Appointments 877-411-DOZE Reston, VA 703-639-5529 Tyson's Corner, VA 703-348-7857 Rockville, MD 301-693-7001 Fax 703-444-4308 www.SleepHeart.com

SleepHeart is the leading provider of sleep disorders services in the Greater Washington DC area including Northern Virginia and Maryland.

Sleep disorders have many effects on quality of life, life itself, and other diseases:

Quality of Life - Depression - Anxiety - Obesity . . Slow Metabolism (Leptin) . . Increased appetite (Ghrelin) - Insomnia . . Trouble falling asleep . . Waking-up at night . . Bathroom / Peeing at night - Tired / Sleepy during the day . . Accidents . . Work Related Problems . . Narcolepsy / extreme sleepiness - Cognitive Function . . Concentration difficulties . . Memory problems - Pains . . Grinding Teeth / TMJ . . Headaches . . Chronic Body Pains - Relationship problems . . "grouchy" . . Impotence / low libido . . Infertility . . Pregnancy complications - Leg Discomfort (RLS, Restless Legs Syndrome)

Life: Stroke & Heart Attack Risk Diseases caused or made worse by sleep disorders - High Blood Pressure (#1 cause per NIH) - Heart Disease - Diabetes - Heartburn (GERD) - Fibromyalgia - Cough / Asthma - ADD / ADHD - Infertility - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Comprehensive sleep services include:

Sleep clinics	led by physicians who specialize in sleep medicine and are fellowship trained in a multi-disciplinary approach to sleep disorders including pulmonology, psychiatry, and neurology
Insomnia clinics	which focus on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) which helps change patients views and behavior related to sleep and in many cases can obviate the need for sleeping pills
CPAP clinics	where patients receive one-on-one assistance by a trained CPAP therapist to: - select, try, and become comfortable with a mask (or nasal pillows) - learn how to use their machine optimally - download data from their CPAP or BiPAP machine and review it in detail to determine the adequacy of therapy and challenges the patient may be experiencing.
Sleep Lab adult & pediatric	offering both overnight (diagnostic, CPAP/BiPAP titration, and oral appliance assessment) and daytime studies (MSLT to diagnose narcolepsy vs. idiopathic hypersomnia vs. fatigue & MWT to assess for alertness and efficacy of treatment)
Home Sleep Testing	allowing appropriate patients to be screened for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the comfort and convenience of their home (login)
CPAPonSite	durable medical equipment supply is located in all SleepHeart centers and stocks a variety of CPAP and BiPAP machines from Respironics and Resmed, masks from Resmed, Respironics, Fisher-Paykel, noMask and other manufacturers, heated CPAP humidifiers, other CPAP accessories, and home oxygen equipment.

SleepHeart's medical director, Dr. Pankaj Merchia's profile:

Fellowship in Sleep Medicine	Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital
Residency	Duke University
Medical School	Harvard Medical School & MIT
College	The Johns Hopkins University

Insurances from all¹ carriers are accepted. Patient copays are generally limited to their in-network copay. Thus, SleepHeart provides patients the best care available at the lowest copay.

Schedule a initial consultation by calling 877-411-DOZE or 703-348-7857 or 301-693-7001 or emailing info@SleepHeart.c-o-m (without the hyphens).

Locations:
Reston, VA: 703-639-5529 at 11335 Sunset Hills Rd, Reston, VA 20190
Tyson's Corner: coming soon
Rockville, MD: 301-693-7001 at 9707 Medical Center Dr, Ste 200, Rockville, MD 20850

Forms and Handouts:
Referral Form
CPAP / BiPAP Prescription Form
Records Request Form
Preparing for Your Sleep Study
Sleep Diary

Links:
Partners
Email
Internal access only

¹ All PPO type insurance policies with out-of-network benefits including among others those from Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Aetna, United Healthcare, Cigna, and Tricare are accepted with in-network copay/co-insurance.
The difference between the in-network and out-of-network copay/co-insurance will be written off if insurance provides reasonable (as determined by SleepHeart) reimbursement. Details are available at SleepHeart's offices.
HMO policies from BCBS and select carriers are accepted.