Dr. Carlos Sendon

Pulmonology

Aerodigestive Clinic

Cystic Fibrosis Program

Sleep Medicine Program

Medical School: San Martin De Porres University

Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine

Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Dr. Carlos Sendon specializes in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine. He treats patients who have conditions such as asthma, chronic cough, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, recurrent pneumonia, as well as sleep disorders including obstructive sleep apnea, central apnea, and narcolepsy.

Dr. Sendon enjoys being part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to family- and patient-centered care. He specializes in aero-digestive related diseases, technology-dependent children, and diseases of sleep.

A native of Peru, Dr. Sendon speaks Spanish. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids. In addition, he enjoys visiting other countries and learning from different cultures. He likes to play table tennis and watch movies.

• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Narcolepsy
• Cystic fibrosis
• Aero-digestive related diseases

Pediatric Sleep Research: Studies include a multi-disciplinary approach toward understanding health disparities while examining pediatric sleep medicine in the evaluation of prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of sleep apnea, as well as the different mechanisms of OSA that lead to lung injury.

CF research: Investigated the relationship between sleep quality and cystic fibrosis patients. Also investigated the molecular mechanisms that underlie the development of CF lung disease and the connection between impaired CFTR and dysregulated immune response.

• Coastal Virginia Magazine "Top Doc" 2021, 2022
• American Thoracic Society Fellows Track Symposium Award (2020)
• American Thoracic Society Fellow to Faculty Award (2019)
• American Thoracic Society Minority Trainee Development Scholarship (MTDS) (2019)
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine Boot Camp Award (2019)
• NIDDK Career Development Workshop Award (2018)
• NIDDK National Hispanic Medical Association Travel Award Program (2018)
• American Thoracic Society Minority Trainee Development Scholarship (MTDS) (2018)
• American Thoracic Society Abstract Scholarship Award (2018)
• American Thoracic Society Fellows Track Symposium Award (2018)
• Training and Mentoring Research Grant Award NHLBI-funded (PRIDE) New York University (2012-2017)
• Press Ganey Award, for outstanding care, strong performance and patient satisfaction (2014)
• School of Medicine Full Scholarship Award, San Martin de Porres University-Lima, Peru (1995-2003)

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Thoracic Society
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• American Association of Sleep Technologist
• Virginia Academy of Sleep Medicine
• Society of Pediatric Research-Junior Section

“CHKD is a very special place to me. I was fortunate to train here during my pediatric residency and I learned how to treat a child as your own family.”

Peer-Review Publications

1. Sendon CS, Harrington JW, Chocano JF (2015) Adaptive Servo Ventilation to Treat an Infant with both Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. J Sleep Disor: Treat Care 4:2. doi:10.4172/2325-9639.1000157

2. Sendon CS, A. Esquibies ITGB (Integrin subunit beta) 3 mutation involved in pulmonary hemorrhage and osteopetrosis Respiratory Medicine Case Reports https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.02.011

3. Sendon CS, A., Cowles R, Worhunsky D, Hodson, D, Morotti R, Bazzy-Asaad A, Esquibies A, Pediatric unilobar resection in primary ciliary dyskinesia DOI: 10.23736/S0026-4946.20.05802-8

4. Chug L, Moron Cabrera N, Sendon CS, Mathew J, Lock J, Burke L Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in an adult associated with COVID-19

5. Sendon CS; Carosella C; Melendres C “Night Kentucky Blues” The Case of a Hypoxic Child in a Sleep Laboratory

Abstracts/Presentations

1. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome In Children with Severe Persistent Asthma Jarret Slater MS 4, Carlos Sendon MD, J. Francisco Chocano MD Department of Pediatrics, Pulmonary Division Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA To be presented to the EVMS annual Research Day 2020

2. M. Morales, J. F Chocano, C.S. Sendon, E. McGuire, A. Garvin Clinical characteristics of Difficult to Control Pediatric Asthma Patients in a Tertiary Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, suppl. S1; St. Louis Vol. 125, Iss. 2, (Feb 2010): AB3.DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2009.12.041 Poster presentation at Pediatrics Academic Societies PAS, Vancouver 2010

3. C.S Sendon, J.F Chocano, E. McGuire, Clinical Characteristics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Children Poster presentation at American Thoracic Society, New Orleans May 2010

4. C.S. Sendon, J.F. Chocano Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Overweight Pediatric Patients, Poster presentation at American Thoracic Society, Denver Colorado 2011

5. C.S. Sendon, J.F. Chocano Relationship between Weight and Sleep Architecture in Children Oral presentation at 52nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Pediatrics Research, Newcastle, UK 2011

6. C.S Sendon, J.F. Chocano, Amy Perkins MS, Hasan Ahmad Examining the Relationship between Sleep Quality and Pulmonary Function in Children and Young Adults with Cystic fibrosis Poster presentation at American Thoracic Society Conference San Francisco May 2012

7. C.S. Sendon, J.F. Chocano, Early-Onset Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome Due to a Heterozygous 20 and 26-Polyalanine Repeat Expansion Mutation in the PHOX2B Gene-Case Report Poster presentation at American Thoracic Society Conference San Francisco May 2012

