S. Kamal Naqvi, MD $$

S. Kamal Naqvi, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist and sleep medicine physician, who has been functioning as the medical director of the sleep disorders center at Children’s Health℠ for the last 15+ years.

Under his leadership the center has grown from a 2-bed sleep laboratory in 2005 to a comprehensive sleep disorders center with 12 sleep beds in Dallas, 8 beds in Plano and clinics in both locations which are equipped and staffed in handling all types of sleep disorders in children.

Dr. Naqvi earned his medical degree from Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi, Pakistan. He received pediatric residency training in New York City and later completed fellowship training in pediatric pulmonary and sleep medicine from Tulane University Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana.

“Children and adolescents reach their best potential when they get optimum sleep, helping them in achieving that, is what I do every day at work and I take it as a mission.”

Children and adolescents reach their best potential when they get optimum sleep, helping them in achieving that, is what I do every day at work and I take it as a mission.

The sleep disorders center has gathered an impressive team of dedicated staff that literally work day and night to help our patients.

Dr. Naqvi is an associate professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern and is the co-director for the sleep medicine fellowship training for pediatric sleep at Children’s Health.

His clinical interest is sleep disordered breathing in children with various chronic conditions, mechanical ventilation during sleep, asthma, and narcolepsy. He has been actively involved with clinical research on pediatric obstructive sleep apnea and pediatric narcolepsy. 

Dr. Naqvi has given lectures, grand rounds and clinical conferences in various pediatric sub-specialty divisions and supervises medical students, residents, and fellows. He has written textbook chapters on various pediatric sleep medicine topics.

Dr. Naqvi likes to travel to ancient sites, hiking, classical music and reading. He and his wife enjoy spending time with their three grown children, whenever they can.