Effects of On-Call shifts on Physicians’ Cognitive Performance, Level of Alertness, Mood and Safety: A Review Article. Siraj O. Wali*. Saudi J of Int Med. 2011; 1(2): 11-16.
Prevalence of Sleepiness as a Risk Factor for Road Traffic Accidents: Sample of the Hospitalized Saudi Population. Siraj O. Wali* and Merdad RA. KAUH Journal. 2012; 19(2): 35-45.
Effect of On-Call-Related Sleep Deprivation on Physicians’ Mood and Alertness. Siraj O. Wali*, Qutah K, Abushanab L, Basamh R, Abushanab J and Krayem A. Annals of thoracic Medicine. 2013; 8(1): 22-27.
Aerobic exercises relieve symptoms of primary chronic insomnia. Elsayed E, Kadah SM, Alerwi RM, Krayem AB and Siraj O. Wali. HealthMED Journal. 2013; 7(7): 2022 – 2027.
Sleep habits in adolescents of Saudi Arabia; distinct patterns and extreme sleep schedules. Merdad RA, Merdad LA, Nassif RA, El-Derwi D, Siraj O. Wali*. Sleep Med. 2014; 15(11):1370-8.
The frequency of allergic rhinitis among obstructive sleep apnea patients: a hospital-based, cross-sectional study. Gadi GU, Albar MH, Fida AR, Sendi KS, Alnoury KI, Siraj O. Wali*. JKAU Med Sci 2014; 21(3): 61-74.
The effect of vitamin D supplements on the severity of restless legs syndrome. Siraj O. Wali*. Afnan Shukr, Ayah Boudal, Ahmad Alsaiari and Ayman Krayem. Sleep Breath. SLEEP AND BREATHING. 2019; 23(2): 595-601.
Restless Legs Syndrome among end stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis. Siraj O. Wali* and Alkhouli A. Saudi Med J 2015; Vol. 36 (2): 204-210.
Prevalence of restless legs syndrome and associated risk factors in the middle-aged Saudi population. Siraj O. Wali* and Abalkhail B. Ann Thorac Med. 2015;10(3): 193–198.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea among Saudi patients with Coronary Artery disease in Saudi Arabia. Siraj O. Wali*; Muath A. Alsharif; Mohammed H. Albanji; Murad S. Baabbad; Haneen M. Almotary; Nabil Alama; Layth Mimish; Adil Alsulami; Muntasir M. Abdelaziz. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. 2015;27:227-233.
Prevalence and predictors of habitual snoring in a sample of Saudi middle-aged adults. Siraj O. Wali* and Abalkhail B. Saudi Med J. 2015; 36 (8): 920-927.
Obstructive sleep apnea among Saudis with Chronic renal failure on hemodialysis. Siraj O. Wali*, AlKhouli A, Howladar M, Ahmad I, Alshuhaib S, Alghamdi S and Krayem A. Annals of Thoracic Medicine. 2015;10(4):263-8.
Sleep quantity, quality, and insomnia symptoms of medical students during clinical years. Mohammed A. Alsaggaf, Siraj O. Wali*, Roah A. Merdad, Leena A. Merdad. Saudi Medical Journal. 2016; 37(2): 173 – 182.
Prevalence of atopic markers and allergic rhinitis among obstructive sleep apnea patients. Ghada Qadi, Siraj O. Wali*, Emad Koshak, Mohammed Albar, Abdulkarim Fida, Muntasir Abdulaziz. J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2017;7(1):37-44.
Metabolic Phenotype of Obesity in a Saudi Population. Ahmad MS, Alsaleh M, Kimhofer T, Ahmad S, Jamal W, Siraj O. Wali, Nicholson JK, Damanhouri ZA, Holmes E. J Proteome Res. 2017;16(2):635-644.
Prevalence and risk factors of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in a Saudi Arabian population. Siraj O. Wali*, Abalkhail B, Krayem A. Ann Thorac Med 2017;12:88-94.
The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in adult patients with sickle cell disease. Al-Saqqaf R, Merdad R, Siraj O. Wali*, Al-Sayes F, Mukharesh L, Batawi S, Batwai G, Ageel M, Hamid M, Alama N, AlQassas I. J Appl Hematol 2017;8:16-22.
Sleepiness in Adolescents. Merdad R, Akil H, Siraj O. Wali*. Sleep Medicine Clinics 2017; 12(3): 415-428.
