Division of Sleep Medicine Faculty

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Daniel Aeschbach, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Neuroscientist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Neurobiology of sleep-wake regulation in humans

Stephen Alan Amira, PhD
Instructor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Psychosocial effects of sleep disorders; Temporal isolation: psychological impact and management in laboratory subjects; Behavioral treatment of insomnia; Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Janis Louise Anderson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Seasonal Affective Disorder; chronobiology of mood disorders; test-enhanced learning

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Laura K. Barger, PhD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physiologist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Work hours and their impact on health and safety in medical residents and police officers; astronaut sleep

Radhika Basheer, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System
Molecular mechanism underlying long-term effects of sleep deprivation

Ronald E. Becker, MD
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Assistant in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital
Pediatric sleep disorders

Michael Peter Biber, MD
Clinical Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Senior Associate Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Clinical trials research, Devices for diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders

Carlos Blanco-Centurion, PhD
Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Instructor, Department of Neurology, VA Boston Healthcare System
Neurophysiology of sleep and wake

Edward Barry Bromfield, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sleep and epilepsy; intracranial EEG during state changes and cognitive tasks

Ritchie Edward Brown, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System
Cellular mechanisms controlling the sleep-wake cycle; narcolepsy

Emery N. Brown, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital
Signal processing algorithms for neuroscience data analysis; functional neural imaging studies of humans under general anesthesia

Orfeu M. Buxton, PhD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Neuroscientist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Impact of sleep and sleep loss on health; metabolism; insomnia; aging; health disparities; exercise

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Georgina Cano, PhD
Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Instructor, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Neural circuitry involved in stress-induced insomnia (primary insomnia)

Nancy L. Chamberlin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Neural control of sleep, respiration and upper airway muscles

Lichao Chen, MD, PhD
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System
Neurophysiology of sleep; in vivo application of siRMA (RNA interference)

Michael A. Christie, PhD
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System
Behavioral models of sleep disorders

Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD, FRCP
Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Senior Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Human circadian pacemaker and sleep homeostat; public safety; occupational health

D

Ina E. Djonlagic, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
The cognitive neuroscience of sleep-dependent memory consolidation

Cynthia M. Dorsey, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital
Behavioral sleep medicine, non-pharmacologic treatment interventions for insomnia and other sleep disorders, sleep deprivation, aging, clinical trials research

Jeanne F. Duffy, MBA, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Neuroscientist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Human circadian physiology; sleep and aging; individual differences in sleep timing

E

Jeffrey M. Ellenbogen, MD, MMSc
Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Sleep and cognition; neurology and sleep

Lawrence J. Epstein, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Diagnosis and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing

F

Richard A. Ferber, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Senior Associate in Neurology, Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital
Pediatric sleep disorders

Patrick M. Fuller, PhD
Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Instructor, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Behavioral state control, circadian rhythms, sleep-wake neurobiology

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Geoffrey S. Gilmartin, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Instructor, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Effects of hypoxia on vascular, sympathetic and metabolic responses in human and rodent models

H

Monika Haack, PhD
Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Instructor, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Analgesic, immune, and autonomic responses to sleep deprivation and sleep extension

David G. Harper, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital
Anatomy and physiology of human circadian/sleep system. Neurodegenerative Illness

J. Woodland Hastings, PhD
Paul C. Mangelsdorf Professor of Natural Sciences, Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Physiological, biochemical and molecular mechanisms of cellular circadian rhythms

J. Allan Hobson, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, Emeritus, Harvard Medical School
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Sleep and dreaming

Todd S. Horowitz, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Research Associate, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Circadian and sleep effects on cognition, particularly attention

J

Amy S. Jordan, PhD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Neuroscientist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Pathophysiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

K

Sat Bir Khalsa, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Neuroscientist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Behavioral treatment of insomnia, basic and clinical research on yoga and meditation

William D. S. Killgore, PhD
Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Research Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital
Neuro-cognitive, emotional, and behavioral consequences of sleep deprivation

Douglas Kirsch, MD
Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Affiliate Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Portable monitors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, links between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and other medical conditions

Elizabeth B. Klerman, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Circadian rhythms, sleep, hormones, neurobehavioral performance and alertness, and related mathematical analyses and modeling

Bernat Kocsis, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Brainstem control of forebrain activity; Autonomic regulation during sleep.

