Richard J. Schwab, MD, DABSM
Sleep Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Sleep Center Market Street
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Schedule onlineCall 215-662-7772
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Chief, Division of Sleep Medicine
  • Professor of Medicine (Sleep Medicine) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

305 reviews

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December 2025
professional and patient . didn't feel rushed
December 2025
good patient care
December 2025
see last answer- dr schwab is a very attentive and knowledgeable physician- while it's clear he is quite busy he spends time talking and listening to my concerns and priorities as a patient he patiently answers questions and always arrives at treatment plan that incorporates my priorities and that i feel good about
December 2025
been working with him for over 10 years

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.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Schwab is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Dennison JB, Wu PH, Langham MC, Schwab RJ, Detre JA, Wehrli FW Neurometabolic Response to Apneic Stimuli Tracks Global Grey Matter Volume Deficits in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. , J Sleep Res: 2025

Finnsson E, Arnardottir E, Montazeri K, Keenan BT, Schwab RJ, Gislason T, Pack AI, Wellman A, Islind AS, Agustsson JS, Sands SA Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography to Quantify Changes in Ventilation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea , IEEE Trans Biomed Eng: 2025

Xu L, Keenan BT, Wiemken AS, Staley B, Benediktsdottir B, Juliusson S, Pack AI, Gislason T, Schwab RJ The Relationship between Upper Airway Anatomy and Obesity in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea , Ann Am Thorac Soc: 2025

Schwab RJ, Lin TC, Wiemken AS, Tang SH, Schwab A, Keenan BT Effect of Neck-Bending on Upper Airway Caliber and Surrounding Soft Tissues in Controls and Apneics , medRxiv: 2025

Dennison JB, Langham MC, Wiemken AS, Xu J, Schwab RJ, Detre JA, Wehrli FW Concurrent evaluation of cerebral oxygen metabolism and upper airway architecture via temporally resolved MRI , J Cereb Blood Flow Metab: 2025

Pack A, Grunstein R, Mokhlesi B, Ryan S, Schwab R, Gozal D What will the impact be of use of tirzepatide in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)? , Sleep: 2025

Lee R, Larson O, Dhaliwal S, Moon K, Gerardy B, de Chazal P, Cistulli PA, Chen NH, Han F, Li QY, Maislin G, McArdle N, Penzel T, Schwab RJ, Tufik S, Magalang UJ, Singh B, Gislason T, Pack AI, Keenan BT, Younes M, Gehrman P Comparative analysis of sleep physiology using qualitative and quantitative criteria for insomnia symptoms , Sleep: 2025

Romeo DJ, George AM, Sussman JH, Banala M, Wiemken A, Wu M, Ng JJ, Taylor JA, Schwab RJ, Cielo CM, Kalish JM Morphometric measurements of intraoral anatomy in children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: a novel approach , Orphanet J Rare Dis: 2024

Nance RM, Fohner AE, McClelland RL, Redline S, Nick Bryan R, Desiderio L, Habes M, Longstreth WT Jr, Schwab RJ, Wiemken AS, Heckbert SR The Association of Upper Airway Anatomy with Brain Structure: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Brain Imaging Behav: 2024

Malhotra A, Grunstein RR, Fietze I, Weaver TE, Redline S, Azarbarzin A, Sands SA, Schwab RJ, Dunn JP, Chakladar S, Bunck MC, Bednarik J; SURMOUNT-OSA Investigators Tirzepatide for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity , N Engl J Med: 2024