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Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine and Adult Critical Care

Professional interests include: neuromuscular disorders (nerve & muscle diseases), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sleep disorders, and more.

4201 St Antoine Suite 5v
Detroit, MI 48201

(313) 745-1381

Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD is a pulmonologist in Detroit, MI specializing in adult pulmonology, sleep medicine and adult critical care. Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Wayne Health and UNIVERSITY PHYSICIAN GROUP.

Office Locations

Address:

4201 St Antoine Suite 5v
Detroit, MI 48201

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Address:

4646 John D. Dingell Vamc (553)
John R Detroit, MI 48201

Some issues Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD can help you with:

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.

There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.

Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injury medicine is a branch of medicine that treats damage to the spinal cord from an injury or a nontraumatic myelopathy, which is any disorder that affects the spinal area. The spinal cord is a section of nerve tissue protected by the vertebrae (spinal bones). Trauma to the spinal cord, typically caused by compression or bent vertebrae, prevents the body and brain from communicating. This can result in pain, loss of sensation, and impaired physical function and movement. Acute spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are a leading cause of permanent disability. Spinal cord injuries may develop from accidents or myelopathies, disorders that provoke spinal compression. Traumatic incidents such as falls, sports injuries, vehicle accidents, and bullet or stab wounds can cause an acute spinal cord injury.

Spinal cord injury medicine seeks to stabilize the spine and to alleviate the symptoms of spine damage. Practitioners of spinal cord injury medicine are called spinal cord injury specialists. Spinal cord injury medicine is an interdisciplinary field, meaning physicians of various specialties may be trained to treat spinal cord injuries.

Damage to the spinal cord may initially be diagnosed through X-ray, MRI, or CT scans. Patients can also undergo spinal exams to evaluate their sensory ability and strength. Injuries to the spinal cord can be complete (no feeling or sensation) or incomplete (some feeling or sensation remains). Conditions spinal cord injury medicine specialists may treat include:

Paralysis, such as paraplegia (loss of function in the legs), or quadriplegia (loss of function from the neck down)
Spine fracture or trauma, which can lead to impairment and/or significant pain
Spinal infections
Myelopathies, such as herniated disks, spinal tumors, and rheumatoid arthritis
Inflammatory diseases such as ankylosing spondylosis, and degenerative conditions like Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS)

Treatment for spinal cord injuries often involves surgery, either directly after an injury occurs or at a later date. Surgery for spine injuries is intended to ease spinal compression and stabilize the spine. Surgical procedures can involve shifting vertebrae, removing bone, or altering spinal placement with implantable devices. Patients with significant spinal trauma may require urgent surgical intervention.

Surgical treatments can be complemented by rehabilitative physical therapy to improve mobility. Spinal cord injury specialists also treat complications arising from a spinal injury, such as respiratory or bladder conditions. Some patients with spinal cord injuries may require lifelong treatment. Spinal cord injury specialists aim to help these patients successfully adjust and lead an improved quality of life. An emerging treatment for spinal cord injuries is neural prosthetics, which replicate patients' lost nerve function. Neural prostheses may be used as artificial body parts or assistive devices that patients may cognitively control. Other assistive devices include wheelchairs and scooters.

Spinal cord injury specialists may collaborate with physical therapists, radiologists, neurologists, urologists, and orthopedists.

In The News

“Excessively high or low bedroom temperature can affect sleep, according to Abdulghani Sankari, fellowship program director in the pulmonary and critical care and sleep medicine division at Wayne...”—"13 Things Sleep Experts Would Never, Ever Keep In Their Bedroom", Huff Post, November 2019

“"The majority of spinal cord injury survivors have symptomatic sleep-disordered breathing and poor sleep that may be missed if not carefully assessed," study researcher Dr. Abdulghani Sankari,...”—"The Sleep Condition That Is Common Among Spinal Cord Injury Patients", Huff Post, January 2014

“Assessing Syria's Basic Health Care Needs In Wartime Host Rachel Martin speaks with Abdulghani Sankari of the Syrian American Medical Society.”—"Assessing Syria's Basic Health Care Needs In Wartime", NPR, March 2013

airway management	36
doctor visit	151
sleep study	56

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	89
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	77

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	54
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

airway management	25
doctor visit	118
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
sleep study	39

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	110
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	89

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	55
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

airway management	35
doctor visit	124
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122
sleep study	48

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	270
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	206

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	63
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

airway management	67
doctor visit	134
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
sleep study	126

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	157
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	112

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	53
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	65
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

airway management	67
doctor visit	149
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93
sleep study	140

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	151
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	109

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	60
Dementia	27
Cancer	12

airway management	50
doctor visit	133
sleep study	85

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	70

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	57
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

airway management	35
doctor visit	175
sleep study	55

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	62
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

doctor visit	57

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	108
sleep study	9

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Detroit, MI were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

airway management	45
doctor visit	128
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
sleep study	69

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD.

