Dr. Matthew Kendrick Rapp MD
Sleep Medicine Specialist | Sleep Medicine
2100 STANTONSBURG RD GREENVILLE NC, 27834About
Dr. Matthew Rapp practices Sleep Medicine in GREENVILLE, NC. Dr. Rapp studies, diagnoses, and treats sleep disturbances and disorders due to varying factors. Sleep Medicine Physicians are trained to treat many different conditions, including insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, idiopathic hypersomnia, menstrual-related hypersomnia, and circadian rhythm disturbances, among others.
Education and Training
Mechanical Engineering 2008
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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