8. C.S. Sendon, J.F. Chocano, Adaptive Servo Ventilation in Sleep Breathing Related Disorder in an Infant with Multiple Co-Morbidities Poster at American Thoracic Society Conference San Francisco May 2012

9. C.S Sendon, J.F Chocano, H. Ahmad Examining the Relationship between Sleep Quality and Pulmonary Function in Children and Young Adults with Respiratory Disorders Poster presentation at European Sleep Research Society Sept 2012

10. C.S. Sendon, J.F. Chocano Clinical Characteristics and Prevalence of Interictal Paroxysmal Activity in a Pediatric Sleep Laboratory Poster presentation at European Sleep Research Society Sept 2012

11. C.S. Sendon, Effects of Nocturnal Intermittent Hypoxemia in the Complement System response in patients with severe Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Poster presentation at PRIDE meeting Bethesda July 2013

12. C.S. Sendon, J.F. Chocano, Clinical Characteristics of Sleep Disorder Breathing in Moebius Syndrome Child, Poster presentation at European Pediatric Neurology Society Brussels, Belgium Sept 2013

13. C.S. Sendon, J.F. Chocano, Polysomnography Sleep Evaluation in a Patient with Chromosomal Disorder duplication (17) p11.2 (Smith-Magenis Syndrome and Potocki-Lupski Syndrome) Poster presentation at European Pediatric Neurology Society Brussels, Belgium Sept 2013

14. C.S. Sendon, E. Okafor, H. Bowers, A. Perkins, J. F. Chocano Clinical Characteristics and Comorbidities of Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Poster presentation at research meeting Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk VA June 2014

15. C.S. Sendon, J.F. Chocano Accelerated Ventricular Rhythm during Sleep Study in a Child with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Poster presentation at Research Meeting Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk VA June 2014

16. C.S Sendon, Geoffrey Rulong, Patti Kiger, Charley Martin, Kaethe Ferguson, Michelle Brenner, Clarence W. Gowen, Jose F. Chocano, Sleep Education for Medical Students and Pediatric Residents by an Online Sleep Review Course. Poster presentation at Research Meeting Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk VA June 2014

17. C.S Sendon, A.M.Perkins, J.F Chocano Polysomnographic Characteristics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Poster presentation at American Thoracic Society Denver CO 2015

18. C.S. Sendon, E. Okafor, J.F. Chocano Sleep characteristics and severity of central sleep apnea in children 6 to 24 months in a pediatric sleep laboratory Oral presentation at the 7th World Congress of the World Sleep Federation Istanbul, Turkey 2015

19. C.S. Sendon, Marlene Limon, J.F. Chocano, Plastic Bronchitis in a Child Previously Healthy Poster presentation at CHEST Conference Los Angeles, CA Oct 2016

20. Sendon CS, Barone C, Di Pietro C, Oez H, Egan ME, Bruscia EM. The AKT/MicroRNA -199a-5p/CAV1 Pathway is Altered in CF Bronchial Epithelial Cells Poster presentation at North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference to be held November 2017 Indianapolis, Indiana.

21. C.S. Sendon, A. Esquibies A Novel Presentation of Pulmonary Hemorrhage in Infancy Poster presentation at American Thoracic Society Meeting May 2018 San Diego, California

22. C.S. Sendon, Oez H, Zhang PX, Barone C, Di Pietro C, Pierce R, Egan ME, Bruscia EM Reduced Caveolin 1 Compromises Cystic Fibrosis Bronchial Epithelial Cell Barrier Function Oral presentation at American Thoracic Society Meeting May 2018 San Diego, California

23. Sendon CS, Oez H, Zhang PX, Barone C, Di Pietro C, Pierce R, Egan ME, Bruscia EM Reduced Caveolin 1 Compromised Cystic Fibrosis Bronchial Epithelial Cell Barrier Function Oral presentation at American Thoracic Society Conference San Diego May 2018.

24. Sendon CS, Oez H, Zhang PX, Barone C, Di Pietro C, Pierce R, Egan ME, Bruscia EM Real-Time Measurements of Cell Resistance Reveal a Role of CFTR in Sustaining Bronchial Epithelial Cell Barrier Permeability North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference 2018 Denver, Colorado

25. C.S. Sendon, A. Esquibies, Child with Mirage Syndrome-Case Report presentation at American Thoracic Society Conference 2019 Dallas, TX

26. Sendon CS, Rebaza A, Egan ME Sustainable Agriculture and Shortness of Breath presentation at American Thoracic Society Conference 2019 Dallas, TX

27. Sendon CS, Oez H, Zhang PX, Barone C, Di Pietro C, Pierce R, Egan ME, Bruscia EM Cell Resistance Measurements Reveals Defective Permeability in Cystic Fibrosis Bronchial Epithelial Cells presentation at American Thoracic Society Conference 2019 Dallas, TX

28. Sendon C, Carosella C, Melendres C, “Night Kentucky Blues” The Case of a hypoxic child in a Sleep Laboratory presentation at Pediatric ATS Journal Rounds at American Thoracic Society Conference 2020 (Virtual)