shahzad Jokhio is a highly experienced Consultant in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine with extensive clinical, academic and leadership experience in the United States. He is American Board-Certified in Sleep Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Diseases, with recertifications in all three specialties.

He completed his MBBS from Dow Medical College, University of Karachi, Pakistan, graduating with honors, and later completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at the State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.

Dr. Jokhio has held several senior academic and leadership positions, including Director of UTMB Sleep Laboratories at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Assistant Professor of Medicine in Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Director of Respiratory Care Services at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and Associate Fellowship Program Director for Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine. His areas of expertise include pulmonary diseases, critical care medicine, sleep medicine, obstructive sleep apnea, respiratory care, and mechanical ventilation.

Expertise & Treatments

• Pulmonary Diseases
• Critical Care Medicine
• Sleep Medicine
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Respiratory Care
• Mechanical Ventilation
• Difficult Airway Management
• Sleep Laboratory Evaluation
• CPAP Therapy Management
• Lung and Breathing Disorders

Education & Qualifications

• MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Dow Medical College, University of Karachi, Pakistan – Graduated with Honors
• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), University of the State of New York, Education Department
• Fellow, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
• Resident, Internal Medicine, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York

Board Certifications

• Sleep Medicine, 2007; Recertified 2018
• Critical Care Medicine, 2005; Recertified 2016
• Pulmonary Diseases, 2004; Recertified 2016

Professional Experience

• Consultant, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BlueRiver Clinical Solutions, PLLC, Houston, Texas
• Director, UTMB Sleep Laboratories, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
• Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
• Director, Respiratory Care Services, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University
• Associate Fellowship Program Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University
• Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University
• Attending Physician, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Landmark Medical Center, Rhode Island

Membership Bodies

• American academy of Sleep medicine
• American College of Chest Physicians
• New York State Thoracic Society