Our Physicians
Our sleep centers are directed by Dr. Konrad W. Bakker and Dr. Marc
Raphaelson. Both physicians are board-certified by the American Board
of Sleep Medicine (ABSM) and in Neurology.
Konrad
W. Bakker, M.D. graduated from the University of Amsterdam School
of Medicine in The Netherlands in 1981. He performed rotating internships
at the University of Leiden Medical Center in The Netherlands during
1981-1982. Dr. Bakker was a visiting fellow at the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD during 1983-1984. His then completed
his residency program in Neurology at Georgetown University Medical
Center in Washington, DC during 1984-1987. He is board-certified in
Neurology with added qualifications in Neurophysiology by the American
Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.Dr. Bakker is board-certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM). In addition, he is board-certified in Electro Diagnostic Medicine by the American Board of Electro Diagnostic Medicine.
Furthermore, Dr. Bakker is an active member of the American Sleep Disorders Association, American Neurological Association, and the American Society of Neuroimaging. He holds a position of Clinical Instructor at Georgetown University School of Medicine and is one of the Medical Directors of Shady Grove Sleep Disorders Center in Rockville, MD. He is a staff member at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Loudoun Hospital Center, and Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Marc
Raphaelson, M.D. graduated from the University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine in 1978. He went through his internship at the Presbyterian-University
of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA during 1978-1979.
He started his residency program in Neurology at Stanford University
Medical Center in 1979, and he then later completed it at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD in 1982. Dr. Raphaelson is
board-certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology with added qualifications in Clinical Neurophysiology.Dr. Raphaelson is board-certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM). In addition, he is board-certified in Electro Diagnostic Medicine by the American Board of Electro Diagnostic Medicine.
Furthermore, Dr. Raphaelson holds an active membership in the American Society for Neuroimaging and passed its examination certifying competence in Neurosonology. He is one of the Medical Directors of the Shady Grove Sleep Disorders Center in Rockville, MD.
Dr. Raphaelson is a staff member at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Loudoun Hospital Center, and Frederick Memorial Hospital.