Dr Oliver Bernath is a Neurologist and Sleep Disorders Specialist. He completed his medical degree in Germany (University of Ulm) and London (UCL), including a Doctorate in Neurophysiology as a scholar of the German National Merit Scholarship (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes). He trained as a neurologist at the University of Chicago and obtained certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He subsequently completed fellowships in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy at UCSF, achieving certification by the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, and trained in Sleep Medicine at UCSF and Stanford, receiving certification by the American Board of Sleep Medicine. He now has his NHS base at the Sleep Disorders Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London, and at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, the largest sleep centre in the Southeast.
In the therapy room, Dr Bernath brings a specialist, evidence-based approach. He is experienced in all aspects of sleep medicine, including chronic insomnia, nightmares and night terrors, sleepwalking and other parasomnias, REM sleep behaviour disorder, restless leg syndrome and periodic limb movements in sleep, snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea, narcolepsy and other central hypersomnia, and also in sleep optimisation for longevity and top performance. He offers consultations in English and German, both in person and virtually.
Dr Bernath aims to create a supportive and collaborative environment where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to make meaningful changes in their lives.