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Raghu P. Upender MD, MBA

Medical Director of Vanderbilt Sleep Disorders Center, and Professor

Areas of Expertise

  • Neurology
  • Neurosciences
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Sleep Medicine

Conditions and Treatments

Locations

Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks
719 Thompson Lane, Suite 24100
Nashville, TN 37204

Languages

  • English
  • Telugu

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - University of Connecticut, 1995
  • Internship - North Shore Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 1996
  • Residency - Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, 1999
  • Fellowship - Washington University Medical Center, 2000
  • Master of Business Administration - Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management, 2016

Board Certifications

  • Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2000
  • Sleep Medicine - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2007

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Amazing care
August 7, 2025
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Excellent doctor. Excellent visit.
July 21, 2025
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Excellent
July 15, 2025
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He was so personal in explaining things to me, complementing me on my progress and encouraging me to take the next step in treatment.
July 9, 2025
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Very good!
June 23, 2025
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My Doctor was very professional, understanding and explained how things work together to cause my problems. He was very attentive and did show Interest of my problems, he explained and described how we can have certain things to help me and the steps he would like to take to help me.
June 17, 2025
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Knowledgable doctor & I think will do a good job, however he spent quite a bit of time pushing weight-loss & GLP-1 drugs which made me uncomfortable.
June 2, 2025
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Doc Upender is excellent!!
April 23, 2025
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Dr Upender is very informative about my options. Also shows interest and support on how to improve my health relative to my sleep quality.
April 21, 2025
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