18 Speaker Series: Kidney Disease & COVID-19 with Dr. Ashok Sastry.

Our guest:

• Ashok Sastry, M.D. - Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology 

On our panel:

• Justine Amdur, Program Coordinator - American Sleep Apnea Association
• Gilles Frydman, Chief Strategy Officer - American Sleep Apnea Association

Our host:

• Adam Amdur, Chief Patient Officer - American Sleep Apnea Association

On today's show our panel is joined by Ashok Sastry M.D. , (Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology) as we discuss sleep apnea, its relationship to hypertension and kidney functions, and managing chronic health conditions during COVID-19.

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Theme Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3635-deliberate-thought

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

If you, or a loved one has sleep apnea or questions about sleep apnea, go to sleepahealth.org for more information.

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