Dr. Preeti Devnani

Dr. Preeti Devnani, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Devnani has worked extensively in the field of Sleep Medicine. She has served on the executive boards of the Indian Sleep Research Society and the Indian Sleep Disorders Association. In 2012, she co-founded the Ace School of Sleep Medicine for physicians and technicians and established the Sleep Disorders Clinic in Mumbai, which serves as a tertiary referral sleep center. She set up the first comprehensive adult and pediatric sleep laboratory at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai, India in 2008.

She received her medical degree from Mumbai University in India. She completed her Neurology residency at Loyola University Medical Centre, Maywood, Illinois, USA. She then pursued Clinical Neurophysiology and Sleep Medicine fellowships.

Dr. Devnani returned to India and joined Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, where she was instrumental in establishing a visiting sleep fellowship program. She is a fellow member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and an active member of the Asian Sleep Research Society. She has been and continues to be, a vocal advocate to increase sleep awareness in the community on a national level by conducting sleep disorder screening camps, forums and epidemiological surveys. She is an avid writer for several magazine/newspaper publications on sleep and its importance.

Dr. Devnani resides in Abu Dhabi with her family. She enjoys traveling, reading and spending time with friends.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1990 - 1996: PDM.D.Y.PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE. MUMBAI, INDIA. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 1998 - 1999: MICHEAL REESE HOSPITAL, UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, US. Internship, Department of Internal Medicine
• 1999 - 2002: LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS, US. Residency, Department of Neurology
• 2002 - 2003: LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS, US. Fellow, Department of Neurology

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2008 - 2015: JASLOK HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER, MUMBAI , INDIA. Consultant, Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology
• 2008 - 2015: SLEEP DISORDERS CLINIC, MUMBAI, INDIA. Clinical Director

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Recipient, World Association of Sleep Medicine Young investigator Award, 2013
• Invited member, INOSA National Guidelines and Insomnia Guidelines Committee
• Executive Board Member and Faculty Examiner for Indian Sleep Disorders Association and Indian Sleep Research Society
• Co-founded ‘Ace School of Sleep Medicine’ for sleep physicians and technicians
• Invited editor, Sleep peer-reviewed journals
• Mentored fellows in Sleep and Clinical Neurophysiology
• American Board Certified in Neurology, 2003
• Fellow of American Academy of Sleep Medicine FAASM, 2005
• Diplomate, ABIM-Sleep, 2011
• Recertified American Board, Neurology, 2013