Ruchir P. Patel, M.D., FACP
Ruchir P. Patel, M.D., FACP, is the Medical Director and Practice Founder of The Insomnia and Sleep Institute of Arizona. Voted “Top Doc” from 2016 – 2020, Dr. Ruchir P. Patel received the most votes in Sleep Medicine in 2018, 2019, and 2020 and The Insomnia and Sleep Institute is recognized as a member of the Face of Sleep Medicine by Phoenix Magazine. He established The Insomnia and Sleep Institute to be the leading comprehensive sleep center aimed at improving the relationship between sleep and health.
As the top sleep medicine physician in the Phoenix Valley area, Dr. Ruchir P. Patel is a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, which he followed with a residency in Internal Medicine at Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital.
After struggling with his own insomnia for three years, Dr. Ruchir P. Patel pursued formal fellowship training in Sleep Disorder Medicine at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center. He underwent numerous comprehensive training in 80+ sleep disorders, both in children and adults, during his fellowship training while working with multiple departments and experts including neurologists, pulmonologists, and clinical psychologists. Dr. Ruchir P. Patel was also trained in pediatric sleep medicine by one of the first pediatric sleep physicians, Dr. Stephen Sheldon.
Founder of The Insomnia And Sleep Institute of Arizona
Meet Dr. Ruchir P. Patel
Dr. Ruchir P. Patel treats adults and children at The Insomnia and Sleep Institute, the only comprehensive sleep center in Phoenix offering clinical trials for sleep disorders. His approach prioritizes correct diagnoses and treatments for all sleep disorders ranging from insomnia to hypersomnolence of central origin (i.e., narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia) to sleep apnea coupled with an emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Dr. Ruchir P. Patel strongly believes in assisting patients weaning and discontinuing sleep medications / aids in favor of natural sleep.
Dr. Ruchir P. Patel has a personal mission to comprehensively treat sleep disorders while minimizing medication use whenever possible, because the reality is that most insomnia patients do not need long-term treatment with medication. That’s part of why The Insomnia and Sleep Institute is not just miles ahead of others on the sleep medicine trails, but blazing them. The Insomnia and Sleep Institute is the sleep medicine center in the Phoenix Valley to come to for a second opinion. Similar to an academic sleep center setting, ISIA sets the standard in sleep medicine in Arizona driven by the knowledge, expertise, and training of Dr. Ruchir P. Patel.
Memberships, Affiliations, and Organizations
Dr. Ruchir P. Patel is an active member in these leading organizations:
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- American College of Physicians
- American Medical Association
- Obesity Medicine Association
- World Association of Sleep Medicine
- Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
- Narcolepsy Network
- Arizona Sleep Society
He is also a popular, in-demand consultant and speaker. Some of Dr. Ruchir P. Patel’s recent engagements have included:
- Consultant for Inspire
- Consultant for OptumRx
- Medical Advisor for Proper (Proper)
- Speaker for Eisai Pharmaceutical for Dayvigo and past speaker for Teva Pharmaceutical for Nuvigil and Arbor Pharmaceutical for Horizant
- Member of AASM (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) Technology Innovation Committee