Overview
Dr. Rachel Salas is a sleep medicine specialist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep and Wellness in Maryland. Dr. Salas works with patients experiencing issues with their sleep, including obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, snoring, circadian rhythm disorders, and restless legs syndrome (RLS). She has particular expertise in longstanding complex insomnia and RLS. Currently, she is only seeing patients through Telehealth/Telemedicine. Dr. Salas was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. She earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, where she also completed her Internal Medicine internship and Neurology residency. After her chief year, she came to Baltimore to complete her 2-year sleep medicine fellowship. She joined the Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins in 2008. In 2018, she earned a Master of Medical Education at the Johns Hopkins School of Education. She is the past Director of the Neurology Clerkship (since 2010). She is a Past-Chair of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Consortium of Clerkship Directors and the current Chair of the Undergraduate Education Subcommittee. Dr. Salas is an appointed member of the Alliance for Clinical Education. She is also the founder and Co-Director of the Osler Apprenticeship Program (in Neurology), a medical education research program for senior medical students, and the PreDoc Program, a premedical college program. She is invested in an interprofessional approach to learning, focusing on teams comprising individuals from different backgrounds and skillsets to enhance patient care. Dr. Salas is a certified strengths and master professional life coach who uses a strength-based approach and coaching to connect to, support, and develop those involved with her educational mission and clinical practice. She is the past director of the Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice for the School of Medicine and a Co-Director for Interprofessional Teaming for the High-Value Practice Academic Alliance (HVPAA). Dr. Salas is a 2019-21 Josiah Macy Scholar, a 2019-20 AMA Health Systems Science Scholar, and a 2021 AΩA Leadership Fellow. Dr. Salas holds licenses to practice medicine in Maryland and Texas. This provider is registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida.
Dr. Salas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury. Her top areas of expertise are Restless Legs Syndrome, Narcolepsy, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Insomnia.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 80 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Locations
Suite 210, Columbia, MD 21044
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- NarcolepsyDr. Salas isAdvanced. Learn about Narcolepsy.
- Obstructive Sleep ApneaDr. Salas isAdvanced. Learn about Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
- Restless Legs SyndromeDr. Salas isAdvanced. Learn about Restless Legs Syndrome.
- Experienced
- DrowsinessDr. Salas isExperienced. Learn about Drowsiness.
- Excessive Daytime SleepinessDr. Salas isExperienced. Learn about Excessive Daytime Sleepiness.
- InsomniaDr. Salas isExperienced. Learn about Insomnia.
- Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeDr. Salas isExperienced. Learn about Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome.
- Traumatic Brain InjuryDr. Salas isExperienced. Learn about Traumatic Brain Injury.