Dr. Najafi received her degrees in occupational medicine and sleep medicine from Tehran University of Medical Sciences. She is currently a faculty member of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, managing director of the Journal of Sleep Sciences and mentored by Dr. Allan Pack from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include epidemiological characteristics, and diagnostic and treatment methods of sleep apnea among specific populations and communities. She also loves international collaborations and efforts for globalization of sleep medicine practice.

Publications:

Book:

Mousavi AR, Najafi A. “Sleep in simple language”. Published June 2020. [In Persian]

Papers:

Najafi A, Sadeghniiat-Haghighi K, Akbarpour S, Samadi S, Rahimi B, Alemohammad ZB. The effect of apnea management on novel coronavirus infection: A study on patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Health. 2021 Feb 1;7(1):14-8.

Saraei M, Estakhrian Haghighi P, Amirifard H, Najafi A. Association between Gestational Hypertension and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case-Control Study. Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Cancer Research (JOGCR). 2021 Jan 10;6(1):29-34.

Najafi A, Sadeghniiat-Haghighi K, Alemohammad ZB, Akbarpour S. COVID-19: sleep research perspectives. Sleep Science. 2020 Jul;13(3):184.

Amirifard H, Sadeghniiat-Haghighi KH, Najafi A. Treatment emergent obstructive sleep apnea: A Case report. Journal of sleep Science. 2020; 13 (2):176

Saraei M, Najafi A, Heidarbagi E. Sleep apnea among train drivers. Work Journal. 2020;65(1):121-125

Najafi A, Naeemabadi N, Saraie M, Haghighi KS, Mahmoodi-Afsah M, Rahimi-Golkhandan A. Is speech frequency hearing loss associated with STOP-BANG score in commercial drivers? J Sleep Sci. 2018. 3(3-4):63-67.

Najafi A, Naeimabadi N, Sadeghniiat-Haghighi K, Salmani-Nodoushan M, Rahimi-Golkhandan A. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Adherence in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. J Sleep Sci. 2017. 2(3-4):67-70.

Sadeghniiat-Haghighi K, Mehrabinejad MM, Najafi A, Shabani M, Akbarpour S. Cluster analysis of insomnia symptoms during COVID-19 pandemic: a general population web-based survey in Iran. Sleep Science (A head of Print)