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Dr. Anuj Chandra Included in Sleep Review Magazine's "Best Doctors of 2011"

(April 6, 2011) -- Sleep Review magazine has included Dr. Anuj Chandra of Chattanooga's Advanced Center for Sleep Disorders in its "Best Doctors of 2011," published in the magazine's April issue.

Dr. Chandra is one of 10 sleep specialists the magazine chose to include in its annual profile of "some of the industry's top sleep doctors."

"It is an honor to be included in this group," said Dr. Chandra. "All of these doctors are doing amazing work in their practices."

The Sleep Review profile notes that Dr. Chandra's successful in treating sleep disorders relies heavily on patient education: "We ask the patient to be a partner in the treatment."

The profile goes on to say, "Scaring the patient with the risks and complications of noncompliance with treatment does less good than making sure a patient really understands their disorder and why a particular treatment option is best, according to Chandra. And this focus on patient partnership, adds Chandra, has resulted in higher compliance rates. 'We have very high compliance rates with CPAP—over 85%, which is unique because nationally we know that only 40% to 50% of people are using CPAP at any given time,' he says."

The magazine also highlights the home-like setting of Dr. Chandra's main office in Chattanooga, the diverse team of sleep professionals he has assembled, his service on the international teaching faculty of the National Sleep Medicine Course (which is brining sleep medicine training to his native India) and his role in helping organize Chattanooga's first chapter of AWAKE, which stands for Alert, Well, and Keeping Energetic, a support group for people with sleep apnea and other sleep disorders.

For the full profile, visit http://www.sleepreviewmag.com/issues/articles/2011-TD_02.asp

Dr. Anuj Chandra is a double-board certified sleep specialist who treats patients in the Chattanooga area and trains physicians internationally. He is chairman of the Advanced Center for Sleep Disorders, located at 6073 East Brainerd Road, which offers state-of-the-art sleep diagnostic testing in a home-like setting and treatment for sleep disorders like sleep apnea, daytime sleepiness, restless leg syndrome and others. For more information, visit the Center’s web site at www.sleepforhealth.org.