Longevity

Luciana Palombini, MD, PhD

32 years in practice

Sleep Medicine Specialist — Pulmonology · Instituto Assaly Medicina Personalizada

Sleep medicine for apnea, insomnia, snoring, fatigue, polysomnography, and cardiometabolic prevention

Sleep & Circadian HealthCardiovascular LongevityMetabolic HealthPortuguese, English
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About

Luciana Palombini, MD, PhD is a sleep-medicine specialist and pulmonologist at Instituto Assaly. She trained in medicine at UFCSPA, completed pulmonology specialty training, earned a doctorate at UNIFESP, and specialized at Stanford University's Sleep Disorders Clinic under Christian Guilleminault. Since 1995 she has practiced and researched at Instituto do Sono de São Paulo, Brazil's leading sleep institute. She also lead-authored 2024 Brazilian Sleep Association consensus work on polysomnography standardization, making her a standards-level sleep-diagnostics voice.

What to Know

Signature approach

Palombini treats sleep as a cardiometabolic prevention lever. Evaluations combine sleep history, validated questionnaires, and polysomnography when indicated, then match the finding to behavioral changes, CPAP, oral appliances, or medication. The clinical target is not just better rest; it is reducing downstream risk from apnea, insomnia, snoring, fatigue, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular strain.

What sets them apart

  • Stanford and Instituto do Sono depth. Training under Christian Guilleminault and three decades at Brazil's leading sleep institute give her unusual field lineage.
  • Standards author. Lead authorship on 2024 Brazilian polysomnography consensus papers means she helps define how sleep studies are interpreted.
  • Pulmonology plus sleep medicine. Useful when breathing, apnea, insomnia, and metabolic risk need to be evaluated together.

Before You Book

  • Schedule: Assaly visits are Tuesday only; the rest of her week is tied to Instituto do Sono and other sleep work.
  • Care focus: Snoring, apnea, insomnia, daytime fatigue, and sleep concerns tied to cardiometabolic risk.
  • Testing: Polysomnography may be central to the plan, either at home or in a lab depending on indication.
  • Language: Portuguese is the working language; her Stanford and publication history support English capacity, but confirm before booking.

Expertise

Focus areas

Sleep & Circadian HealthCardiovascular LongevityMetabolic Health

Patient types

General Adult LongevityExecutives & High PerformersMetabolic & Weight ManagementAdults 65+

Protocols & technologies

In Lab polysomnographyHome sleep apnea testingCpap titration and managementBehavioral sleep medicineSleep Disordered breathing diagnosticsInspiratory flow limitation assessment

Conditions treated

6

  • Snoring

    Habitual snoring

  • Sleep apnea

    Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

  • Insomnia

    Insomnia disorder

  • Daytime fatigue and sleepiness

    Excessive daytime somnolence

  • Sleep-related cognitive complaints

    Sleep-related cognitive impairment (memory, concentration)

  • Upper airway resistance

    Upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS)

Credentials

Education

  • MD

    Universidade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre (1994)

  • Especialidade em Pneumologia, Pulmonology

    Brazilian medical specialty program

  • Doutorado em Ciências Médicas (PhD), Medical Sciences

    Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) (2015)

  • Specialization in Sleep Medicine, Sleep Medicine

    Stanford University Sleep Disorders Clinic and Research Center

Board certifications

  • Board Certification in Sleep Medicine

    American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

    Sleep Medicine board certification from the leading US professional society — the gold-standard credential for sleep specialists internationally.

  • Título de Especialista em Medicina do Sono

    Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB)

    Brazilian Medical Association specialty title in Sleep Medicine — the formal recognized credential for sleep medicine practice in Brazil.

  • Especialidade em Pneumologia

    Brazilian medical specialty system (AMB / Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia framework)

    Brazilian medical specialization in Pulmonology — completed 1990–1993, the foundation for her sleep-disordered breathing practice.

Fellowship

  • Sleep Medicine

    Stanford University Sleep Disorders Clinic and Research Center

Additional certifications

  • CRM 76.102 (São Paulo)

    Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado de São Paulo (CRM-SP)

    Brazilian medical license — São Paulo state medical council registration. Equivalent to a US state medical license.

Years in practice

32

Affiliations

Instituto Assaly Medicina Personalizada

Staff Physician

São Paulo, SP

Thought Leadership

Publications

Media Appearances

Notable Collaborators

  • Christian Guilleminault, MD · Stanford-era research on obstructive sleep apnea, upper airway resistance syndrome, and CPAP in pre-eclampsia
  • Dalva Poyares, MD, PhD · Long-running Brazilian sleep medicine research collaboration at Instituto do Sono / UNIFESP

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