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Christopher Paul Landrigan, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Effect of health care provider sleep deprivation on patient and provider safety; pediatric patient safety; drowsy driving

Liming Ling, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physiologist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Neurophysiology of respiratory control and mechanisms of neural plasticity

Steven W. Lockley, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Neuroscientist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Basic and applied human circadian biology; circadian rhythm sleep disorders

Jun Lu, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Physician, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Neural circuitry of sleep-wake control

M

Atul Malhotra, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of sleep apnea and its complications

Robert W. McCarley, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System
Neuroscience of sleep and wakefulness; neuroimaging in schizophrenia

James Timothy McKenna, PhD
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System
Pharmacology and neurophysiology of sleep; related disorders such as OSA

Janet Mullington, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The effects of sleep loss on inflammation

P

Edward Pace-Schott, PhD
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Addiction; dreams; sleep deprivation; memory; executive; psychopathology; emotion

Milena Pavlova, MD
Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sleep, epilepsy, circadian rhythms and their interactions; cognitive effects of antiepileptic medications and how they are modified by sleep

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Stuart F. Quan, MD
Visiting Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Epidemiology of sleep disorders, particularly sleep disordered breathing

James J. Quattrochi, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Phasic controls of sleep network pathways, nanoscale RNAi targeted drug delivery

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Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam, PhD
Lecturer in Medicine (Academic, Part-time), Harvard Medical School
Associate Neuroscientist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Circadian regulation of sleep, sleep loss and performance, legal issues in sleep medicine

Quentin R. Regestein, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Trajectory of arousal change through time; effects of exogenous ovarian steroids on mood, arousal and sleep; disorders related to hyperarousal

Joseph M. Ronda, MSc
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate in Computer Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Bioinformatics in clinical research

Paul A. Rosenberg, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Senior Associate in Neurology, Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital
Molecular and biochemical basis of homeostatic sleep regulation

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Clifford B. Saper, MD, PhD
James Jackson Putnam Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School Chairman, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Brain circuitry controlling sleep and circadian rhythms

Thomas E. Scammell, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Physician, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Neurobiology of narcolepsy and sleep

Frank A.J.L. Scheer, PhD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Neuroscientist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Medical Chronobiology; fundamental properties of the circadian timing system

Steven A. Shea, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physiologist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Pathophysiology of sleep disorders; pathophysiology of disorders affected by the internal body clock

Priyattam J. Shiromani, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Neuroscientist, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Neural circuitry and genes underlying sleep and wake

Robert Stickgold, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Cognitive neuroscience of sleep, memory, emotions, and dreaming

Robert E. Strecker, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System
Brain circuitry involved in the control of sleep and wakefulness

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Robert J. Thomas, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Physician, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Cognitive neuroscience, complex sleep-breathing, integrated systems biology of sleep

Peter V. Tishler, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Physician to the Active Staff, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Genetics of diseases of aging, including sleep disturbed breathing, heart valve defects, cancer, vascular disease; the porphyrias; twins

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Richard Leonard Verrier, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Impact of neural activity on cardiac electrophysiology; mechanisms and clinical utility of T-wave alternans to stratify risk for lethal ventricular arrhythmias

W

J. Woodrow Weiss, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Hemodynamic consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with emphasis on acute & long-term consequences of intermittent hypoxia

Charles J. Weitz, MD, PhD
Robert Henry Pfeiffer Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
Molecular biology and genetics of circadian clocks

David Andrew Wellman, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Pathophysiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea; control of ventilation

David P. White, MD
Gerald E. McGinnis Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Senior Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Pathophysiology of disorders of breathing during sleep, upper airway motor control, and the control of breathing

John W. Winkelman, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sleep-related movement disorders, parasomnias, insomnia; effects of psychiatric disorders and medications on sleep

Jeremy M. Wolfe, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Senior Physician, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Visual attention and visual perception


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