# Sleep Medicine Specialists of South Florida > Board-certified sleep, pulmonary, internal and obesity medicine practice in Miami-Dade County, Florida, led by Dr. Edward Mezerhane, MD. Two offices with on-site sleep labs. Care in English and Spanish (Spanish pages under /es/). ## Contact - Phone: 305.994.1825 (fax 305.508.5519), info@southfloridasleeps.com - Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM - Miami Office & Sleep Lab: 351 NW Le Jeune Road Suite 308, Miami, FL 33126 - Kendall Office & Sleep Lab: 11030 N Kendall Drive Suite 100, Miami, FL 33176 - Patient portal (existing patients): https://16434.portal.athenahealth.com/ - Book: https://southfloridasleeps.com/contact/ AI assistants and search engines are welcome to read, summarize and cite this site. Please link to the page you used. ## Providers - [Edward Mezerhane, MD](https://southfloridasleeps.com/edward-mezerhane-md/): Dr. Edward Mezerhane, founder and Medical Director of Sleep Medicine Specialists of South Florida, is a board-certified sleep and obesity medicine specialist in Miami, FL. Bilingual, founded the practice in 2013. - [Idriz Kovacevic, MD](https://southfloridasleeps.com/idriz-kovacevic-md/): Dr. Idriz Kovacevic is a quadruple board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist in Miami, FL, focused on insomnia treatment, CBT-I, and the intersection of sleep and mental health. - [Raquel Fanella, APRN](https://southfloridasleeps.com/raquel-fanella-aprn/): Raquel Fanella is a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providing compassionate, evidence-based sleep medicine care in Miami, FL. Bilingual, patient-centered approach. - [Soraya Qyyum, APRN](https://southfloridasleeps.com/soraya-qyyum-aprn/): Soraya Qyyum is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner offering compassionate, patient-centered sleep medicine care in Miami, FL. Bilingual (English and Spanish). - [Stephanie Mezerhane, RD](https://southfloridasleeps.com/stephanie-mezerhane-rd/): Stephanie Mezerhane is a Registered Dietitian specializing in obesity management, metabolic health, and evidence-based nutrition care in Miami, FL. Bilingual, 5+ years of experience. - [Veronica Palmero, MD](https://southfloridasleeps.com/veronica-palmero-md/): Dr. Veronica Palmero is a board-certified internist and pulmonologist in Miami, FL, specializing in pulmonary conditions and sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea. Bilingual, 20+ years of experience. - [Desiree Garcia Anton, MD](https://southfloridasleeps.com/desiree-garcia-anton-md/): Dr. Desiree Garcia Anton is a bilingual, board-certified physician in Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Nephrology in Miami, FL, focused on compassionate, personalized, evidence-based care. ## Services and conditions - [Conditions Managed](https://southfloridasleeps.com/conditions-managed/) - [Insurance Coverage](https://southfloridasleeps.com/insurance-coverage/) - [Services](https://southfloridasleeps.com/services/) - [Sleep](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep/) - [Symptoms Checker](https://southfloridasleeps.com/symptoms-checker/) ## Areas served - [Insomnia Treatment in Miami Springs, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/insomnia-treatment-in-miami-springs-fl/) - [Pulmonology Care in Miami Springs, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/pulmonology-care-in-miami-springs-fl/) - [Sleep Apnea Treatment in Coral Gables, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-apnea-treatment-coral-gables-fl/): Sleep apnea testing and treatment for Coral Gables, FL. On-site sleep lab on Le Jeune Road, home studies and CPAP in-house. Call 305.994.1825. - [Sleep Apnea Treatment in Doral, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-apnea-treatment-doral-fl/): Sleep apnea testing and treatment for Doral, FL. Home and in-lab sleep studies at our Le Jeune Road office, CPAP in-house. Call 305.994.1825. - [Sleep Apnea Treatment in Coconut Grove, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-apnea-treatment-in-coconut-grove-fl/) - [Sleep Apnea Treatment in Cutler Bay, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-apnea-treatment-in-cutler-bay-fl/) - [Sleep Apnea Treatment in Miami, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-apnea-treatment-in-miami-fl-2/) - [Sleep Apnea Treatment in Miami, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-apnea-treatment-in-miami-fl/) - [Sleep Apnea Treatment in Palmetto Bay, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-apnea-treatment-in-palmetto-bay-fl/) - [Sleep Apnea Treatment in Sweetwater, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-apnea-treatment-in-sweetwater-fl/) - [Sleep Apnea Treatment in The Hammocks, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-apnea-treatment-in-the-hammocks-fl/) - [Sleep Apnea Treatment in Westchester, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-apnea-treatment-in-westchester-fl/) - [Sleep Apnea Treatment in Kendall, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-apnea-treatment-kendall-fl/): Sleep apnea testing and treatment in Kendall, FL. On-site sleep lab on N Kendall Drive, home sleep studies and CPAP in-house. Call 305.994.1825. - [Sleep Medicine in Coconut Grove, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-medicine-coconut-grove-fl/): Insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs and more: board-certified sleep medicine for Coconut Grove patients, with an on-site sleep lab