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Nalaka S. Gooneratne

Nalaka S. Gooneratne MD, MSc

Pulmonary Medicine, Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Dr. Gooneratne is interested in geriatric sleep medicine, the pathophysiology of insomnia in the elderly, the role of melatonin abnormalities, cognitive beliefs and attitudes of older patients towards sleep disorders, and the evaluation and management of sleep apnea.

Dr.Gooneratne also runs a Sleep Disorders Clinic for Seniors in an effort to address the medical needs of older patients with sleep disorders. In addition, Dr. Gooneratne is the Associate Director of the Masters in Translational Research Program, with a focus on Entrepreneurial Science education at the University of Pennsylvania's ITMATEd program. He is the director of the mHealth mobile app development service at ITMAT (CTSA/Penn). He also helps to coordinate the research activities of the Geriatric fellows in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and mentors research fellows in the Division of Sleep Medicine.
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