Ridhwan Y. Baba, MD

Environmental impact of the destruction of the World Trade Center towers on the respiratory health of the surrounding community. At the New York City Health and Hospitals Environmental Health Program, we conduct clinical studies on identification of lung injury in surviving community members affected by the destruction of the World Trade Center towers.

My work uses clinical symptoms, physiological measurements and inflammatory biomarkers to describe Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease in this population. We are also involved in the study of Vocal Cord Dysfunction in those who present with uncontrolled symptoms of lower respiratory tract disease.
Clinical studies of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Cleveland community population. At the sleep laboratory in Case Western Reserve University’s MetroHealth Medical Center, we conduct prospective clinical studies to identify the role of sleep disordered breathing in patients presenting with 
acute coronary syndrome. We are one of the few centers to report the significance of early identification and treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in patients with cardiovascular disease.