Anand Gersappe, M.D., Ph.D.

Medical Director, Swedish/ Redmond Sleep Center
Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine
Location: Swedish/Redmond, Swedish/Issaquah (Highlands) and Swedish/Edmonds

Dr. Gersappe obtained his MD at Grant Medical College and his Ph.D. at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He completed Neurology residency at the University of Buffalo followed by a Sleep Medicine fellowship at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is board-certified in Neurology and Sleep Medicine and is a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Prior to joining Swedish Sleep Medicine Associates, Dr. Gersappe was a sleep specialist at Sound Sleep Health in Seattle and was Medical Director at Island Hospital Sleep and Wellness center in Anacortes. He was also  a leader in Sleep Medicine in the Western New York area for several years. He was Medical Director at the Sleep Medicine Centers of Western New York and also Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Buffalo.

Dr. Gersappe is passionate about research and education, and has been an investigator for several clinical trials in Insomnia, REM-sleep behavior disorder and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. He has authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented at national and international meetings. Committed to raising public awareness about sleep disorders, he has often given talks in the community and appeared on TV spots.

Dr. Gersappe’s philosophy of medical practice is centered on compassionate care. He believes in Francis Peabody’s famous quote that “the secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient”. Having himself been a patient of sleep apnea in the past, he is able to draw on his own personal experience while treating patients.
 

Specialties:
Sleep Medicine, Neurology

Medical School:
Grant Medical College

Residency:
University of Buffalo, Neurology

Fellowship:
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Sleep Medicine

Board Certifications:
Sleep Medicine, Neurology