Sasikanth Gorantla, M.D., M.S., FAASM
Associate Clinical Professor
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Locations and Contact
UC Davis Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
Midtown Neurology Clinic
3160 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone: 916-734-3588
Philosophy of Care
Dr. Gorantla utilizes a patient-centered approach focusing on patient well-being, comprehensive evaluation, personalized treatment, and a commitment to ongoing learning and collaboration to improve his patient's sleep quality and overall health.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Gorantla is a neurologist and sleep medicine specialist who offers comprehensive care for adults with sleep and neurologic disorders.
His clinical interests include restless leg syndrome (RLS), narcolepsy/ central disorders of hypersomnolence, circadian sleep-wake rhythm disorders, sleep apnea, insomnia, headache medicine, cognitive neurology/neurodegeneration, and REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD).
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Gorantla's research focuses on the impact of sleep-wake disorders on brain health and neurological disorders. Restless legs syndrome and REM sleep behavior disorder are his areas of interest as well. He also participates in the training/ teaching of neurology residents and sleep medicine fellows.
Division
Sleep Medicine
Undergraduate School
MS, Neuroscience, University of Hartford, 2011
Medical School
Internship
Transitional Year, Hurley Medical Center/Michigan State, 2011-12
Residency
Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2012-15
Fellowship
Sleep Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2015-16
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/sasikanth.gorantla.1/bibliography/public/
Rosenblatt LE, Gorantla S, Torres JA, Yarmush RS, Rao S, Park ER, Denninger JW, Benson H, Fricchione GL, Bernstein B, Levine JB. Relaxation response-based yoga improves functioning in young children with autism: a pilot study. J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Nov;17(11):1029-35.
Vitalo AG, Gorantla S, Fricchione JG, Scichilone JM, Camacho J, Niemi SM, Denninger JW, Benson H, Yarmush ML, Levine JB. Environmental enrichment with nesting material accelerates wound healing in isolation-reared rats. Behav Brain Res. 2012 Jan 15;226(2):606-12.
Bonab AA, Fricchione JG, Gorantla S, Vitalo AG, Auster ME, Levine SJ, Scichilone JM, Hegde M, Foote W, Fricchione GL, Denninger JW, Yarmush DM, Fischman AJ, Yarmush ML, Levine JB. Isolation rearing significantly perturbs brain metabolism in the thalamus and hippocampus. Neuroscience. 2012 Oct 25;223:457-64.
Avila M, Okai A, Thakolwiboon S, O'Bryan C, Reddy Gopireddy MM, Gorantla S. The effect of tonsillectomy on John Cunningham virus serological status in multiple sclerosis patients: A retrospective case-control study. Mult Scler. 2020 Nov 12:1352458520971822.
Gorantla S, Rodriguez CL. The diagnostic challenge of dream-enactment behaviors. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Nov 15;16(11):1837-1838