Our physician
Minal Patel, M.D.
Sleep doctor and pediatrician at Universal Sleep Solutions in Leander, Texas.
About Dr. Patel
Dr. Minal Patel is a sleep doctor. She is also a pediatrician, a doctor for kids. She leads Universal Sleep Solutions, a sleep clinic and sleep lab in Leander, Texas.
She cares for adults, teens and kids with sleep problems. These include sleep apnea, when breathing stops and starts in sleep. They also include insomnia, which is trouble falling or staying asleep. She treats restless legs and narcolepsy (strong sleepiness in the day) too.
Good sleep can help mood, memory, school, work and long-term health. She wants each visit to feel kind and friendly.
Training and credentials
- Board certified: In pediatrics and in sleep medicine. Both are from the American Board of Pediatrics.
- Medical school: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Medical College.
- Training: Her residency in pediatrics and her fellowship in sleep medicine were at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. A fellowship is extra training after residency.
- Teaching: She ran the sleep medicine fellowship there as Program Director. She was also an Assistant Professor of Sleep Medicine.
- Member: American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
- Also: Inspire-certified provider. Inspire is an implant that treats sleep apnea.
- Languages: English, Gujarati and Hindi.
- NPI: 1891136784. This is the national ID number for health care providers.
What she treats
- Sleep studies
- Sleep apnea management
- Insomnia treatment
- Restless legs and limb movements
- Narcolepsy and hypersomnia
- Children's sleep disorders
Sleep problems are family problems. The person in the bed is rarely the only one losing sleep over them.
Minal Patel, M.D.