The team at India Sleep has a combined experience of over 50 years dealing with sleep issues and associated concerns (such as sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, ENT issues, mental health).
We also work closely with a wider network of colleagues who are experts in jaw surgery, weight management surgery, sleep dentistry, orthodontics, psychology, sleep health in babies, nutrition and active lifestyle therapies.
No matter what your sleep healthcare needs are, we have got you covered!
FOUNDING TEAM
Dr. Vikas Agrawal
Dr Vikas Agrawal is an ENT surgeon with over 25 years of experience in ENT , based in Mumbai with deep interest in sinus ,snoring and sleep apnea surgeries .
Widely regarded as father of sleep surgery in INDIA , He is the Past President of the Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnea (IASSA) and Chairman of the committee for sleep disorders, Indian Academy of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery(IAOHNS). He was instrumental in formulating and releasing the first Indian guidelines as well as first Indian informed consent form for sleep apnea surgery as the president of IASSA in 2016.
He Performed the first Robotic tongue base surgery for OSA in India in 2012 and was the first to webcast Live Robotic Tongue Base surgery in the world.He haspioneered in describing the boundaries in adenoid surgery and has discovered the role of salpingopharyngeal folds in OSA and proposed its classification system. The Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnea(IASSA) has honoured Dr Vikas Agrawal with an Oration in his name in all its annual conferences ever since 2015.
Dr. Sumit Samant
Dr Sumit Samant (MBBS, DLO, DORL, FCPS, MS, DNB, MRCS, FRACS) is an upper airway surgeon specialising in surgery for the nose, sinuses, palate and tongue to treat snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. He is a New Zealand trained Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and a member of the national training committee in ENT.
He is the founder and Chair of the Regional India Sleep Multi-Disciplinary Meeting. He is also a member of the International Surgical Sleep Society, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Australasian Sleep Association and the World Sleep Society.
Sumit founded India Sleep to promote better outcomes for patients suffering from sleep disorders. Having noticed patients continually struggling with poor sleep despite clinical therapies, his goal was to change the approach of diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. You can read more about Sumit here and here.
Anitha Vivekanandan
Qualifications: Brief Behavioral Therapy, Advanced Cognitive Therapy & Teen Sleep Practitioner (WINK Sleep) Cert. in Fundamentals of Sleep Medicine (University of Sydney) Masters in Surgery & DNB – ORL (India)
Anitha is our Senior Sleep Navigator and Insomnia Specialist at India Sleep. With a career spanning over 20 years in the medical field, she now works exclusively to help adults and teens having chronic insomnia. She is a Member of the Malaysian Society of Otorhinolaryngologists – Head and Neck Surgeons and the Asean Sleep Surgical Society.
Anitha also offers invaluable Sleep Coach support to our patients and advocates for unique needs of each patient to ensure we deliver sleep healthcare in the most equitable way possible.
Dr. Vikas Punamiya
Qualifications: Dr. Vikas Punamiya underwent postgraduate training in Pulmonary Medicine from Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals. Subsequently, he spent the next 10 years in United Kingdom & Australia where he trained in the newer techniques in Respiratory Medicine, Diagnostic & Interventional bronchoscopy, Intensive Care Medicine, especially Non – Invasive Ventilation as well as specialized in Sleep Disorders.
After returning from UK, he had been working with Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, where he assisted in setting up the Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine Department.
He subsequently decided to join private practice & is currently affiliated with Breach Candy Hospital, Gleneagles Global Hospital & Punamiya Hospital, Mumbai.
His areas of interest are Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy, a helpful technology in diagnosing & staging Lung Cancer, as well as diagnosing causes of mediastinal lymph node enlargement; Medical Thoracoscopy & its application in Pleural diseases; Non – Invasive ventilation (Acute & Domiciliary); & Sleep & Sleep related Breathing Disorders.
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