NnamdiOrakpoMD PhD

Psychiatry • Redwood City, CA

Sleep Medicine

Sleep Physician I ER Psychiatrist I Clinician in Virtual Reality Neurofeedback for Sleep Disorders

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Office
450 Broadway St
Fl B2
Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone+1 646-744-4708

Summary

I am a Sleep Medicine Psychiatrist at Stanford University, with research and publications in Sleep Medicine, Biomedical Gerontology, and Multimodal Pain Management. I use endogenous neuromodulation in the form of VR InfraLow Frequency Neurofeedback as an adjunct to traditional CBT to improve Sleep disorders, helping patients produce healthier brain rhythms.

What Do You Imagine the Future of VR Looks Like?

VR is becoming more realistic for clinicians to use in practice, such as using VR with patients with dementia, pain management, psychiatric care, and education.

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Sleep Medicine, 2022 - 2023
Garnet Health Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2018 - 2022
Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center of Chicago / Jackson Park HospitalInternship, Pre-Internship (Formerly 5th Pathway), 2015 - 2016
Universidad Autonoma de GuadalajaraClass of 2016
University of North TexasPh.D, Biomedical Gerontology, Oncology, Cum Laude, 2006 - 2011
University of North TexasB.S., Applied Gerontology, 2001 - 2005

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2022 - 2026

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Member's Choice Award for Best Overall Research American Medical Student Association, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Does Virtual Reality Feedback at Infra-Low Frequency Improve Centralized Pain With Comorbid Insomnia While Mitigating Risks for Sedative Use Disorder?: A Case Report.
Nnamdi Orakpo, Chujun Yuan, Olanrewaju Olukitibi, Jeff Burdette, Kim Arrington
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2022-01-01
10 citations
Case Report: Virtual Reality Neurofeedback Therapy as a Novel Modality for Sustained Analgesia in Centralized Pain Syndromes.
Nnamdi Orakpo, Ulrick Vieux, Cristian Castro-Nunez
Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2021-04-20

Journal Articles

Laughing in the Face of Laughter: Narcolepsy with severe cataplexy refractory to medication: A case report
Nnamdi Orakpo, Pahnwat Taweesedt, Yasaman Safarpour, Mitchell Miglis, Emmanuel Mignot, Sleep, Volume 46, Issue Supplement_1, May 2023, Page A447, 5/29/2023
Jerky Night: Propriospinal myoclonus at sleep onset after Metoclopramide use during pregnancy
Orakpo, Nnamdi, Hekmat, Anahid, Sleep, Volume 46, Issue Supplement_1, Pages A446, 5/1/2023
Does Virtual Reality Feedback at Infra-Low Frequency Improve Centralized Pain With Comorbid Insomnia While Mitigating Risks for Sedative Use Disorder?: A Case Report
Nnamdi Orakpo, Chujun Yuan, Olanrewaju Olukitibi, Jeff Burdette, Kim Arrington, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 5/18/2022

Press Mentions

How a Pediatric Cardiologist Uses VR to Educate on Congenital Heart ConditionsJune 3rd, 2019

Grant Support

Thomas Guarino Family Academic Fund for Research & EducationGarnet Health Educational Foundation2019–2021

Research History

Principal InvestigatorThe Efficacy of Neurofeedback Therapy in Virtual Reality: Implications for cognitive behavioral therapy in opioid - independent pain management2019 - Present