VCU Health Center For Sleep Medicine

We're here to help you sleep better.

The VCU Health Center for Sleep Medicine is the longest-operating sleep clinic in the Richmond area. We have been testing and treating patients since 1984, and since 1998 at our location in Bon Air. We are now on the Stony Point campus and our center boasts state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of conditions like snoring, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia and restless leg syndrome.

Our Team

A team dedicated to changing your life.

Clinicians

• Samuel A. Taylor Jr., M.D., M.S. - Department of Neurology
• Maha Alattar, M.D. - Department of Neurology; Sleep Medicine, Adult
• Tushar Thakre, M.D., Ph.D. - Department of Psychiatry; Sleep Medicine, Adult
• Marjolein de Wit, M.D., M.A. - Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine; Sleep Medicine, Adult
• Michele Nelson, FNP
  
• Kristin L. Phipps
  

Other Staff

• Joan Dagenhart-Cable, M.S., R.N., NE-BC - Nurse Clinical Coordinator
• Cassandra Cooley-Ellis, MSHA, BSN, RN-BC - Pediatric Program Coordinator
• Ronnie D. Hayes, RPSGT - Chief Technologist

Resources

• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• American Board of Sleep Medicine
• American Sleep Apnea Association
• American Association of Sleep Technologists
• Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists
• National Sleep Foundation
• SleepEducation.com
• Virginia Academy of Sleep Medicine