Restless Legs Syndrome and Sleep Quality among Adult Sickle Cell Disease Patients. Siraj O. Wali*, Ibrahim AlQassas, Roah Merdad, Rajaa Alsaggaf, Fatin Al-sayes. Sleep Breath. 2018; 22: 495-501.
Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients in Saudi Arabia. Sundus Baaisharah, Mohamed Nabil Alamaa, Khalid Aljammali, Badur Bafakeer, Siraj O. Wali*, Haitham Altaib, and Ahmad Bamaquos. Saudi J Intern Med. 2017; 7(1), 5-12.
The Association between Vitamin D Level and Restless Legs Syndrome: A Case Control Study. Siraj O. Wali*, Samah Alsafadi, Bahaa Abalkhail, Iman Ramadan, Badr Abulhamail, Moaiyyad Kousa, Reem Alshamrani, Hanan Faruqui, Abdulaziz Faruqui, Mohamed Alama, Mohamed Hamed. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2018; 14(4):557-564.
Risk Factors of Primary and Secondary Restless Legs Syndrome among a Middle-Aged Population in Saudi Arabia: A Community-Based Study. Samah Alsafadi, Bahaa Abaalkhail, Siraj O. Wali*, Khaled Aljammali, Bedor Alotaiby, Ibrahim Zakaria, Hanadi Sabbahi. Annals of Thoracic Medicine. 2018;13:175-81.
Prevalence of Stress among Medical Students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Mohammad M. Zagzoog, Ryan O. Bamashmous, Ahmed O. Alamoudi, Shahad A. Al-Raddadi, Hatem E. Al-Thagafi, Siraj O Wali, Reda Jamjoom. International Journal of Scientific Research. 2018; 7(1): 24-45.
Efficacy of vitamin D replacement therapy in restless legs syndrome: a randomized control trial. Siraj O. Wali*, Bahaa Abaalkhail, Faris Alhejaili, S. R. Pandi-Perumal. Sleep Breath. 2019; 23(2): 595-601. DOI: 10.1007/s11325-018-1751-2
The Effect of Caffeinated Beverages on Sleep Quality in College Students. Sarah M. AlSharif, Marwah S. Al-Qathmi, Wejdan M. Baabdullah, Talah A. Alhrkan, Yara A. Fayoumi, Faris F. Alhejaili and Siraj O. Wali*.30Jun.2018 [cited 13May2019];8(1):43-8.
Frequency of Sleep disorders in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Mohammad Mustafa, Yasser Bawazir, Leena Merdad, Siraj O. Wali*, Suzan Attar, Omar Fathaldin, Sami Bahlas, Faris Alhejaili, Ahmed Aljohaney, Ahmed Jan, and Fatima Jadu. Open Access Rheumatology Research. Open Access Rheumatol. 2019; 11: 163–171.
Prevalence of Glaucoma in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Nahla Bagabas, Wafaa Ghazali, Mariam Mukhtar, Ibrahim AlQassas, Roah Merdad, Ashfaque Maniyar, Nawaf Almarzouki, Halima Afreen, Osama Badeeb, Siraj O. Wali*. J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2019; 9(3):198-203. doi: 10.2991/jegh.k.190816.001.
Prevalence of sleep disorders among staff workers at a tertiary health care center. Faris Alhejaili, Sarah Altayyari, Siraj O. Wali. Saudi Journal of Internal Medicine. 2019; 9(2): 37-44.
Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Siraj O. Wali*; Mohammad Mustafa; Dilshad Manzar; Yasser Bawazir; Suzan Attar; Omar Fathaldin; Sami Bahlas; Roah AlSulaimani; Faris Alhejaili; Muntasir Abdelaziz. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020;16(2):259–265.
The correlation between oxygen saturation indices and the standard obstructive sleep apnea severity. Siraj O. Wali*, Bahaa Abaalkhail, Ibrahim AlQassas, Faris Alhejaili, David Warren Spence, Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal. Annals of Thoracic Medicine. 2020 Apr 1;15(2):70.
