Disclaimer: Certification by the American Board of Sleep Medicine does not in itself confer authority to practice medicine beyond the authority granted by a state that issues a license to practice medicine.
The American Board of Sleep Medicine throughout its history offered non-physicians, specifically PhDs, the opportunity to sit for its examination. Many PhD candidates over the years successfully passed the examination and received the designation "diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine." This designation must not be interpreted to mean that the American Board of Sleep Medicine designation supersedes any state or federal law with regard to medical license requirements for the treatment of patients. Those who have successfully passed the exam MUST be careful not to practice medicine outside of their legal limits.
| Name | City | State | Specialty | Certified |
| Rana Imam Rab, M.D. | Atlanta | GA | Pulmonology | 4/16/2003 |
| Michael John Rack, M.D. | Jackson | MS | Internal Medicine | 3/26/2004 |
| Rodney A. Radtke, M.D. | Durham | NC | Neurology | 6/16/1986 |
| Olimpia A. Radu, M.D. | Norwich | CT | Pulmonology | 3/23/2005 |
| Muhammad Raees, M.D. | New Hartford | NY | Pulmonology | 9/21/2005 |
| Sylvia Lee Rael, M.D. | Omaha | NE | Pulmonology | 9/21/2005 |
| Albert L. Rafanan, M.D. | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 | ||
| Jose C. Rafecas, M.D. | Green | OH | Neurology | 4/23/1990 |
| Krishnan Raghavan, M.B., B.S. | Amsterdam | NY | Pulmonology | 9/21/2005 |
| Perwaiz H. Rahim, M.B.,B.S. | Brandon | FL | Internal Medicine | 3/23/2005 |
| Baldev Singh Rai, M.D. | Riverside | CA | Neurology | 4/24/1989 |
| Jeanetta C. Rains, Ph.D. | Manchester | NH | Clinical Psychology | 4/22/1996 |
| David Menassah Raizen, M.D., Ph.D. | Wynnewood | PA | Neurology | 3/22/2005 |
| Rishi Raj, M.B.,B.S. | Lubbock | TX | Pulmonology | 4/14/2003 |
| Krishnan R. Rajagopal, M.D. | Silver Spring | MD | Pulmonology | 4/22/1996 |
| Natarajan Rajagopalan, M.D. | Aventura | FL | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Thomas Rajan, M.D. | Orrington | ME | Pulmonology | 3/22/2005 |
| Sri-Sujanthy Rajaram, M.D. | Princeton Junction | NJ | Internal Medicine | 4/16/2003 |
| Malgorzata Rajda, M.D. | Halifax | NS | Psychiatry | 4/17/2000 |
| Salam H. Rajjoub, M.D. | Bridgeport | WV | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| Natvarlal K. Rajpara, M.D. | Westminster | MD | Pulmonology | 4/11/1999 |
| David Ray Ralston, M.D. | New Albany | OH | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| Anil Natesan Rama, M.D. | San Jose | CA | Neurology | 4/16/2003 |
| Siva K. Ramachandran, M.D. | Philadelphia | PA | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| Srinivasarao Ramakrishna, M.D. | Scranton | PA | Pulmonology | 4/18/1988 |
| Shekar Raman, M.D. | Coralville | IA | Neurology | 3/26/2004 |
| Kannan Ramar, M.B., B.S. | Rochester | MN | Pulmonology | 9/19/2006 |
| Jose Fernando Ramirez, M.D. | Miramar | FL | Pulmonology | 9/19/2006 |
| Jose Abel Ramirez, M.D. | El Paso | TX | Neurology | 4/23/2001 |