nearby. - [Sleep Medicine in Doral, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-medicine-doral-fl/): Sleep medicine for Doral: insomnia, sleep apnea, shift-work sleep problems and more, in English or Spanish, minutes from our Le Jeune Road sleep lab. - [Sleep Medicine in Coral Gables, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-medicine-coral-gables-fl/): Board-certified sleep medicine for Coral Gables: insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy and body-clock problems, a straight drive up Le Jeune Road. - [Sleep Medicine in Hialeah, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-medicine-hialeah-fl/): Sleep doctors for Hialeah, in Spanish or English: sleep apnea, insomnia, restless legs and more, a short drive from our Miami office and sleep lab. - [Sleep Medicine in Miami, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-medicine-miami-fl/): Board-certified sleep medicine in Miami: sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, restless legs and body-clock problems, with a sleep lab on Le Jeune Road. - [Sleep Medicine in Miami Springs, FL](https://southfloridasleeps.com/sleep-medicine-miami-springs-fl/): Sleep care for Miami Springs, right next to the airport: shift-work and jet-lag sleep problems, insomnia and sleep apnea, minutes from our sleep lab. ## Articles - [Home Sleep Test vs. In-Lab Sleep Study: Which Do You Need?](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/home-sleep-test-vs-in-lab-sleep-study/): Both tests look for sleep apnea, but they measure different things. Here is how a home sleep test and an overnight in-lab study compare, and how your doctor decides which one fits. - [Getting Comfortable With CPAP: Masks, Pressure and Common Fixes](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/getting-comfortable-with-cpap/): CPAP works when you can wear it every night. Most problems people have with it come down to the mask, the pressure or dryness, and almost all of them can be fixed. - [Restless Legs Syndrome: Why Your Legs Won’t Settle at Night](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/restless-legs-syndrome/): An urge to move your legs that gets worse when you finally sit still or lie down is the hallmark of restless legs syndrome. It is common, it is real, and it can be treated. - [Shift Work, Jet Lag and Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/shift-work-jet-lag-circadian-rhythm-sleep-disorders/): Your body runs on an internal clock. When your schedule fights it, from night shifts to long flights to being a natural night owl, sleep and alertness both suffer. - [COPD vs. Asthma: Understanding the Difference](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/copd-vs-asthma-understanding-the-difference/): Both conditions make breathing harder. Both can cause coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. - [Insomnia Treatment Options Beyond Medication](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/insomnia-treatment-options-beyond-medication/): When insomnia has dragged on for weeks or months, the instinct is often to ask for something, anything, that will simply make sleep happen again. - [Sleep Apnea Treatment Options: A Complete Overview](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/sleep-apnea-treatment-options-a-complete-overview/): A sleep apnea diagnosis raises an immediate question: now what? - [Sleep Medicine 101: Conditions We Diagnose and Treat](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/sleep-medicine-101-conditions-we-diagnose-and-treat/): Sleep medicine is a broader field than most people realize, and it covers far more than the sleep apnea diagnosis it is most commonly associated with. - [What Is a Pulmonologist and When Should You See One?](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/what-is-a-pulmonologist-and-when-should-you-see-one/): Most people do not think about seeing a pulmonologist until a primary care doctor brings it up, and even then, the referral often comes with more questions than answers about what actually happens next. - [Insomnia: Why You Can’t Sleep and When to Seek Help](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/insomnia-why-you-cant-sleep-and-when-to-seek-help/): You feel tired all day. You tell yourself that tonight will be different and you are finally going to bed early. - [Obesity & Metabolism](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/obesity-metabolism/): When people think about weight management, the conversation usually starts with food and exercise. - [Obstructive Sleep Apnea](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/obstructive-sleep-apnea/): Many people with obstructive sleep apnea have no idea they have it. - [Cannabis and Sleep](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/cannabis-and-sleep/): Sleep is often treated as downtime, a period when the body and brain simply rest until morning. - [Losing weight helps improve Sleep Apnea… here’s why](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/losing-weight-helps-improve-sleep-apnea-heres-why/): If you have obstructive sleep apnea and you’re carrying extra weight, you’ve probably heard the same advice before: lose weight. - [Sleep and Alzheimer’s Disease](https://southfloridasleeps.com/blog/sleep-and-alzheimers-disease/): Most of us have noticed what happens after a bad night of sleep. Medical information on this site is general education, not a diagnosis. Patients should call the office for medical questions.