Our Vision
Pediatric Sleep Specialists promotes healthy communities by delivering innovative, patient-centered care for pediatric sleep disorders close to home.
After carefully reviewing the needs of the region with local pediatric providers, Dr. Kothari has dedicated his efforts to treating pediatric sleep disorders. He founded and leads Pediatric Sleep Specialists, a team of experts, who diagnose and treat all common sleep disorders that affect infants, children and teenagers. The team also assesses and treats the most complex sleep disorders necessitating multi-disciplinary care.
Our Mission
Our mission is to help you sleep better and live better.
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Meet Our Team
Dr. Viral Kothari
CEO & Founder Clinic Supervising Physician Sleep Study Interpretation
Dr. Kothari was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Having completed fellowships in both pediatric pulmonary and sleep medicine at Texas Children’s Hospital, Dr. Kothari has expertise in the evaluation and treatment of a wide range of respiratory and sleep disorders in children. He used these skills to help re-establish and expand a pediatric pulmonary and sleep medicine division while working as an assistant professor at WVU’s quaternary care academic children’s hospital. His experiences in academic medicine and program development enabled him to develop and lead Pediatric Sleep Specialists (PSS) growing programs today.
At PSS, Dr. Kothari developed a comprehensive pediatric sleep disorders care model that focuses on patient education. This model aims to provide sustainable improvements in sleep and overall health for children and their families. In an effort to serve more patients, he developed a clinical nurse practitioner training program that focuses on increasing the pediatric sleep medicine workforce. A similar emphasis is being placed on training area sleep lab technicians.
Like many pediatric subspecialists, Dr. Kothari is drawn to working with children because they’re resilient and are often the source of strength in the room when faced with challenging clinical situations. He loves to hear trainees at PSS find satisfaction in the impact that our care has on children and their families.
When Dr. Kothari is not busy serving his patients and staff at PSS, you can find him spending quality time with his family and friends, teaching his kids how to play sports or planning his next family vacation.
He enjoys long distance cycling, skiing, and getting back into playing sports as an adult
Legos, GI Joe & Action Figures, Video games from the 80’s & 90’s
Dr. Justin Brockbank
Clinic Supervising Physician Sleep Study Interpretation
Dr. Brockbank grew up in the Washington, D.C. area, completed his undergrad at BYU and then attended medical school in Richmond, VA at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He completed fellowships in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. He was an assistant professor at The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU within the division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, and director of the pediatric sleep program for 8 years. During his last three years there, they opened the first sleep lab exclusively used for conducting pediatric sleep studies in all of central Virginia.
Dr. Brockbank works directly with the advanced practice providers to provide sleep medicine care to our patients and performs sleep study interpretation. He loves working with children because of their resilience and how quickly they can adapt and change. It’s very rewarding to see children function better and to have families live happier, healthier lives when their children sleep better.
When he is not working, he spends his time with his family cheering them on at their sporting events, doing yard work, volunteering as a scout leader in his son’s troop, and trying new restaurants with his wife and friends.
He loves to ski, hike, camp, stargaze, and kiteboard in the Outer Banks of North Carolina
His telescope – the same one he uses today for astronomy
Dr. Meena Murti
Sleep Study Interpretation
Dr. Murti is a pediatrician and is fellowship-trained and board certified in sleep medicine. She grew up in India, but moved to the United States at a young age. She attended Rice University for undergrad then completed medical school and pediatric residency training at Baylor College of Medicine. After working as a general pediatrician, she returned to training, completing a sleep medicine fellowship at the University of Michigan, which is the largest sleep medicine training program in the nation. After completing her fellowship, she was an assistant professor of pediatric sleep medicine at St. Louis University for four years and then at Baylor College of Medicine for two years. Dr. Murti enjoys working with kids and helping them grow, develop, and be their best. In her free time, she likes taking long walks, meditating, cooking, reading, painting, and traveling.