| Michael Policarpio Ramos, M.D. | Old Hickory | TN | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Kishore N. Ranade, M.D. | Ridgefield | CT | Neurology | 4/23/1990 |
| Charles S. Randall, M.D. | Newburyport | MA | Pulmonology | 4/19/1993 |
| Meera Ranganathan, M.D. | Belleville | NJ | Pulmonology | 4/17/2003 |
| Chakrapani Ranganathan, M.B., B.S. | Bloomfield Hills | MI | Neurology and Psychiatry | 3/22/2005 |
| Rajesh S.K. Rao, M.B., B.S. | Auburn | NY | Pulmonology | 9/21/2005 |
| Rammohan S. Rao, M.D. | Pensacola | FL | Pulmonology | 4/11/1999 |
| Venkat K. Rao, M.D. | Flint | IL | Pulmonology | 4/23/1990 |
| Marc I. Raphaelson, M.D. | Frederick | MD | Neurology | 4/25/1994 |
| Maria George Rappai, M.B., B.S. | Ridgeland | MS | Pulmonology | 3/23/2005 |
| Bob A. Rappaport, M.D. | Arlington | VA | Neurology | 4/19/1993 |
| Henry G. Raroque, Jr., M.D. | Irving | TX | Clinical Neurophysiology | 4/11/1999 |
| Marc Rasansky, M.D. | Whitefish Bay | WI | Pulmonology | 4/14/2003 |
| Saqib Rashid, M.B., B.S. | Visalia | CA | Pulmonology | 9/19/2006 |
| Mladen Anthony Rasic, M.D. | Redondo Beach | CA | Internal Medicine | 9/21/2005 |
| Mark Allen Rasmus, M.D. | Boise | ID | Pulmonology, Pediatrics | 9/19/2006 |
| Stephen C. Rasmus, M.D. | Davenport | IA | Neurology | 4/11/1999 |
| James Anthony Rasmussen, M.D. | Holladay | UT | Pulmonology | 3/23/2005 |
| Amjad Al Rass, M.D. | Cambridge | OH | Internal Medicine | 3/23/2005 |
| Praveen Rastogi, M.B.,B.S. | Jonesboro | GA | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| Sanjay Ratnakant, M.B., B.S. | Memphis | TN | Pulmonology | 3/23/2005 |
| Shaista Rauf, M.D. | Sacramento | CA | Neurology | 4/16/2003 |
| Lingamurthy Ravi, M.B.,B.S. | Huntsville | TN | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| Jayaraman Ravindran, M.D. | Flower Mound | TX | Neurology | 4/8/2002 |
| Iwona Rawinis, M.D. | Old Westbury | NY | Pulmonology | 9/21/2005 |
| William Kim Rawlinson, M.D. | Newark | OH | Pulmonology | 4/16/2003 |
| Syed M. T. Raza, M.D. | Tuscaloosa | AL | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| Mudusar Ikram Raza, M.D. | Augusta | GA | Pulmonology | 9/19/2006 |
| Muhammad Ali Raza, M.D. | Columbia | SC | Pulmonology | 9/19/2006 |
| Tasleem Raza, M.B., B.S. | Milwaukee | WI | Pulmonology | 3/23/2005 |
| Hossein Razavi, M.D. | St. Helena | CA | Pulmonology | 3/22/2005 |
| Jamal A. Razzack, M.D. | Houston | TX | Pulmonology | 4/11/1999 |
| David P. Rechlin, D.O. | Watertown | NY | Pulmonology | 4/24/1989 |
| Anne D. Redding, M.D. | Norfolk | VA | Neurology | 4/6/1998 |
| Prakash V. Reddy, M.B., B.S. | Melbourne | FL | Pulmonology | 9/19/2006 |
| C. Narayan Reddy, M.D. | Dayton | OH | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Anchala N. Reddy, M.D. | Royal Oak | MI | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Bahram Redjaee, M.D. | Washington | DC | Pulmonology | 4/17/2000 |
| David Alan Reed, D.O. | Jackson | MS | Pulmonology | 9/21/2005 |
| Jeremiah Sean Reedy, M.D. | Springfield | IL | Pulmonology | 3/22/2005 |
