Education
Graduate of University of Texas Medical School, Houston; undergraduate degree in biology from University of Texas, Austin
Training
Internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Washington University-Barnes Hospital, St. Louis; Pulmonary, Sleep and Critical Care fellowship at University of Washington, Seattle
Certifications
Board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Medicine and Critical Care
Special Interests
Dr. Vaela has a special interest in pulmonary and sleep disorders.
Accomplishments
He is the medical director of the Ridgeview Sleep Disorders Center as well as Ridgeview's Respiratory Care Department. Dr. Vaela was selected as one of the “Top Doctors in the Twin Cities” in Mpls. St. Paul magazine in 2009.