Education 2021 Fellowship of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (FAASM) 2014: Certified Expert Smnologist by the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS) 2007: PhD Sleep Medicine (Studies in Blood Pressure and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome), University of Edinburgh (Scotland-UK) 1997: M.D. Sultan Qaboos University 1994: B.Sc. (Health Science) , Sultan Qaboos University Current Job: Associate Professor and Senior Consultant Sleep Medicine Refereed Journal Papers 1.Albarwani S, Al Abri M, Al Hashmi K, Al-Shukairi S, Tahlilkar K, Al Zuheibi T, Al Rawas O and Hassan M.O. Assessment of aerobic fitness and its correlates in Omani adolescents using the 20-metre shuttle run test. J Sci Res Med Sci: 2001;3:77-80 2.Cross MD, Mills NL, Al-Abri M, Riha R, Vennelle M, Mackay TW, Newby DE, Douglas NJ. Continuous positive airway pressure improves vascular function in obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: a randomised controlled trial. Thorax. 2008 Jul;63(7):578-83. 3.Al-Abri MA, Al-Hashmi KM, Jaju D, Al-Rawas OA, Al-Riyami BM, Hassan MO. An audit of the sleep medicine service in Oman. Saudi Med J. 2008;29(11):1621-4. 4.Al-Abri MA, Al-Hashmi KM. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea/Hypopnoea Syndrome and hypertension. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2008;8: 266-274 5.Albarwani S, Al-Hashmi K, Al-Abri M, Jaju D, Hassan MO. Effects of overweight and leisure-time activities on aerobic fitness in urban and rural adolescents. Metab Syndr Relat Disord; 2009: 7(4):369-74. 6.Roshan Koul, Farhana Ishaq Al-Othmani, Amna Alfutaisi, Mohammed Al-Abri Ibrahim Alzakwani. Narcolepsy-cataplexy in children: Report of two cases. Journal of Pediatric Neurology JPN. Oct.2009 7.Al-Abri MA, Al-Hashmi KM, Jaju D, Al-Rawas OA, Al-Riyami BM, Hassan MO. Gender difference in relationship of apnoea/hypopnoea index with body mass index and age in Omani population. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2011;11:363-368 8.Poothrikovil RP, Al Abri MA. Snoring-induced nerve lesions in the upper airway. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2012 May;12(2):161-8. 9.Hossen A, Jaju D, Al-Ghunaimi B, Al-Faqeer B, Al-Yahyai T, Hassan MO, Al-Abri M. Classification of sleep apnea using wavelet-based spectral analysis of heart rate variability. Technol and Health Care.2013;21:291-303 10.Al-Abri M, Al-Hamhami A, Al-Nabhani H, Al-Zakwani I. Validation of the Arabic version of the Epworth sleepiness scale in Oman. Oman Med J. 2013;28:454-6. 11.Al-Sinani S, Al-Shafaee M, Al-Mamari A, Woodhouse N, El-Shafie O, Hassan MO, Al-Yahyaee S, Albarwani S, Jaju D, Al-Hashmi K, Al-Abri M, Rizvi S, Bayoumi R. Impaired Fasting Glucose in Omani Adults with no Family History of Type 2 Diabetes. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2014;14:e183-9 12.Al-Hashmi KM, Al-Abri MA, Al-Zakwani IS, Al-Waili KA, Al-Rasadi KH, Al-Sabti HA, Hassan MO. Reference values for arterial stiffness indices in an Omani Arab population. Saudi Med J. 2014 ;35:1367-72 13.Al-Abri MA. Sleep Deprivation and Depression: A bi-directional association. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2015 ;15:e4-6. 14.Al-Sinani S, Woodhouse N, Al-Mamari A, Al-Shafie O, Al-Shafaee M, Al-Yahyaee S, Hassan M, Jaju D, Al-Hashmi K, Al-Abri M, Al-Rassadi K, Rizvi S, Loic Y, Froguel P, Bayoumi R. Association of gene variants with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes among Omanis. World J Diabetes. 2015;6:358-66 15.Al-Abri M, Al-Asmi A, Al-Shukairi A, Al-Qanoobi A, Rmachandiran N, Jacob P, Gujjar A. Frequency of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome among patients with epilepsy attending a tertiary neurology clinic. Oman Med J. 2015 Jan;30(1):31-5 16.Al-Hashmi K, Al-Busaidi N; Amina BaOmar, Jaju D, Al-Waili K, Al-Rasadi K, Al-Sabti H, Al-Abri M. White coat hypertension and masked hypertension among omani patients attending a tertiary hospital for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Oman Med J. 2015 ;30:90-4 17.Jaju D , Al Abri M , Hassan MO , Alvarenga JL , Comuzzie A , Albarwani S , Al Yahyee S , Bayoumi R and Al Hashmi K. Hemodynamic and Autonomic Reactivity to Mental and Physical Stress in Lean, Overweight and Obese Subjects. J Obes Overweig. 