Hira Bakhtiar, MD

After graduating from residency in Texas, Dr. Bakhtiar came to Norwalk for a fellowship in pulmonary medicine. She then completed a fellowship in critical care medicine at Yale, before returning to Norwalk as a fellow in sleep medicine. Dr. Bakhtiar is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. 
Dr. Bakhtiar has expertise in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and sees patients for the evaluation and management of a wide variety of pulmonary diseases and sleep disorders, as well as treating critically ill patients. Dr. Bakhtiar loves teaching physiology and ultrasound, and developing new curricula. She is proud to remain at Norwalk as a new faculty member working alongside those who trained her.

Why should someone choose you to care for their health? 
My primary avidity is in practicing patient-centered pulmonary, sleep and critical care medicine.

What is the most important thing your patients should expect from their professional relationship with you? What do you expect from them?
My patients’ preferences and priorities are most important to me, and I collaborate with them to make medical decisions by sharing the most current medical evidence. 

How do you spend your valuable personal time when you’re not caring for patients?
I love spending time with my husband, reading, being outdoors, traveling, cooking and learning new recipes.

Why did you choose your specialty and what is its greatest reward?
It is a privilege to care for and know my patients. My background in pulmonary, critical care and sleep allows me to care for the sickest patients in the intensive care unit, and to see patients in the clinic with pulmonary and sleep problems, building long-term relationships.  I feel that the greatest reward is in teaching learners of all levels and learning from them.