Perception of surgical treatments for obstructive sleep apnea among sleep medicine physicians: A cross-sectionalstudy. Mohammed Ridha Algethami, Firas Abdulrahman Addas, Hazim Abdulkarim Khatib, Faris Fallah Alhejaili, Siraj Omar Wali. J Family Med Prim Care 2020;9:4401-5
Differential associations of hypoxia, sleep fragmentation and depressive symptoms with cognitive dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnoea. Alomri RM, Kennedy GA, Siraj Wali, Ahejaili F, Robinson SR. [published online ahead of print, 2020 Oct 12]. Sleep. 2020;zsaa213. doi:10.1093/sleep/zsaa213
Nigella sativa supplementation to treat symptomatic mild COVID-19: A structured summary of a protocol for a randomised, controlled, clinical trial. Abdulrahman E. Koshak, Emad A. Koshak, Abdullah F. Mobeireek, Mazen A. Badawi, Siraj O. Wali, Husam M. Malibary, Ali F. Atwah, Meshari M. Alhamdan, Reem A. Almalki & Tariq A. Madani. Trials. 2020;21(1):703. Published 2020 Aug 8. doi:10.1186/s13063-020-04647-x
Sleep quality among adults and older adult who lives in Residential Care Center-RCC. Aseel T. Suqati, Mohammed Basheikh, Siraj O. Wali, Salma Sit, Abdulrahman A. Alomari, Raed A. Alharbi, and Murad A. Yasawy. Medical Science. 2020;24(101):421-8.
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Fibrosis Risk in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Retrospective Analysis. Hani A. Jawa, Hazim Khatib, Naif Alzahrani, Ahmed Alawi, Mohanad AL-Gamdi, Ahmed Abuljadayel, Sarah Altayyari , Faris Alhejaili, Mahmoud Mosli, Siraj O. Wali. Cureus 13(2): e13623. doi:10.7759/cureus.13623
The Utility of Proinflammatory Markers in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Siraj Wali, Jamil Al-Mughales, Faris Alhejaili, Dilshad Manzar, Fahad Alsallum, Hashim Almojaddidi, David Gozal. Sleep and Breathing 2021 Jun;25(2):545-53.
Saudi Sleep Medicine Curricula 2021. Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS); 2021.BaHammam AS, Wali S, Aljahdali H, Alenazi MH, Aleissi S. 1-50.
Sleep quality and insomnia during the COVID-19 lockdown among the Saudi public. Adel S. Alharbi, Sultan M. Alshahrani, Muslim M. Alsaadi, Hamdan H. AL-Jahdali, Siraj O. Wali, Ahmed S. BaHammam. Saudi Med J 2021; Vol. 42 (4) https://smj.org.sa
Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Saudi Pilots. Faris Alhejaili, Afnan Hafez, Siraj O. Wali, Ranya Alshumrani, Ahmed M Alzehairi, Mansour Balkhyour, Seithikurippu R Pandi-Perumal. Nat Sci Sleep. 2021;13:537-545.https://doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S299382
Association between nocturnal activity of the sympathetic nervous system and cognitive dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnoea. Alomri RM, Kennedy GA, Siraj O. Wali, Alhejaili F, Robinson SR. Scientific Reports. 2021 Jun 7;11(1):1-1.
Comparison of Airway Measurements in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Non-rheumatoid Patients using Lateral Cephalometric Radiographs. Badr F F, Jadu F M, Nasir A M, Jan A M, Siraj O. Wali, Mustafa M, Bawazir Y, Meisha D. Niger J Clin Pract 2021;24:1200-5
Nigella sativa for the treatment of COVID-19: An open-label randomized controlled clinical trial. Koshak AE, Koshak EA, Mobeireek AF, Badawi MA, Siraj O. Wali, Malibary HM, Atwah AF, Alhamdan MM, Almalki RA, Madani TA. Complement Ther Med. 2021 Sep;61:102769. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102769. Epub 2021 Aug 15. PMID: 34407441; PMCID: PMC8364675.
Prevalence of and risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea in children with sickle cell: a multicentric cross sectional study. Albraa Abulhamail, Ahmad AlShebli, Leeena Merdad, Siraj O. Wali, Wasil Jastaniah, Bahaa Abaalkhail. Annals of Hematology. 2021 Sep 10. doi: 10.1007/s00277-021-04646-1.
Putative associations between inflammatory biomarkers, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnea. Siraj O. Wali*, Md Dilshad Manzar, Mohammed M Abdelaziz, Ranya Alshomrani, Faris Alhejaili, Jamil Al-Mughales, Wail Alamoudi, David Gozal. Annals of Thoracic Medicine.
Annals of Thoracic Medicine. 2021 Oct 1;16(4):329.
Sleep Disorders among Commercial Airline Pilots. Ahmed Alzehairi, Faris Alhejaili, Siraj Wali, Ibrahim AlQassas, Mansour Balkhyour, Seithikurippu R Pandi-Perumal. Aerospace
Medicine and Human Performance. 2021 Dec 1;92(12):937-944.doi: 10.2257/AMHP.5809.2021.
