Penn Medicine Provider
Sleep Medicine
Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH
5.0
(62)
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Sleep Center Market Street
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-7772

About me

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

Education and training

  • Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Washington University Medical Center - Barnes Hospital
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

62 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.

June 2025
5.0
5.0
she is easy to talk to and very knowledgeable
May 2025
5.0
5.0
this was my initial consultation with this doctor, and i was very impressed by the way she was so patient with me and described in detail what was involved in the sleep study.
May 2025
5.0
5.0
doctor indira was very knowledgeable of all the factors affecting sleep apnea. her kindness and compassion have greatly helped me walk through this challenge while addressing a number of other health issues.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
she is an expert in sleep medicine and did her consultation with me effectively and efficiently

Insurance accepted

My 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

My research

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

K Kantera, A Wanga, D Gordon, A Singera, JS Brennera, I Gurubhagavatula, A Lingamoorthy, O Onia, C Baston A novel shoulder-mounted pulse oximeter in patients with suspected sleep apnea: design and patient perceptions , Human Factors in Healthcare: 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

MA Grandner, S Chakravorty, ML Perlis, L Oliver, I Gurubhagavatula Habitual sleep duration associated with self-reported and objectively-determined cardiometabolic risk factors , Sleep Medicine, 15(1): 2014,42-50

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