Dr. Rochelle S. Zak

Dr. Rochelle Zak is a sleep medicine specialist who cares for patients with sleep disorders, including restless legs syndrome, sleep apnea, parasomnia (abnormal behaviors that occur during sleep) and insomnia. She has a particular interest in helping patients manage restless legs syndrome (RLS). Zak's research focuses on sleep in women in midlife as well as the different ways that RLS may be seen in patients. Zak earned her medical degree at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She completed residencies in neurology at New York – Presbyterian Hospital. She completed fellowships in neuro-ophthalmology at Montefiore Medical Center and at North Shore Medical Center and sleep medicine at New York – Presbyterian Hospital. Zak volunteers with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, serving on the guidelines advisory panel. She is also a member of the executive committee of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group.

Dr. Zak is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Restless Legs Syndrome, Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Insomnia.

Dr. Zak is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology., Sleep Medicine and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology., Neurology. She is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 31 peer reviewed articles. Dr. Zak is currently accepting new patients.