Physician, Entrepreneur, and a pioneer in the field of sleep medicine, Said Mostafavi, M.D., F.C.C.P., F.A.A.S.M., is Founder and Board member of Advanced Sleep Medicine Services, Inc. Dr. Mostafavi has been in the forefront of the field of sleep medicine as an instructor for both major hospitals as well as prominent medical groups in Southern California. Dr. Mostafavi’s vast knowledge of medicine consists of being Board Certified in multiple specialties including Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, and a subspecialty Of Pulmonary Disease. After earning his Doctorate of Medicine degree in 1980, Dr. Mostafavi completed his internship at St. Barnabas Hospital, in New York. Following his internship, he completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at SUNY Downstate Affiliated Hospitals, in New York, and trained in Neurology at UCLA’s Wadsworth program. Pursuant to this, Dr. Mostafavi completed a Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship, in addition to a formal Sleep Medicine Fellowship at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Upon completing his Board Certification in Sleep Medicine in 1992, he became one of the first and youngest formally trained Board Certified sleep specialists in the state of California, and is well recognized as a leader in the field of Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Mostafavi is a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and of the American College of Chest Physicians. Dr. Mostafavi has taken part in multiple research projects and has published articles in reputable, peer reviewed journals including Chest and Respiration. Dr. Mostafavi is an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine, and is also on the clinical faculty at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he has been placed on the outstanding teaching list. He has also appeared on numerous notable television and radio programs, including KNX 1070, NBC, CNN, KCAL 9, and most recently on NBC’s popular hit show, The Biggest Loser, as the “Sleep Apnea Guru”.