Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH

Sleep Medicine
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Sleep Center Market Street
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-7772
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship
  • Professor of Medicine (Sleep Medicine) at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center

My education and training

  • Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Washington University School of Medicine
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English
తెలుగు
Telugu

Reviews

Average Rating

72 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
January 2026
great visit
Anonymous
October 2025
helpful
Anonymous
September 2025
met all my expectations
Anonymous
July 2025
she is amazing! period!

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Gurubhagavatula is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

K Kantera, A Wanga, D Gordon, A Singer, JS Brenner, I Gurubhagavatula, A Lingamoorthy, O Oni, CM Baston Feasibility and Form Factor Validation of Reflective Shoulder-Mounted Pulse Oximeter in Patients with Suspected Sleep Apnea , Sensors, 26(4): 2026,1276

M Tanaka, S Stranges, K Speechley, OE Garcia, M Mason, R Borchin, C Burroughs, C Yeung, J Gordon, I Gurubhagavatula, C Pagnoux, PA Merkel, L Barra Sleep Disturbances in Patients with Vasculitis , Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, revised manuscript submitted 5/2026: 2026

S Pamidi, R Mehra, M Teodorescu* and I Gurubhagavatula* (*co-senior authors) Initial self-reported data on sleep and burnout in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine: an initiative from the Assembly on Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology of the American Thoracic Society , Respiratory Research, 26(1): 2025

KG Johnson, SS Sullivan, V Rastegar, I Gurubhagavatula Sleep Medicine Health-Care Worker Concerns About COVID-19: An Early Pandemic Survey , Respiratory Care, 66(11): 2021,1729-38

KG Johnson, SS Sullivan, A Nti, V Rastegar, I Gurubhagavatula The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sleep Medicine Practices , Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2020 Sep 23:jcsm-8830., 17(1): 2021,79-87

B Izci-Balserak, B Zhu, I Gurubhagavatula, BT Keenan, GW Pien A Screening Algorithm for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy , Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 16(10): 2019,1286-1294

MM Lyons, JF Kraemer, R Dhingra, BT Keenan, N Wessel, M Glos, T Penzel, I Gurubhagavatula Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Commercial Drivers Using EKG-Derived Respiratory Power Index , Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 15(1): 2019,23-32

S Jain, I Gurubhagavatula, R Townsend, ST Kuna, K Teff, TA Wadden, J Chittams, AL Hanlon, G Maislin, H Saif, P Broderick, Z Ahmad, AI Pack, JA Chirinos. Effect of CPAP, Weight Loss, or CPAP Plus Weight Loss on Central Hemodynamics and Arterial Stiffness , Hypertension, 70(6): 2017,1283-1290

D Chirinos, I Gurubhagavatula, P Broderick, J Chirinos, K Teff, T Wadden, G Maislin, H Saif, J Chittams, C Cassidy, A Hanson, AI Pack Depressive symptoms in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Biological Mechanistic Pathways , Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 40(6): 2017,955-963

MM Lyons, BT Keenan, J Li, T Khan, N Elkasabanny, CM Walsh, NN Williams, AI Pack, I Gurubhagavatula Symptomless Multi-Variable Apnea Prediction Index Assesses Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk and Adverse Outcomes in Elective Surgery , Sleep, 40(3): 2017,zsw081

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