| Obaid Rehman, M.B.,B.S. | Savannah | GA | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| John Kilpatrick Reid, M.D. | Saskatoon | SK | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| Jeffrey Scott Reid, M.D. | Carollton | GA | Internal Medicine | 9/19/2006 |
| Michael Steven Reif, M.D. | Charlotte | NC | Pulmonology | 4/15/2003 |
| Patrick G. Reilly, M.D. | Oakmont | PA | Pulmonology | 4/11/1999 |
| Rubens A. Reimao, M.D. | Sao Paulo | Brazil | Neurology | 3/30/1985 |
| Lawrence William Reinish, M.D. | Toronto | ON | Psychiatry | 3/22/2005 |
| Mauricio Alejandro Reinoso, M.D. | Sugar Land | TX | Pulmonology | 3/22/2005 |
| Martin L. Reite, M.D. | Denver | CO | Psychiatry | 3/31/1984 |
| Anne H. Remmes, M.D. | New York | NY | Neurology | 4/23/1990 |
| Stacia Remsburg Sailer, M.D. | Worcester | MA | Pulmonology | 4/6/1998 |
| Francisco Juan Remy, M.D. | Orlando | FL | Internal Medicine | 4/8/2002 |
| Mark David Reploeg, M.D. | Corvallis | OR | Neurology | 9/21/2005 |
| Steven C. Resnick, M.D. | Annapolis | MD | Pulmonology | 4/6/1998 |
| Clara J. Restrepo, M.D. | Aurora | CO | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| Robert M. Reyna, M.D. | Yucaipa | CA | Pediatrics | 4/8/2002 |
| Christopher J. Reynolds, M.D. | American Fork | UT | Neurology | 3/22/2005 |
| Charles F. Reynolds, M.D. | Pittsburgh | PA | Psychiatry | 4/5/1978 |
| Anne G. Rice, Ph.D. | Los Angeles | CA | Psychology | 4/6/1992 |
| David Herbert Rice, M.D. | San Antonio | TX | Pulmonology | 9/19/2006 |
| Gerald B. Rich, M.D. | Portland | OR | Neurology | 3/31/1984 |
| Kathy Culpepper Richards, Ph.D. | Little Rock | AR | Adult Nursing | 4/8/2002 |
| Jarrett W. Richardson III, M.D. | Rochester | MN | Psychiatry/Internal Medicine | 3/31/1984 |
| Reuben C. Richardson, M.D. | Montgomery | AL | Neurology | 4/29/1991 |
| Allen C. Richert, M.D. | Jackson | MS | Psychiatry | 4/11/1999 |
| Robert B. Richeson III, M.D. | Reno | NV | Pulmonology | 4/28/1997 |
| Albert Lynn Ridgeway, M.D. | Sheffield | AL | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| Richard M. Riedy, M.D. | Scottsdale | AZ | Pulmonology | 7/1/1980 |
| Daniel I. Rifkin, M.D. | Buffalo | NY | Neurology | 4/6/1998 |
| Scott Allen Riggins, M.D. | Billings | MT | Neurology | 3/23/2005 |
| Mouhammed Rihawi, M.D. | Wauwatosa | WI | Internal Medicine | 3/23/2005 |
| Peter Dixon Riley, M.D. | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 | ||
| Brenda Leigh Ringel, M.D. | Philadelphia | PA | Psychiatry | 3/26/2004 |
| Edward R. Ringel, M.D. | Waterville | ME | Pulmonology | 4/24/1995 |
| Robert A. Ringel, M.D. | Spartanburg | SC | Neurology | 4/17/2000 |
| Jack K. Ringler, M.D. | Pittsfield | MA | Pulmonology | 4/11/1999 |
| Andrea Meredith Rinn, D.O. | Charlotte | NC | Neurology | 3/23/2005 |
| Michael Edward Rinow, M.D. | Atlanta | GA | Pulmonology | 4/14/2003 |
| Clifford G. Risk, M.D. | Marlborough | MA | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| Ruzica Kovacevic-Ristanovic, M.D. | Evanston | IL | Neurology | 6/26/1987 |
