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Sanjay Yathiraj, MD, Neurology, Bradenton, FL, HCA Florida Blake Hospital

SanjayYathirajMD

Neurology Bradenton, FL

Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurophysiology, Neurorehabilitation, Sleep Medicine

Palma Sola Neurology Associates

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Summary

  • Dr. Sanjay Yathiraj was born in Bangalore, India and immigrated to the United States at age six. He grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended Kenyon College. While attending Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine he became a National Institute of Health Summer Research Fellow developing an interest in Neurology. At the University of Florida Department of Neurology he completed his residency in Neurology. Thereafter he did a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at the University of Louisville. He is currently a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurology, Diplomate of the ABPN Neuromuscular Medicine, Diplomate of the ABPN Sleep Medicine and Diplomate of ABPN Brain Injury Medicine.He is currently on active medical staff at Blake Medical Center, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, and Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, FL. His clinical appointments include currently being the Medical Director of the Blake Medical Center Sleep Lab and Lakewood Ranch Hospital Sleep Lab. His academic appointments include being an Assistant Professor of Neurology at LECOM, FL. Throughout his career he has pursed Phase 3 and Phase 4 clinical trials notably in cortical magnetic stimulation, ischemic strokes, dementia, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and venous thromboembolism. His clinical honors include being selected yearly since 2009 for the “Guide to America’s Top Physicians.”
  • Advances in Alzheimer's Disease Treatment

    Interview with Dr. Sanjay Yathiraj of Bradenton, FL on Tampa's Bay News 9 on advances in the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease, October 2013.

    Reducing Your Stroke Risk - Blake Medical Center

    This edition of the Health Living series features Dr. Sanjay Yathiraj as he discusses strokes and how to reduce the risk of having one.

    A Good Night's Sleep - Blake Medical Center

    The edition of the Healthy Living series features Dr. Sanjay Yathiraj as he discusses sleep studies. Learn more about Sleep Medicine services here: http://blake

Education & Training

  • University of Louisville School of Medicine
    University of Louisville School of MedicineFellowship, Sleep Medicine, 1997 - 1998
  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaResidency, Neurology, 1995 - 1997
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1994 - 1995
  • University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville
    University of Florida College of Medicine JacksonvilleInternship, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1994
  • Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
    Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineClass of 1993
  • Kenyon College
    Kenyon CollegeB.A., Biology, 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1997 - 2025
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 1997 - 2006
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Brain Injury Medicine
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Included in Guide America’s Top Physicians 2009
  • Veerashaiva Samaja of North America Academic Achievement Award 1993
  • Summer Research Fellow National Institute of Health, 1990
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Effects of Task and Task Persistence on Magnetic Motor-Evoked Potentials  
    Triggs, WJ, Young, MS, and Rossi, F, Contemporary Neurology, 1/11/1998

Abstracts/Posters

  • The effects of motor task on EMG response to cortical magnetic stimulation.
    Yathiraj, S., Triggs, W.J., Rossi, Yathiraj, S., Triggs, W.J., Rossi, F., American Academy of Neurology 49th Annual Meeting, 1/15/1997

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