Hugh Cassiere, MD

Hugh Cassiere, MD, South Shore University Hospital at Northwell Health.

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Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Skews Sleep Apnea Diagnoses, Warns Hugh Cassiere, MD

June 19th 2025

At SLEEP 2025, Cassiere discussed how pulse oximetry inaccuracies among patients with darker skin tones may lead to underdiagnosis or misclassification of sleep apnea severity.

Hugh Cassiere, MD

Articles by Hugh Cassiere, MD

Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Skews Sleep Apnea Diagnoses, Warns Hugh Cassiere, MD

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