Research, Innovation & Clinical Leadership
Clinical innovation. Research. Healthcare transformation.
For more than two decades, my work has focused on one question: how can we transform fragmented healthcare into intelligent, evidence-driven systems that improve outcomes for millions of patients?
Rather than pursuing research for publication alone, I focus on translating scientific evidence into practical clinical workflows that improve patient care, physician efficiency, and healthcare economics.
Today, this work extends across sleep medicine, temporomandibular disorders, chronic pain, oral-systemic health, clinical AI, and healthcare informatics.
A career at the intersection of
- Clinical practice
- Research
- Technology
- Education
- Healthcare operations
Areas of research
Four research pillars.
Precision dental sleep medicine
Developing AI-assisted methods for identifying undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea through dental practices.
Focus areas include
- Risk stratification
- Digital phenotyping
- Treatment selection
- Longitudinal outcomes
- Population screening
Orofacial pain & TMJ disorders
Advancing multidisciplinary diagnosis of complex facial pain through evidence-based clinical pathways integrating dentistry, neurology, ENT, pain medicine, and behavioral health.
Research includes
- Differential diagnosis
- AI-supported clinical reasoning
- Standardized documentation
- Outcome tracking
Clinical artificial intelligence
Designing explainable AI systems that augment — not replace — clinical judgment.
Current interests include
- Diagnostic support
- Clinical decision engines
- Automated documentation
- Predictive analytics
- Precision treatment recommendations
Digital health
Creating scalable technology platforms that improve access to specialty care while reducing provider burden.
Research includes
- Telehealth
- Clinical workflow automation
- EHR optimization
- Reimbursement optimization
- Population health
Appnea™
Clinical
intelligence.
Translational research
Translating research into clinical practice.
A significant focus of my work has been transforming published evidence into practical systems that clinicians can use every day. This philosophy ultimately led to the development of Appnea™, an AI-enabled clinical platform designed to standardize and scale evidence-based diagnosis and management of dental sleep medicine and temporomandibular disorders.
Rather than functioning as another electronic health record, Appnea serves as a clinical intelligence platform that integrates diagnostic reasoning, documentation, treatment planning, patient education, outcomes measurement, and reimbursement workflows into a single ecosystem.
The goal is simple: improve patient outcomes while reducing clinician burden.
Clinical leadership
Building the future of dental sleep medicine.
As healthcare shifts toward integrated, value-based care, dentistry will play an increasingly important role in identifying systemic disease. My work focuses on helping organizations build comprehensive dental sleep medicine and orofacial pain programs.
Programs combine
- Clinical excellence
- Standardized protocols
- Physician collaboration
- AI-enabled decision support
- Measurable patient outcomes
Designed to scale across
- Academic institutions
- Multi-specialty practices
- DSOs
- Integrated healthcare systems
Academic vision
Advancing academic medicine.
The future clinician must be equally comfortable interpreting research, practicing evidence-based medicine, and leveraging intelligent technologies that enhance patient care.
I actively seek collaborations with universities and academic medical centers committed to shaping this future.
The next generation of dental education must integrate
- Clinical excellence
- Research
- Artificial intelligence
- Healthcare informatics
- Interdisciplinary medicine
- Population health
Selected contributions
Four lines of contribution.
Clinical research
Peer-reviewed publications in
- Dental sleep medicine
- Orofacial pain
- Airway medicine
- TMJ disorders
Technology innovation
Founder, CEO, and chief scientific officer of Appnea™
AI-powered clinical platform for
- Dental sleep medicine
- Orofacial pain
- Intelligent clinical documentation
- Decision support
Education
International lecturer, faculty educator, and clinical mentor
Professional education in
- Oral surgery
- Oral medicine
- Sleep medicine
- TMJ and orofacial pain
- Biomedical engineering
- Artificial intelligence
- Practice integration
Healthcare leadership
Advisor, clinical director, and healthcare strategist
Focused on
- Digital transformation
- Clinical quality
- AI implementation
- Provider adoption
Strategic advisor & board leadership
Bridging clinicians, engineers, and enterprise.
- Founder and chief scientific officer of Appnea
- Clinical AI thought leader
- Healthcare technology innovator
- Experience building scalable clinical platforms
- Deep expertise in regulatory, reimbursement, and workflow adoption
- Ability to bridge clinicians, engineers, investors, and enterprise customers
- Strategic advisor for digital health, AI, and healthcare transformation
- Experience translating clinical needs into commercially viable products
A vision for the future
Healthcare is entering an era where artificial intelligence will not replace clinicians — but will fundamentally change how clinicians deliver care.
The opportunity is not merely to digitize healthcare, but to redesign it around intelligence, interoperability, and measurable patient outcomes.
My mission is to help build that future through rigorous science, thoughtful innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and technologies that empower providers while improving the lives of patients.