| Susan Riter, M.D. | Orland Park | IL | Pediatrics | 4/28/1997 |
| Concetta M. Riva, M.D. | Wichita | KS | Pediatrics | 4/23/2001 |
| Syed Amir Rizvi, M.B., B.S. | Slayton | MN | Pulmonology | 9/19/2006 |
| Albert Anthony Rizzo, M.D. | Hockessin | DE | Pulmonology | 4/16/2003 |
| Emory H. Robinette, M.D. | Abingdon | VA | Pulmonology | 4/16/2003 |
| Anstella D. Robinson, M.D. | Stanford | CA | Pulmonology | 4/11/1999 |
| Frederick C. Robinson, M.D. | Lafayette | IN | Neurology | 6/16/1986 |
| George Raymond Robinson, M.D. | York | PA | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Dominic J. Roca, M.D. | Stamford | CT | Pulmonology | 4/17/2000 |
| Gary M. Rodberg, M.D. | Ocean Springs | MS | Pulmonology | 4/17/2000 |
| Angel Victor Rodis, M.D. | Mt. Laurel | NJ | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| John C. Rodrigues, M.D. | Somerset | KY | Pulmonology | 4/28/1997 |
| Orlando S. C. Rodriguez, M.D. | Hendersonville | TN | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| Alcibiades Jacinto Rodriguez, M.D. | Long Island City | NY | Neurology, Internal Medicine | 9/21/2005 |
| William Rodriguez-Cintron, M.D. | San Juan | PR | Pulmonology | 9/21/2005 |
| Juan Francisco Rodriguez-Moran, M.D. | Miami | FL | Pulmonology | 9/21/2005 |
| John D. Roehrs, M.D. | Scottsdale | AZ | Pulmonology | 4/29/1991 |
| Timothy A. Roehrs, Ph.D. | Detroit | MI | Psychology, Sleep Dis Med | 3/31/1984 |
| Howard P. Roffwarg, M.D. | Jackson | MS | Psychiatry | 4/5/1978 |
| Ann E. Rogers, Ph.D. | Philadelphia | MI | Nursing | 4/18/1988 |
| Eve Renee Rogers, M.D. | Rochester | MN | Neurology | 4/17/2003 |
| Susan Marie Rohr, D.O. | Sioux Falls | SD | Pulmonology | 9/19/2006 |
| Thomas E. Rojewski, M.D. | Zanesville | OH | Otolaryngology | 4/17/2003 |
| Ann M. Romaker, M.D. | Kansas City | MO | Pulmonology | 4/18/1988 |
| Frankie Roman, M.D. | Canton | OH | Pulmonology | 4/6/1992 |
| Lauren Ann Rome, M.B., Ch.B. | Wynnewood | PA | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| David Franz Romero-Fischmann, M.D. | North Miami Beach | FL | Pulmonology | 3/23/2005 |
| Daniel Bryan Root, M.D. | Portland | OR | Pulmonology | 4/16/2003 |
| John Alexander Roper, M.D. | Clovis | CA | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| Julian F. Rose, M.D. | Brandon | MS | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| Raymond C. Rosen, Ph.D. | Piscataway | NJ | Psychology | 4/23/1990 |
| Gerald M. Rosen, M.D. | Minneapolis | MN | Pediatrics | 4/23/1990 |
| Carol L. Rosen, M.D. | Cleveland | OH | Pediatric Pulmonology | 4/6/1998 |
| Ilene M. Rosen, M.D. | Philadelphia | PA | Pulmonology | 4/23/2001 |
| Carol Rosenbaum, M.D. | New York | NY | Pulmonology | 4/22/1996 |
| David W. Rosenbaum, M.D. | Miami | FL | Pulmonology | 4/24/1995 |
| Carl E. Rosenberg, M.D. | Lansdale | PA | Neurology | 4/23/1990 |
| Richard S. Rosenberg, Ph.D. | Evanston | IL | Psychology | 3/30/1985 |
| Scott B. Rosenberg M.D. | Woodbury | NJ | Pulmonology | 4/17/2000 |
| Russell Rosenberg, Ph.D. | Atlanta | GA | Psychology | 4/24/1989 |
