Dr. Zhao is a board certified neurologist who is highly trained in the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders. He has completed a fellowship in Sleep Medicine and has extensive experience in the management of the entire spectrum of sleep disorders, including sleep related breathing disorders, insomnias, hypersomnias, parasomnias, circadian rhythm disorders and sleep related movement disorders.

A long time resident of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, Dr. Zhao received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine internship at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and his Neurology residency at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. He stayed on to complete his Sleep Medicine fellowship at the Montefiore Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, the first accredited sleep disorders center in the United States. He has written multiple book chapters in the field of Sleep Medicine and is a member of both the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.