Dr. Victor Hoffstein

Biographical Sketch

Graduated from the University of Miami. Post graduate training at the University of Toronto and Harvard University

University Appointments

Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto

Hospital Appointments

St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology

Clinical Activities

General respirology
Acting director of the sleep laboratory

Educational Activities

Involved in the entire spectrum of teaching, i.e. from 1st year medical student to fellows in respirology

Research Interests

Upper airway mechanics applied to sleep apnea
OSA and vascular disease

Selected Recent Publications

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Chapters and Monographs

Snoring. In Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, Ed: Kryger M, Roth T, Dement W. WB Saunders & Co., 2000

Clinical Significance and Management of Snoring. In Breathing Disorders During Sleep. Ed: McNicholas W, Philipson E. Harcourt Brace & Co 2002

Hypertension and Sleep Apnea(with P. Hanly). Harrison's Advances in Cardiology, Ed. Eugene Braunwald, Ed., McGraw-Hill 2003, pp. 65-69

Snoring and Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome. In: Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 4th Edition. Kryger MH, Roth T, Dement WC, ed. Elsevier-Saunders 2005