| David Saul Rosenfeld, M.D. | Los Angeles | CA | Neurology | 4/6/1992 |
| Leon D. Rosenthal, M.D. | Dallas | TX | Psychiatry | 4/24/1989 |
| Loren Ethan Rosenthal, M.D. | Hyde Park | NY | Neurology | 4/8/2002 |
| Jonathan Paul Rosman, M.D. | Sherman Oaks | CA | Psychiatry | 4/8/2002 |
| Douglas S. Ross, M.D. | Draper | UT | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Robert Alan Rosser, M.D. | Kingsport | TN | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Gregory J. Rossini, M.D. | Lititz | PA | Pulmonology | 3/22/2005 |
| Joshua S. Rotenberg, M.D. | San Antonio | TX | Neurology/Pediatrics | 3/22/2005 |
| Thomas Roth, Ph.D. | Detroit | MI | Psychology | 10/3/1980 |
| Bernard Johannes Roth, M.D. | Roy | WA | Pulmonology | 4/15/2003 |
| Saul A. Rothenberg, Ph.D. | Greenwich | CT | Psychology | 4/18/1988 |
| Mitchell S. Rothstein, M.D. | Jacksonville | FL | Pulmonology | 4/11/1999 |
| Francoise Joelle Roux, M.D. | Hamden | CT | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| Vermon D. Rowe, M.D. | Kansas City | MO | Neurology | 4/8/2002 |
| Bradley Rowens, M.D. | Novi | MI | Pulmonology | 4/19/1993 |
| John Hamilton Rowlands, M.D. | Tacoma | WA | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| James A. Rowley, M.D. | Detroit | MI | Pulmonology | 4/11/1999 |
| Bruce G. Roy, M.D. | Abington | PA | Pulmonology | 4/28/1997 |
| David S. Rozenfeld, M.D. | Munster | IN | Neurology | 4/11/1999 |
| Helene Rubeiz, M.D. | Neurology | 4/6/1998 | ||
| Arnon Erez Rubin, M.D. | Naperville | IL | Internal Medicine | 3/26/2004 |
| Bruce S. Rubinowicz, D.O. | Franklin | TN | Neurology | 4/23/2001 |
| Wayne A. Rubinstein, M.D. | Skokie | IL | Neurology | 4/25/1994 |
| Edmundo Raul Rubio, M.D. | Gulfport | MS | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| John R. Ruddy, M.D. | Denver | CO | Internal Medicine | 6/26/1987 |
| Alan Rudick, D.O. | Canton | OH | Pulmonology | 3/23/2005 |
| Gregory A Ruff, M.D. | San Antonio | TX | Pulmonology | 9/21/2005 |
| Arnold Rugama, M.D. | Fresno | CA | Family Medicine | 3/22/2005 |
| Kevin H. Ruggles, M.D. | Marshfield | WI | Neurology | 4/24/1989 |
| Timothy S. Rummel, M.D. | Colorado Springs | CO | Pulmonology | 4/24/1995 |
| Nicholas J. Rummo, M.D. | Chappaqua | NY | Pulmonology | 4/8/2002 |
| O. H. Rundell, Ph.D. | Oklahoma City | OK | Psychology | 4/18/1988 |
| Kamal N. Rungta, M.D. | Vancouver | BC | Psychiatry | 6/26/1987 |
| Michele Gaier Rush, M.D. | Laconia | NH | Neurology | 4/11/1999 |
| Tonya Dawn Russell, M.D. | St. Louis | MO | Pulmonology | 3/22/2005 |
| Pamela J. Russell-Howard, M.D. | Taylorsville | NC | Neurology | 4/15/2003 |
| David A. Russian, M.D. | Everett | WA | Pulmonology | 4/16/2003 |
| Walter Clifford Rustmann, D.O. | San Antonio | TX | Pulmonology | 3/22/2005 |
| Jonathan David Ruzi, M.D. | Scottsdale | AZ | Pulmonology | 3/26/2004 |
| Kathleen R. Ryan, M.D. | Mount Laurel | NJ | Pulmonology | 4/22/1996 |
| Christopher S. Ryckman, M.D. | Lancaster | OH | Pulmonology | 4/6/1998 |
| David Bruce Rye, M.D., Ph.D. | Atlanta | GA | Neurology | 4/24/1995 |
