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Home > About Us > Meet the Staff > Daniel I. Rifkin, MD

Daniel I. Rifkin, MD

  • Medical Director:
    • Sleep Medicine Centers of WNY
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
    • State University of New York at Buffalo


Education, Credentials, Interests

EDUCATION
  • Hamilton College, B.S.
  • Dartmouth Medical School, M.D.

RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIPS
  • Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Clinical Neurophysiology and Sleep Medicine fellowship

CERTIFICATIONS
  • American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry, board certified in neurology
  • American Board of Sleep Medicine, diplomate

CLINICAL INTERESTS
  • Sleep Disorders Medicine
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Restless Legs Syndrome
  • Narcolepsy
  • Insomnia

RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • The effects of hypoxia (low oxygen levels) on the brain

CONTACT
  • Phone: Any Sleep Medicine Centers location:
    • (716) 923-7326
  • Email: rif@sleepmedicinecenters.com