2;2016:105 18.Habitual sleep deprivation is associated with type 2 diabetes: A case-control study Al-Abri, M.A., Jaju, D., Al-Sinani, S., (...), Hassan, M., Al-Hashmi, K. Oman Med J. 2016; 31(6): 399-403 19.Investigation of heart rate variability of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)Hossen, A., Jaju, D., Al-Abri, M., (...), Hassan, M., Al-Hashmi, K.2017Technology and Health Care 25(2), pp. 197-210 20.Prevalence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing During Routine Electroencephalogram (EEG): A Hospital-Based Descriptive StudyPoothrikovil, R.P., Al Asmi, A., Nandhagopal, R., Al Abri, M.2017Neurodiagnostic Journal 57(2), pp. 153-164 21.Habitual sleep deprivation and type 2 diabetes: What actually comes first? Al-Abri, M.A., Jaju, D., Al-Hashmi, K.2017Oman Medical Journal 32(3), pp. 262 22.Altered blood cytokines, CD4 T cells, NK and neutrophils in patients with obstructive sleep apneaSaid, E.A., Al-Abri, M.A., Al-Saidi, I., (...), Al-Jabri, A.A., Habbal, O.2017Immunology Letters190, pp. 272-278 23.Cardio-autonomic functions and sleep indices before and after coronary artery bypass surgeryAl-Hashmi, K.M., Al-Abri, M., Jaju, D., (...), Mesbah, M., Al-Sabti, H.2018Annals of Thoracic Medicine 13(1), pp. 14-21 24.Daytime sleepiness among young adult omani car drivers Al-Abri, M.A., Al-Adawi, S., Al-Abri, I., (...), Wesonga, R., Jaju, S.2018Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 18(2), pp. e143-e148 25.A triad of temporomandibular joint ankylosis, mandibular retrognathia and severe obstructive sleep apnoea: Case reportAl-Nuumani, I.K., Bakathir, A., Al-Hashmi, A., (...), Al-Macki, I., Al-Balushi, Z.2018Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 18(3), pp. e379-e382 26.Effects of an adenotonsillectomy on the cognitive and behavioural function of children who snore: A naturalistic observational studyAl-Zaabi, K., Al-Adawi, S., Jaju, S., (...), Al-Abri, M., Al-Abri, R.2018Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 18(4), pp. e455-e460 27.Sleep deprivation alters neutrophil functions and levels of Th1-related chemokines and CD4+ T cells in the bloodSaid, E.A., Al-Abri, M.A., Al-Saidi, I., (...), Al-Jabri, A.A., Habbal, O.2019Sleep and Breathing23(4), pp. 1331-1339 28.Redha Al Lawati, Mohammed A. Al Abri, Balaji Kuppuswamy, Amira Al-Kharousi, Al Yaqdhan Al-Atbi, Syed Rizvi, and Mohan Dikshit. The Effect of Change in Posture on Spirometry in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2019 Nov; 19(4): e310–e315 29.Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi, Mohammed A. Al Abri, Redha Al Lawati, and Mohan Dikshit. Re: The Effect of Change in Posture on Spirometry in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2020 Feb; 20 (1): e114 30.Mohammed A Al-Abri, Ibtisam Al lawati, Fahad Zadjali, and Shyam Ganguly. Sleep Patterns and Quality in Omani Adults. Nat Sci Sleep. 2020; 12: 231–237. 31. AbdullahAl-Asmi Rajesh P.Poothrikovil Ramachandiran Nandhagopal IbrahimAl-Zakwani AmnaAl-Futaisi MohammedAl-Abri ArunodayaR Gujjar. Clinico-electrographic Characteristics and Classification of Genetic Generalized Epilepsy in Oman. Epilepsy research; 2020 in press 32.Mohammed A. Al-Abri, Ahmed Al-Harmeli, Mahmoud Al-Habsi, Deepali Jaju. Acceptance and compliance of continues positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea ,Local population survey. Oman Med J. 2020; 15;35(6):e198. doi: 10.5001/omj.2020.94. 33.Al Lawati I, Zadjali F, Al-Abri MA. Agreement analysis of sleep patterns between self-reported questionnaires and actigraphy in adults. Sleep Breath. 2021 Jan 23. doi: 10.1007/s11325-021-02296-1. 34.BaHammam AS, Han F, Gupta R, Duong-Quy S, Al-Abri MA, Jahrami HA, Song P, Desudchit T, Xu L, Hong SB. Asian accreditation of sleep medicine physicians and technologists: practice guidelines by the Asian Society of Sleep Medicin Sleep Med. 2021 Feb 25;81:246-252. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.02.041.