Dr. Shahzad A Khan MD
Sleep Medicine Specialist | Sleep Medicine
525 IRON STREET LEHIGHTON PA, 18235About
Dr. Shahzad Khan practices Sleep Medicine in Palmerton, PA. Dr. Khan 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
Dow Medical College 1989
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Clinical Neurophysiology
Provider Details
Treatments
- Sleep Apnea
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sleep Disorders
- Epilepsy
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Dementia
- Insomnia
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (osa)
- Vascular Disease
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