Prevalence of sleep deprivation; poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness, among health faculties’ students, at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study. Omar Nagadi, Abdulaziz Alotaibi, Ahmed Almutadares, Turki Alamoudi, Waleed Alqurashi, and Siraj O. Wali. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries. 2021; 5(8): 1449-1453. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1609687979
Pro-Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy. Al-Mughales J, Siraj O. Wali*, Manzar MD, Alhejaili F, Gozal D. Sleep Sci. 2022 Jan;15(Spec 1):20.
Sleep quality and mental health in coronavirus disease 2019 patients and general population during the pandemic. Ranya Alshumrani, Sultan Qanash, Ahmad Aldobyany, Faris Alhejaili, Ibrahim AlQassas, Mohammed Shabrawishi, Omar Alnashiwaty, Mohannad Badghaish, Mohammad Adnan, Ahmed Bin Afeef, Dhafer Alghamdi, Salman Aljehani, Anas Alsurahi, Abdulaziz Faruqui, Ayman Krayem, Md. Dilshad Manzar, Siraj O. Wali*. Annals of Thoracic Medicine. 2022; 17:21-27.
Association between cognitive dysfunction and nocturnal peaks of blood pressure estimated from pulse transit time in obstructive sleep apnoea. Ridwan M. Alomri, Gerard A. Kennedy, Siraj O. Wali, Faris Alhejaili, Matthew Zelko and Stephen R. Robinsonb. Sleep Medicine Journal. 2022 Feb;90:185-191. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.01.005. Epub 2022 Jan 10.
Prevalence and Severity of Temporomandibular Disorders in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Mohammad A. Mustafa , Bader A. AL-Attas, Fatma F. Badr, Fatma M. Jadu, Siraj O. Wali, Yasser M. Bawazir. Cureus. 2022 Jan 15;14(1).
Prevalence of eosinophilic, atopic, and overlap phenotypes among patients with severe asthma in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study. Hamdan Al‑Jahdali, Siraj O. Wali, Amr S. Albanna, Riyad Allehebi, Hussein Al‑Matar, Mohamed Fattouh, Maarten Beekman. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2022 Dec;22(1):1-1.
Curriculum development for the Saudi sleep medicine fellowship program. Ahmed S. BaHammam, Meteb H. Alenazi, Hamdan H. Al-Jahdali, Salih A. Aleissi, and Siraj O. Wali. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences. 2022 Mar 10.
Overprescription of short-acting β2-agonists is associated with poor asthma symptom control: results from five Middle Eastern countries included in the SABINA International (III) study. Ashraf Al Zaabi, Nasser Busaidi, Saleh Al Mutairy, Arzu Yorgancıoğlu, Kurtuluş Aksu, Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Siraj Wali, Mohamed Elsayed & Maarten JHI Beekman. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. 2022 Jul 3
Determining the Site of Upper Airway Narrowing in Snorers Using a Noninvasive Technique. Faris Alhejaili, Siraj O. Wali*, Shahd Abosoudah, Hani N. Mufti, Hani Z. Marzouki, Amir Ismail, Mohammed Abdelaziz, Ranya Alsumrani, Lama Rayyis, Elaf Alzarnougi, Jana Alkishi, Sarah Shaikhoon, Ghaedaa Alzahrani. Cureus 2022 Sep 1;14(9):e28659.
Airway Measurements in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Lateral Cephalometric Radiographs: Does It Predict OSA?. Siraj O. Wali*, Mohammad Mustafa, Yasser Bawazir, Faris Alhejaili, Fatma Badr, Ahmed Jan, Fatima Jadu, Murad Yasawy, Ghadah A. Batawi and Ranya Alshumrani. Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science. 2022, 10(8): 088-093.
Overprescription of short-acting β2-agonists among patients with asthma in Saudi Arabia: Results from the SABINA III cohort study. Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Siraj Wali, Amr S. Albanna, Abeer Al Harbi, Riyad Allehebi, Abdulmajed Arwadi, Tarek Dahan, Mohamed Fattouh, Ezzat Hamza, Maarten Beekman. The Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2022, 16(12): 812 – 825. https://doi.org/10.1111/crj.13553.
