Sullafa Kadura, M.D., M.B.A.

About Me

Dr. Kadura, originally from Canastota, NY, completed her undergraduate studies at Syracuse University and earned her medical degree at Universidad Central del Caribe in Puerto Rico. Following this, she pursued her internal medicine residency here at URMC. She practiced hospital medicine for nearly a...

Dr. Kadura, originally from Canastota, NY, completed her undergraduate studies at Syracuse University and earned her medical degree at Universidad Central del Caribe in Puerto Rico. Following this, she pursued her internal medicine residency here at URMC. She practiced hospital medicine for nearly a decade, during which she actively engaged in quality improvement initiatives and took pleasure in teaching medical students and residents. Dr. Kadura furthered her education by obtaining an MBA through the University of Rochester's Simon Business School.

Motivated to play a more integral role in her patients' overall health and well-being, Dr. Kadura underwent specialized sleep medicine training. As a faculty member at the sleep disorders center, she dedicates herself to evaluating and treating patients with a spectrum of sleep disorders, encompassing obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, and circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders. Dr. Kadura maintains her involvement with inpatient care at Highland Hospital.

Beyond her clinical responsibilities, she contributes to the URMC Clinical Informatics team, holding the role of Director of Informatics, where she brings her expertise to enhance the intersection of healthcare and information technology.

Faculty Appointments

Adjunct Associate Professor - Department of Medicine, Hospital Medicine (SMD)

Credentials

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

Fellow, Sleep Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 2020 - 2021

Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY 2010 - 2013

Education

MBA | Simon Business School. Medical Management. 2020

MD | Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, Bayamon. Medicine. 2010

BS | Syracuse University. Biology, Spanish Language, Literature and Culture. 2005

Awards

Team Excellence Finalist, Silver Award. 2020

John R. Williams Legacy Award. 2019

UR Pursuing Excellence Leader. 2018

Shining Example. 2016 - 2018

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. 2009

Research

Dr. Kadura's research interests include leveraging technology to identify and improve sleep in inpatient settings and the development of effective clinical decision support in the electronic health record.

Publications

Journal Articles

Evaluating the impact of patient-staff interactions on sleep opportunities using the electronic health record.

Pink L, Kadura S, Mazzotti DR, Fear K

Journal of hospital medicine.. 2025 June 20 (6):581-587. Epub 12/04/2024.

Sleep Medicine for Anesthesia Trainees: Building the Value Proposition.

Karan SB, Karelsky S, Kadura S, Ramachandran SK

Anesthesia and analgesia.. 2025 March 1140 (3):577-580. Epub 02/14/2025.

Nudging towards Sleep-Friendly Health Care: A Multifaceted Approach on Reducing Unnecessary Overnight Interventions.

Kadura S, Eisner L, Lopa S, Poulakis A, Mesmer H, Willnow N, Pigeon W

Applied clinical informatics.. 2024 October 15 (5):1025-1039. Epub 08/27/2024.

Sleeping with one cerebrum open: patient and staff perceptions of sleep quality and quantity on an inpatient neurology unit.

Kadura S, Poulakis A, Roberts DE, Arora VM, Darrow SN, Eisner L, Ibarra M, Lin J, Wang L, Pigeon WR

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.. 2024 April 120 (4):619-629. Epub 1900 01 01.

A patient-centered approach to acute inpatient insomnia.

Kadura S, Stewart NH, Pigeon W

Journal of hospital medicine.. 2024 February 19 (2):155. Epub 09/17/2023.

Moving beyond alerts: Electronic health record strategies to improve inpatient Parkinson's disease care.

Kadura S, Schneider RB

Parkinsonism & related disorders.. 2023 November 116 :105819. Epub 08/22/2023.

Perspective: leveraging the electronic health record to improve sleep in the hospital.

Kadura S, Siala T, Arora VM

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.. 2023 February 119 (2):421-423. Epub 1900 01 01.