Angela Lana, MD

24 years in practice

Otorhinolaryngologist — Sleep Medicine · Instituto Assaly Medicina Personalizada

ENT-rooted sleep medicine for snoring, sleep apnea, daytime sleepiness, and upper-airway evaluation

Sleep & Circadian HealthPortuguese, English
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About

Angela Beatriz Lana, MD is an otorhinolaryngologist and sleep-medicine physician connected to Instituto Assaly. She trained in medicine and ENT at UFMG, then completed sleep-focused work in Europe: actigraphy at Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, research at Erasmus University Rotterdam, and a master's at the Universidade do Porto on excessive daytime sleepiness. Her consults are especially relevant when sleep problems may involve the upper airway, such as snoring, suspected apnea, nasal obstruction, or daytime fatigue.

What to Know

Signature approach

Lana approaches sleep from the upper-airway side first: nasal patency, septum, turbinates, tonsils, palate, and sleep-history patterns. Actigraphy and polysomnography can help separate airway-driven sleep disruption from rhythm or behavior-driven sleep complaints. When anatomy is part of the problem, treatment may involve CPAP, oral-appliance coordination, medical management, or surgical referral.

What sets them apart

  • ENT base under sleep medicine. That training matters when a patient's snoring, apnea, or fatigue may trace to nasal or upper-airway anatomy.
  • European sleep training. Paris actigraphy fellowship, Rotterdam research, and Porto master's work add objective sleep-measurement depth.
  • Co-located private practice. Her own ENT-and-sleep clinic appears connected to the same Rua Lima Barros address, which may simplify ENT-side follow-up.

Before You Book

  • Care focus: Snoring, suspected sleep apnea, excessive daytime sleepiness, and ENT-rooted sleep complaints. For pulmonology-led sleep care, compare with Luciana Palombini, MD.
  • Testing: Expect the evaluation to lead toward actigraphy, polysomnography, or airway-focused assessment when clinically indicated.
  • Scheduling: Specific Assaly clinic days should be confirmed before booking; she has parallel affiliations.
  • Language: Portuguese is the working clinical language.

Expertise

Focus areas

Sleep & Circadian Health

Patient types

General Adult LongevityExecutives & High PerformersMetabolic & Weight ManagementAdults 65+

Protocols & technologies

Upper airway examinationActigraphyPolysomnography referral and interpretationCpap evaluation and managementOral appliance coordinationEnt evaluation for sleep Disordered breathing

Conditions treated

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  • Snoring

    Habitual snoring

  • Sleep apnea

    Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

  • Daytime fatigue and sleepiness

    Excessive daytime somnolence

  • Insomnia

    Insomnia disorder

  • Sinusitis

    Acute and chronic rhinosinusitis

  • Allergic rhinitis

  • Deviated septum

    Nasal septal deviation

  • Tonsillar and adenoid enlargement

    Tonsillar hypertrophy / adenoid hypertrophy

Credentials

Education

  • MD, Medicine

    Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) (2002)

  • Residência em Otorrinolaringologia, Otorhinolaryngology

    Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) (2006)

  • Fellowship in Actigraphy — Sleep Medicine, Sleep Medicine

    Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu de Paris (2010)

  • Research Fellowship in Chondrocyte Culture, Cartilage Research

    Erasmus University Rotterdam (2011)

  • Mestrado em Medicina na Comunidade Europeia (Master's in Medicine), Sleep Medicine — thesis on excessive daytime sleepiness

    Universidade do Porto (2011)

Residency

  • Otorhinolaryngology

    Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Fellowship

  • Sleep Medicine — Actigraphy

    Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu de Paris

  • Chondrocyte Culture Research

    Erasmus University Rotterdam

Years in practice

24

Affiliations

Staff Physician

São Paulo, SP

Thought Leadership

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