Optimal positive airway pressure requirement and polysomnography indices of obstructive sleep apnea severity in the Saudi population. Ahmad A Bamagoos, Shahad A Alshaynawi, Atheer S Gari, Atheer M Badawi, Mudhawi H Alhiniah, Asma A Alshahrani, Renad R Rajab, Reem K Bahaj, Faris Alhejaili, Siraj O Wali. Ann Thorac Med [serial online] 2023 [cited 2023 Jan 29];18:31-8. Available from: https://www.thoracicmedicine.org/text.asp?2023/18/1/31/368494
The Prevalence of Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in a Sample of the Saudi Population. Siraj O. Wali*, Ibrahim AlQassas, Sultan Qanash, Hani Mufti, Malak Alamoudi, Maha Alnowaiser, Reem Bakraa, Abdullah Alharbi, Wejdan Ossra, Faris Alhejaili, Ranya Alshumrani, Ghadah A. Batawi. J Epidemiol Glob Health (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44197-023-00089-1.
Long-term safety and efficacy of tezepelumab in people with severe, uncontrolled asthma (DESTINATION): a randomised, placebo-controlled extension study. Menzies-Gow A, Wechsler ME, Brightling CE, Korn S, Corren J, Israel E, Chupp G, Bednarczyk A, Ponnarambil S, Caveney S, Almqvist G. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2023 May 1;11(5):425-38.
The prevalence of rapid eye movement-related obstructive sleep apnea in a sample of Saudi population. Sultan Qanash, Hani Mufti, Faris Alhejaili, Faisal Al‑Husayni, Ghufran Bukhari, Shatha Bazhair, Ghadi Alansari, Alaa Aldeibani, Dimah Balkhi, Yara Alhjrsy, Shahad Albadani, Malak Alamoudi and Siraj O. Wali*. Annals of Thoracic Medicine 18(2):p 90-97, Apr–Jun 2023.
Sleep Patterns of Pilots: An Objective Assessment. Mohammed Abdelaziz, Faris Alhejaili, Loai Alnouri, Abdulrahman Samman, Ahmed Alzehairi, Mansour Balkhyour, Ranya Alsumrani, Pandi-Perumal R. Seithikurippu and Siraj O. Wali. Cureus 15(5): e38983. doi:10.7759/cureus.38983
Effects of gastroesophageal reflux episodes on sleep quality in a Saudi population. Rana Alghamdi, Arwa Reidi, Abrar Aljaid, Dania Al-Ahdal, Rawan Albaloushi, Khulud Nur, Siraj Wali*. Int J Clin Exp Med 2023;16(8):179-187.
Prevalence of poor sleep quality among physicians and nurses in a tertiary health care center. Lujain Alghamdi, Lojain Alsubhi, Reem Alghamdi, Nouf Aljahdaly, Mada Barashid, Lamar Wazira, Ghadah Batawi, Md Dilshad Manzar, Ranya Alshumrani, Faris Alhejaili and Siraj Wali*. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences 2024; 19(3),473-481.
Video Game Addiction and its Relationship with Sleep Quality among Medical Students. Faisal Ahmed Dakheel-allah Alghamdi, Faisal Ahmed Ghanim Alghamdi, Abdullah Abusulaiman, Abdulaziz Jabr Alsulami, Mohammed Bamotref, Albraa Alosaimi, Omar Bamousa, Siraj Wali*. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health. 2024 Jun 19:1-8.
Sleep quality, perceived changes in daily life, and mental health problems among Saudi medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ranya Alshumrani, Esraa Qulisy, Bashaer Banakher, Reem Badawood, Md Dilshad Manzar, Faris Alhejaili, Siraj Wali, Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal. Saudi Journal of Internal Medicine. 2024 Jan 1;13(1):33-41.
Prevalence of obesity in the middle-aged Saudi population. Faris Alhejaili, Ghufran Bin Afeef, Omar Kanbr, Siraj Wali. Saudi Journal of Internal Medicine. 2024 Jan 1;13(1):16-20.
Sleep Disorders among Elderly in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Faris Alhejaili, Omar Kanbr, Nisreen Jastaniah, Raghad Ismail, Tala Qalai, Raseil Alotaibi, Toleen Makhtoum, Rawan Aljuhani, Hadeel Aljondi, Albandry Binjahlan, Shaimaa Hawsawi, Weam Qutub, Ranya Alshumrani and Siraj Wali*. Annals of Thoracic Medicine. 19(4):p 251-257, Oct–Dec 2024. | DOI: 10.4103/atm.atm_57_24