Brian Wojeck, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)Cards
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2026
Perspective—weight loss, obstructive sleep apnea therapy, or both for cardiometabolic risk in obesity-related obstructive sleep apnea?
Nokes B, Wojeck B, Schmickl C. Perspective—weight loss, obstructive sleep apnea therapy, or both for cardiometabolic risk in obesity-related obstructive sleep apnea? Sleep 2026, zsag116. PMID: 42033315, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsag116.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Obesity Medications Beyond Glucose Control and Weight Reduction: Updates on the Expanding Benefits, Clinical Challenges, and Future Directions
Ntelis S, Wojeck B. Obesity Medications Beyond Glucose Control and Weight Reduction: Updates on the Expanding Benefits, Clinical Challenges, and Future Directions. Current Hypertension Reports 2025, 28: 5. PMID: 41460420, DOI: 10.1007/s11906-025-01349-0.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsThe impact of obesity on upper airway anatomy as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging and obstructive sleep apnea endotypic traits
Nokes B, Schueler A, Darquenne C, Schmickl C, Wojeck B, Moore S, Deyoung P, McGinnis L, Theilmann R, Gruenberg E, Grunvald E, Holloway B, Alex R, Sands S, Colvonen P, Owens R, Malhotra A. The impact of obesity on upper airway anatomy as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging and obstructive sleep apnea endotypic traits. Frontiers In Physiology 2025, 16: 1648767. PMID: 41103297, PMCID: PMC12521235, DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1648767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation Between Sleep-Related Leg Movements and Diabetes Prevalence: A Cohort Study From the United States
Ding Q, Xie Y, Koo B, Hass Z, Wojeck B, Sico J, Murray-Kolb L, Bravata D, Zinchuk A. Association Between Sleep-Related Leg Movements and Diabetes Prevalence: A Cohort Study From the United States. Cureus 2025, 17: e84701. PMID: 40557002, PMCID: PMC12185253, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.84701.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Understanding the impact of night-to-night sleep variations on glucose regulation in healthy young adults: Insights from Ng et al. (2024)
Ding Q, Wojeck B, Zinchuk A. Understanding the impact of night-to-night sleep variations on glucose regulation in healthy young adults: Insights from Ng et al. (2024). Sleep 2024, 48: zsae253. PMID: 39460669, PMCID: PMC11807883, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae253.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersEffect of obesity on sleep apnea pathogenesis differs in women versus men: multiple mediation analyses in the retrospective SNOOzzzE cohort
Nokes B, Orr J, White S, Luu S, Chen Z, Alex R, Sands S, Wojeck B, Owens R, Malhotra A, Schmickl C. Effect of obesity on sleep apnea pathogenesis differs in women versus men: multiple mediation analyses in the retrospective SNOOzzzE cohort. Journal Of Applied Physiology 2024, 136: 1516-1525. PMID: 38660729, PMCID: PMC11368527, DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00925.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChapter 35 Diseases of the pituitary gland
Wojeck B, Kryger M. Chapter 35 Diseases of the pituitary gland. 2024, 374-378.e1. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-65403-6.00044-5.Books
2023
Role of metformin in the management of type 2 diabetes: recent advances.
Gonzalez-Lopez C, Wojeck B. Role of metformin in the management of type 2 diabetes: recent advances. Polish Archives Of Internal Medicine 2023, 133 PMID: 37317976, DOI: 10.20452/pamw.16511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolysomnographic predictors of incident diabetes and pre-diabetes: an analysis of the DREAM study
Wojeck B, Inzucchi S, Qin L, Yaggi H. Polysomnographic predictors of incident diabetes and pre-diabetes: an analysis of the DREAM study. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2023, 19: 703-710. PMID: 36689314, PMCID: PMC10071389, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.10414.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Ertugliflozin and incident obstructive sleep apnea: an analysis from the VERTIS CV trial
Wojeck BS, Inzucchi SE, Neeland IJ, Mancuso JP, Frederich R, Masiukiewicz U, Cater NB, McGuire DK, Cannon CP, Yaggi HK. Ertugliflozin and incident obstructive sleep apnea: an analysis from the VERTIS CV trial. Sleep And Breathing 2022, 27: 669-672. PMID: 35596030, PMCID: PMC10212814, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-022-02594-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Overview
Brian Wojeck, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) in the Section of Endocrinology. He received his medical degree from University of Arizona and his master of public health from Emory University. He completed his internal medicine residency at Mayo Clinic and subspecialty fellowships in sleep medicine and endocrinology at YSM. He has additional training in obesity medicine and is a weight management specialist.
Dr. Wojeck's clinical and research focus is the comprehensive management of the interrelated disease processes of diabetes, obesity, and sleep disorders.
Clinical Specialties
Endocrinology; Sleep Medicine; Obesity Medicine
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Board Certifications
Obesity Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Obesity Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2020
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- August 19, 2026Source: National Geographic (with Brian Wojeck, MD)
How Losing Just an Hour of Sleep a Night Could Affect Your Weight
- October 07, 2025
Uncovering Hidden Risk Factors: Sleep-Related Leg Movements and Diabetes
- January 27, 2025
Drawing Connections Between Diabetes, Obesity, and Sleep
- October 18, 2022
Yale Endocrinology Obesity Medicine: Approaching Obesity as a Complex, Chronic Disease
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