She used to twirl the baton as a kid
Her baby doll & her science kit
Dr. Bobbi Hopkins
Sleep Study Interpretation
Amanda Aung, PNP
Lead Nurse Practitioner
Amanda grew up in Durango, CO and started nursing in Farmington, NM in 2001 with an Associate Degree in Nursing. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in nursing 10 years later and then graduated from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus College with a Master of Science in Nursing. Amanda’s favorite thing about working with kids is seeing the world through their eyes and watching them reach their fullest potential. She loves to see children sleep better, learn and grow better. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting, playing Dungeons and Dragons, and on weekends participates in a local, medieval, live-action role play group.
She was a belly dancer and can balance a sword on her head
Barbies – her favorite was Rainbow Brite
Denver Renee Dutcher, PNP
Nurse Practitioner
Renee was born in Tuscon, Arizona and grew up in central Louisiana before moving to northern Colorado as an adult. She worked in various pediatric subspecialty areas at the University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital before completing her Masters of Science in Nursing at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She enjoys working with children and their families to partner with them, to help them to live their healthiest and best lives. She is amazed how some children with significant health and mental/behavioral challenges, have the most amazing attitude and outlook on life. Through working with kids, her outlook on life has become more positive. She learns something new from children, adolescents and their families every day. For fun, Renee enjoys reading, dancing, theater, horseback riding, camping, hiking, skiing.
She rounds cattle twice a year on a friend’s CO ranch
Her Cabbage Patch doll, Cody
JaNae Haycock, PNP
Nurse Practitioner
JaNae is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She grew up in Utah and attended BYU for undergrad. She worked as a nurse for 8 years and worked in the NICU, newborn nursery and pediatrics for eight years before going back to school at University of Maryland to complete her Masters of Science in Nursing. She loves working with kids because she likes listening to their stories. When she is not working, she enjoys hiking, gardening, traveling, yoga and exploring the great outdoors with her four children.
She teaches gardening classes for kids in her backyard
Polly Pocket
Katelyn Nelson, PNP
Nurse Practitioner
Katelyn grew up in Spokane, WA. She attended school at Connecticut College for her undergraduate studies, and Columbia University School of Nursing for her master’s in nursing. Katelyn worked with kids in pediatric GI in the Bronx, NY before moving to Colorado. Her favorite thing about working with kids is that they are candid, which sometimes makes visits hilarious. She also likes how treating kids can impact the entire family. When she is at home she likes to walk, hike, run, practice yoga, and do arts and crafts with her kids.
She was a ballet dancer as a child and has re-started classes as an adult
Magic Nursery Babies, Barbies, and My Little Ponies
Rayna Ramirez, PNP
Nurse Practitioner
Rayna grew up in El Paso, Texas. She graduated with RN, BSN in 2009 and worked in general pediatrics before transitioning to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Providence Children’s Hospital in El Paso, Texas. She then transitioned to patient bedside care at Methodist Children’s Hospital in San Antonio, TX. She later became the Director of Nursing for an outpatient pediatric surgical facility in San Antonio, Texas and then an elementary school nurse prior to completing her Masters in Nursing. Rayna is passionate about working with kids. She loves that they are honest and resilient. When she is not at work she likes to be outside – hiking, camping and trailing.
She was previously a flight nurse
A soft baby-doll, that had a soft, sweet scent
Heather Singh, PNP
Nurse Practitioner
Heather Singh grew up in Marlton, New Jersey. She attended college at the University of Pennsylvania where she received her BSN. After graduation from Nursing school, she spent 11 years in a hospital working in Hematology/Oncology, Pediatrics, NICU, and Maternal-Child services. She continued her education at the University of Colorado where she received her MSN and became a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Following that, she spent 4 years working in an Adult Otolaryngology practice then moved to a Pediatric ENT practice for 10 years before joining Pediatric Sleep Specialists in May 2023. She enjoys working with kids because of their sense of humor. She likes to view the world from their perspective, and learning from their insights. When Heather is not working, she enjoys being a spectator at her kid’s sporting events. She also likes hiking, camping (all seasons), canoeing, traveling and cooking ethnic foods.
Heather spent a summer working at a salmon processing plant on a remote island in Alaska
Cabbage Patch Kids