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 apnoea. 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.
Vanshraj Singh
Vanshraj Singh is a seasoned entrepreneur and has had multiple ventures to his credit. Originally from Pune, he was one of the founding team members of one of India’s largest overseas healthcare travel exhibitions – the IMTD – where he led more than 50 Indian Hospitals into Africa and the Middle East, causing a cascade of healthcare travelers to come to India for treatment.
He also currently works as an associate with Tenx2, a Hong Kong-headquartered accelerator, and leads the teams specifically working in SleepTech IoT.
A passionate entrepreneur, he loves to sleep and wants the world to be a better place educated on sleep and its benefits
