Dr. Michael Ledet, MD
Sleep Medicine Specialist | Sleep Medicine
3715 Dauphin St 7A Mobile AL, 36608About
Dr. Michael Ledet is board-certified in family medicine, sleep medicine, and lipidology; he currently limits his practice to caring for all sleep disorders and managing all types of lipid/cholesterol problems. He is the Medical Director of Springhill Medical Center's certified Sleep Center. He serves as an investigator in multiple clinical trials with Coastal Clinical Research on Springhill's campus. He has been practicing in Mobile since 1987. He no longer practices family medicine. Dr. Ledet has a strong passion to help his patients sleep better and prevent cardiovascular diseases. He uses his God-given expertise to evaluate, educate, and empower his patients to improve their overall health report card.
Education and Training
University of South Alabama College of Medicine MD 1984
University of Alabama Bachelor's Degree 1980
Board Certification
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Family Medicine (American Board of Family Medicine)
Provider Details
Treatments
- High Cholesterol
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Disorders
- Insomnia
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (osa)
Professional Memberships
- National Lipid Association
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Professional Society Memberships
- National Lipid Association, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Articles and Publications
- Dr. Ledet has been a primary investigator in more than 25 clinical trials. He also lectures regionally with pharmaceutical companies.
What do you attribute your success to?
- Dr. Ledet has always enjoyed science and wanted a career where he could combine his love of science and his love of helping others. Dr. Ledet attributes his success to his passion to want to help others, educating his patients, and treating his patients like people.
Teaching and speaking
- Dr. Ledet has been lecturing throughout the southeastern US for the past 25 years teaching providers on updates in sleep medicine and lipidology
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