Punithavathy Vijayakumar, MBBS, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
punitha@umich.edu

Available to mentor

Punithavathy Vijayakumar, MBBS, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Clinical Interests:

    Neurology
    Clinical Neurophysiology
    Epilepsy
    Sleep Medicine
    Vascular Medicine

    Qualifications
    • Fellowship
      University of Michigan, Neurology - Sleep Medicine, 2000
    • Residency
      Case Western Reserve University, Neurology, 1998
    • Residency
      University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Internal Medicine, 1995
    • Internship
      University of Madras, Chennai, 1989
    • MS
      West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 1993
    • MBBS
      University of Madras, Chennai, 1988
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Chapter
      Sleep in Medical Disorders
      Vijayakumar P, Acho M, Hershner S. 2025 Nov 1; Review of Sleep Medicine,
    • Journal Article
      Public engagement with consumer sleep technology for obstructive sleep apnea screening: implications for equity, access, and practice.
      Lenze NR, Kazemi RJ, Ikeda AK, Vijayakumar P, Goldstein CA, Stanley JJ, Brenner MJ, Hoff PT. J Clin Sleep Med, 2024 Oct 10; DOI:10.5664/jcsm.11418
      PMID: 39385639
    • Journal Article
      Implementing a streamlined hypoglossal nerve stimulator pathway: cost, time to surgery and outcomes
      Vijayakumar P, Lenze N, Hoff P. OTO Open, 2024 Oct 2; 8 (4): DOI:10.1002/oto2.70007
    • Additional Scholarship
      MOOCS 2024- Coursera https://www.coursera.org/learn/from-sleep-disorders-to-sleep-health/home/week/4 Part 1: Impacts of Family and Bedpartners on Sleep with Dr. Punitha Vijayakumar - 10 min https://www.coursera.org/learn/from-sleep-disorders-to-sleep-health/lecture/Xbfca/part-1-impacts-of-family-and-bedpartners-on-sleep-with-dr-punitha-vijayakumar
      Vijayakumar P. 2024 Jun 1;
    • Additional Scholarship
      Part 2: Impacts of Family and Bedpartners on Sleep
      Vijayakumar P. 2024 Jun 1;
    • Additional Scholarship
      Part 2: Impacts of Family and Bedpartners on Sleep
      Vijayakumar P. 2024 Jun 1;
    • Journal Article
      Serotonin transporter density in isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavioral disorder
      Garwood M, Vijayakumar P, Bohnen N, Koeppe R, Kotagal V, Vijayakumar P. Frontiers in Sleep, 2024 Jan 29; 2-2023: DOI:10.3389/frsle.2023.1298854
    • Presentation
      Sleep-related movement disorders
      Vijayakumar P. 2019 Jul;