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Office
1161 21st Avenue South
MCN AA-0118
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-936-0060Fax+1 615-343-2589- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Raghu Upender is an Associate Professor and Medical Director of Vanderbilt Sleep Disorders Center. He has over 20 years of clinical experience in the field of sleep medicine and fatigue management. His current research focuses on improving health outcomes through treatment of sleep disorder using novel telemedicine tools. He has been invited to speak on sleep and fatigue topics in a number of professional conferences. Dr. Upender graduated sum cum laude from University of Connecticut in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology and Neurobiology. He earned his medical degree from University of Connecticut in 1995. He received the Howard Hughes Medical Institutes Research Scholarship to conduct research at the NIH during medical school. He completed neurology residency and fellowship training at Washington University in St. Louis. He is a diplomate of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and holds certification in Neurology, Sleep Medicine, and Electromyography. He earned an Executive MBA degree from Vanderbilt Owen School of Business in 2016.
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Sleep Medicine, 1999 - 2000
Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1995
University of ConnecticutMD- Vanderbilt Owen School of BusinessMBA
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2004 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2015 - 2025
LA State Medical License 2017 - 2019
NV State Medical License 2004 - 2005
CT State Medical License 2000 - 2004- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Sleep Medicine
- American Board of Electrodiagnostic MedicineDiplomate of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsAdipokines in Sleep Disturbance and Metabolic Dysfunction: Insights from Network Analysis.Zhikui Wei, You Chen, Raghu P Upender> ;Clocks & Sleep. 2022 Jun 22
- 8 citationsSleep Disturbance and Metabolic Dysfunction: The Roles of Adipokines.Zhikui Wei, You Chen, Raghu P Upender> ;International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022 Feb 1
- 2 citationsA Model for Sleep Apnea Management in Underserved Patient Populations.Olivia Henry, Alexandra Brito, Marguerite Cooper Lloyd, Robert Miller, Eleanor Weaver, Raghu Upender> ;Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2022 Jan 18
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Hospital Affiliations
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee
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