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270: Dr. Saema Tahir, Quadruple Board Certified Physician, Specialty: Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, & Sleep Medicine: What Your Sleep Tracker Isn't Telling You
31 July 2026

270: Dr. Saema Tahir, Quadruple Board Certified Physician, Specialty: Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, & Sleep Medicine: What Your Sleep Tracker Isn't Telling You

The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast

About

Dr. Saema Tahir is a quadruple board-certified physician specializing in Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine in New York City. She completed her medical training at Ross University School of Medicine, followed by residency at Case Western Reserve University and fellowships in Sleep Medicine at Temple University Hospital and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Drexel University Hahnemann Medical Center.


Known for her patient-centered and holistic approach, Dr. Tahir focuses on building trust through personalized care that considers each patient's physical, social, and psychological well-being. After serving on the front lines in New York City intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned to her passion for sleep and pulmonary medicine. Outside of medicine, she enjoys traveling with her husband and two children and staying active through fitness, including spinning, Lagree, and Pilates.




SHOWNOTES: ( 10-12 points)


😴 Why do some people feel tired after a normal sleep study?


😴 What if your sleep problem isn't sleep hygiene?


😴 Could a normal test still miss a sleep disorder?


😴 Why are sleep trackers useful but not diagnostic?


😴 What does a good sleep score really mean?


😴 Could poor sleep affect more than your energy?


😴 Why do many women miss important sleep symptoms?


😴 What changes during perimenopause affect sleep?


😴 Could sleep be the missing piece in your health?


😴 Why should doctors ask more about sleep?


😴 What happens when sleep complaints get dismissed?


😴 Could consistency be the simplest sleep strategy?



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