**Gender**
Female	91
Male	61

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	98
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	75
65 to 74	51

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	21
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	11
Cancer	5

Education & Training

He is certified by the ABMS Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine ABMS Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease ABMS Internal Medicine ABMS Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in Michigan.

Board Certification: ABMS Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine ABMS Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease ABMS Internal Medicine ABMS Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Wayne Health

UNIVERSITY PHYSICIAN GROUP

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Priority Health PPO, Priority Health, AmeriHealth, Blue Preferred Plus, Medicare Advantage, AARP, McLaren Health Plan, MultiPlan, HAP PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, HAP HMO, HAP Preferred Health Plan Medicare PPO, United Healthcare Select EPO, HAP/AHL EPA, United Healthcare Options PPO, HAP Preferred Health Plan EPA, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Medicare Advantage PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus POS, Aetna, Railroad Medicare, United Healthcare Navigate, United Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Molina Healthcare, HAP POS, HealthSmart, United Healthcare Navigate Plus, HealthCare USA, HAP Medicare Senior Plus HMO, Cofinity, PHP - PPO, Komen Fund-Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program, Trusted HP- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan-Advantage HMO, BCN Local Network Southeast, HAP ASO POS, HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest MI Health Link Dual Demo Prog., HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest Health Plan MIChild, Meridian Complete Dual-My Health Link D-SNP, Trusted Health Plan- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan MI Child, BCBSM Metro Detroit EPO, PHP - POS, Meridian Health Plan of Michigan- MIChild, Blue Cross Complete, KCC Colon Rectal, Meridian Complete, Community Care Associates - Healthchoice Plan of Michigan, BCBSM Traditional, Commonwealth Care Alliance of Michigan, BCBSM Trust, Total Health Care Healthy MI Plan, KCC Bone Marrow Transplant, AHL - PPO, Meridian Choice- f/k/a Meridian Health Plan of MI-Gold, HAP ASO HMO, BCN- Commercial, KCC Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program, Meridian/Ambetter From Meridian, Zelis HealthCare f/k/a Stratose, BCN- Advantage, AHL - POS, DMC Renal Transplant and Harbor Healthy MI Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Priority Health PPO

Priority Health

AmeriHealth

Blue Preferred Plus

Medicare Advantage

AARP

McLaren Health Plan

MultiPlan

HAP PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

HAP HMO

HAP Preferred Health Plan Medicare PPO

United Healthcare Select EPO

HAP/AHL EPA

United Healthcare Options PPO

HAP Preferred Health Plan EPA

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Medicare Advantage PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus POS

Aetna

Railroad Medicare

United Healthcare Navigate

United Healthcare

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Molina Healthcare

HAP POS

HealthSmart

United Healthcare Navigate Plus

HealthCare USA

HAP Medicare Senior Plus HMO

Cofinity

PHP - PPO

Komen Fund-Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program

Trusted HP- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan-Advantage HMO

BCN Local Network Southeast

HAP ASO POS

HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest MI Health Link Dual Demo Prog.

HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest Health Plan MIChild

Meridian Complete Dual-My Health Link D-SNP

Trusted Health Plan- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan MI Child

BCBSM Metro Detroit EPO

PHP - POS

Meridian Health Plan of Michigan- MIChild

Blue Cross Complete

KCC Colon Rectal

Meridian Complete

Community Care Associates - Healthchoice Plan of Michigan

BCBSM Traditional

Commonwealth Care Alliance of Michigan

BCBSM Trust

Total Health Care Healthy MI Plan

KCC Bone Marrow Transplant

AHL - PPO

Meridian Choice- f/k/a Meridian Health Plan of MI-Gold

HAP ASO HMO

BCN- Commercial

KCC Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program

Meridian/Ambetter From Meridian

Zelis HealthCare f/k/a Stratose

BCN- Advantage

AHL - POS

DMC Renal Transplant

Harbor Healthy MI Plan

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc	$786 $786
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$495 Sleep and Respiratory Care $495
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$125 $125
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.	$101 Silenor $101
EISAI INC.	$66 Belviq $66
Other	$89 Esbriet $38	ONGLYZA $32	NephroCheck Test $19

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$643
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$495
Food and Beverage	$485
Education	$38

Research Payments

Dr. Abdulghani Sankari, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $1,000.

Biography

Dr. Abdulghani Sankari works as an adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology. Dr. Sankari's areas of expertise include sleep disorders, spinal cord injury, and neuromuscular disorders (nerve & muscle diseases). He is affiliated with Wayne Health and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He can accept United Healthcare Navigate, Cofinity, and Blue California, as well as other insurance carriers. In addition to English, he speaks Arabic.