Our Mission

At Penn Sleep Surgery, our mission is to transform care for patients with obstructive sleep apnea through cutting-edge research, surgical innovation, and deeply personalized treatment. Led by Dr. Raj Dedhia and Dr. Julianna Rodin, our team is advancing the science of sleep with a commitment to improving lives—particularly for those who struggle with or cannot tolerate traditional therapies like CPAP.

We give patients hope.

Delivering the highest levels of data-driven, patient-centered care.

Leading national research efforts in developing personalized, mechanism-based therapies for airway obstruction.

Expanding access to innovative treatment pathways for CPAP-intolerant patients.

Offering the full spectrum of sleep surgery, from nasal reconstruction and soft tissue surgery to hypoglossal nerve stimulation and skeletal procedures.

Providing options where none previously existed—including the ACCCESS study, which is a treatment pathway available for patients with complete concentric collapse (CCC), a group previously considered refractory to neurostimulation.

Training the next generation of sleep surgeons.