Robert J. Thomas
Distinguished in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Dr. Robert J. Thomas

Internal Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 7, 
Boston, MA 
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Distinguished in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 7, 
Boston, MA 
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Overview

Robert Thomas is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Thomas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. His top areas of expertise are Irregular Sleep-Wake Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Central Sleep Apnea, and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder.

Graduate Institution
Madras University School Of Medicine
Residency
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research
Specialties
Internal Medicine
Licenses
Sleep Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research
Hospital Affiliations
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gujarati 
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Gender
Male

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BMC HealthNet
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Cigna
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  • PPO
Commonwealth Care Alliance
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Health Care Services Corporation
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  • INSURANCE PLAN
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Humana
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Medicaid
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Senior Whole Health
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UnitedHealthcare
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UPMC
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Walgreens
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Wellcare
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Locations

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 7, Boston, MA 02215
Call: 617-667-5864

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Thomas has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Insomnia

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


190 Total Publications

Dementia Risk and Machine Learning-Derived Brain Age Index from Sleep Electroencephalography: A Pooled Cohort Analysis of Over 7,000 Individuals Across Five Community Cohorts.
Dementia Risk and Machine Learning-Derived Brain Age Index from Sleep Electroencephalography: A Pooled Cohort Analysis of Over 7,000 Individuals Across Five Community Cohorts.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: October 03, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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    • Distinguished
    • Central Sleep Apnea
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    • Irregular Sleep-Wake Syndrome
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    • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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    • Insomnia
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    • Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
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    • Drowsiness
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    • Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
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    • Idiopathic Hypersomnia
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    • Kleine Levin Syndrome
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