Dr. Payal Gu is a child neurologist with fellowship training in both adult and pediatric sleep medicine. She has established her clinical practice in general child neurology and pediatric sleep medicine. Among various pediatric sleep disorders, she has significant expertise in managing disorders of hypersomnolence, such as type 1 narcolepsy, as well as insomnia in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Her research focuses on defining polysomnography characteristics that may help distinguish physiologic from pathologic forms of central sleep apnea in children. Dr. Gu also has a special interest in a unique patient population—girls with Rett Syndrome—who exhibit abnormal breathing both during wakefulness and sleep.
