ShahnazKRaoMD

Summary

• Dr. Shahnaz Rao, MD is a Sleep Medicine Specialist in Bowie, MD and has over 28 years of experience in the medical field. She is a fellowship-trained and board-certified Sleep Medicine Physician and completed Internal Medicine Residency from Westchester Med Center, Valhalla, NY and Sleep Medicine Fellowship form UMKC, Kansas City, MO. She is affiliated with Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr.
  
  Dr. Rao specializes in comprehensive management of sleep apnea and various other sleep disorders (listed below).
  
  Sleep disorders are one of the most under diagnosed an under treated medical conditions. Patients lack proper diagnosis, follow up and understanding of their sleep disorders. Dr. Rao’s goals are to diagnose, treat and closely follow up patients with sleep apnea and other sleep disorders through a stepwise and systematic approach as well as to educate patients and the community about these disorders.
  
  A list of different sleep disorders that Dr. Rao has special interest in treating, include;
  •    Sleep apneas
  •    Restless leg syndrome (RLS)
  •    Circadian rhythm disorders
  •    Narcolepsy
  •    Insomnia
  •    Hypersomnia (excessive daytime sleepiness)
  •    Shift work sleep disorders