Penn Medicine Provider
Sleep Medicine
Nalaka S. Gooneratne, MD, DABSM
4.4
(82)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Sleep Center Market Street

About me

  • Director Masters of Translational Research - Entrepreneurial Science Track
  • Associate Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia and the Veteran's Administration Medical Center

Education and training

  • Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.3

85 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.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
i felt as though i was being heard and respected throughout the call and never felt rushed or in the way.
May 2025
3.0
3.0
it was a consultation and seemed like it could have been done with an actual line questionnaire and the expense of a doctor not needed. he was very nice and very professional.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
dr. was nice
April 2025
5.0
5.0
dr g spent time with my husband and myself and answered our questions.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Richards KC, Gooneratne N. Clinicians should not avoid prescribing CPAP in older adults with cognitive impairment , Sleep Med Rev, 73: 2024


Hodgson NA, McPhillips MV, Petrovsky DV, Perez A, Talwar S, Gooneratne N, Riegel B, Aryal S, Gitlin LN. Timed Activity to Minimize Sleep Disturbance in People With Cognitive Impairment , Innov Aging, 8(1): 2023


Richards KC, Lozano AJ, Morris J, Moelter ST, Ji W, Vallabhaneni V, Wang Y, Chi L, Davis EM, Cheng C, Aguilar V, Khan S, Sankhavaram M, Hanlon AL, Wolk DA, Gooneratne N. Predictors of Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Older Adults With Apnea and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment , J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 78: 2023,1861-1870


McPhillips MV, Li J, Petrovsky DV, Brewster GS, Ward EJ 3rd, Hodgson N, Gooneratne NS Assisted Relaxation Therapy for Insomnia in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study , Int J Aging Hum Dev, 97(1): 2023,65-80


McPhillips MV, Li J, Petrovsky DV, Gooneratne NS, Aryal S, Hodgson NA. A randomized controlled trial to test a behavioral sleep intervention to improve insomnia symptoms in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: Multicomponent Behavioral Sleep Intervention (MBSI) protocol , Contemp Clin Trials: 2023


Richards KC, Radhakrishnan K, Britt KC, Vanags-Louredo A, Park E, Gooneratne NS, Fry L "Please Don't Forget Us": A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Caregivers of Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias During the COVID-19 Pandemic , Res Gerontol Nurs, 15(5): 2022,217-228


Chang JL, Goldberg AN, Alt JA, Ashbrook L, Auckley D, Ayappa I, Bakhtiar H, Barrera JE, Bartley BL, Billings ME, Boon MS, Bosschieter P, Braverman I, Brodie K, Cabrera-Muffly C, Caesar R, Cahali MB, Cai Y, Cao M, Capasso R, Caples SM, Chahine LM, Chang CP, Chang KW, Chaudhary N, Cheong CSJ, Chowdhuri S, Cistulli PA, Claman D, Collen J, Coughlin K, Creamer J, Davis EM, Dupuy-McCauley KL, Durr ML, Dutt M, Ali ME, Elkassabany NM, Epstein LJ, Fiala JA, Freedman N, Gill K, Gillespie MB, Golisch L, Gooneratne N, Gottlieb DJ, Green KK, Gulati A, Gurubhagavatula I, Hayward N, Hoff PT, Hoffmann OMG, Holfinger SJ, Hsia J, Huntley C, Huoh KC, Huyett P, Inala S, Ishman S, Jella TK, Jobanputra AM, Johnson AP, Junna MR, Kado JT, Kaffenberger TM, Kapur VK, Kezirian EJ, Khan M, Kirsch DB, Kominsky A, Kryger M, Krystal AD, Kushida CA, Kuzniar TJ, Lam DJ, Lettieri CJ, Lim DC, Lin HC, Liu SYC, MacKay SG, Magalang UJ, Malhotra A, Maurer JT, May AM, Mitchell RB, Mokhlesi B, Mullins AE, Nada EM, Naik S, Nokes B, Olson MD, Pack AI, Pang EB, Pang KP, Patil SP, de Perck EV, Piccirillo JF, Pien GW, Piper AJ, Plawecki A, Quigg M, Ravesloot MJL, Redline S, Rotenberg BW, Ryden A, Sarmiento KF, Sbeih F, Schell AE, Schmickl CN, Schotland HM, Schwab RJ, Seo J, Shah N, Shelgikar AV, Shochat I, Soose RJ, Steele TO, Stephens E, Stepnowsky C, Strohl KP, Sutherland K, Suurna MV, Thaler E, Thapa S, Vanderveken OM, de Vries N, Weaver EM, Weir ID, Wolfe LF, Woodson BT, Won CHJ, Xu J, Yalamanchi P, Yaremchuk K, Yeghiazarians Y, Yu JL, Zeidler M, Rosen IM International consensus statement on obstructive sleep apnea , Int Forum Allergy Rhinol: 2022


Britt KC, Richards KC, Radhakrishnan K, Vanags-Louredo A, Park E, Gooneratne NS, Fry L Religion, Spirituality, and Coping During the Pandemic: Perspectives of Dementia Caregivers , Clin Nurs Res: 2022


Li J, Vitiello MV, Gooneratne NS. Sleep in Normal Aging , Sleep Med Clin , 17(2): 2022,161-171


Elkhatib Smidt SD, Gooneratne N, Brodkin ES, Bucan M, Mitchell JA Sufficient sleep duration in autistic children and the role of physical activity , Autism, 26(4): 2022,814-826


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