Christine Won
MD, MSc, BA
Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary); Medical Director, Yale Centers for Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine; Director, Women's Sleep Health Program, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine; Course Director for "Mystery of Sleep" undergraduate course, Neurocognitive Sciences
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Biography
Dr. Won is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. She serves as the Medical Director of the Yale Centers for Sleep Medicine, and the Director of the Yale Women's Sleep Health program. Her interests include complex sleep disordered breathing, and sleep disorders in women. She served as a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Presidential Committee on Telemedicine. She was also President-Elect of the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine 2023-24.
Dr. Won received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University, graduating with Honors and Distinction. She received her medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and completed her Medicine residency at Beth Israel. She completed her Sleep, Pulmonary and Critical Care, and fellowship training at Stanford University. She is a Board Certified in sleep specialist who is also trained and certified in Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine.
Education & Training
- FellowStanford University Medical Center (2007)
- Chief FellowStanford University (2006)
- FellowStanford Medical Center (2006)
- MScStanford University, Epidemiology (2006)
- ResidentBeth Israel Medical Center (2003)
- MDAlbert Einstein College of Medicine (2000)
- BAStanford University, Human Biology (1996)
Activities
- Detection of Respiratory Depression in High-risk Obstetric Patients after Neuraxial Opioid by Using Respiratory Volume MonitoringSan Francisco, CA, United States 2023Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine
- Guidelines on Perioperative Management of Sleep Apnea in PregnancySan Francisco, CA, United States 2023Society of Anesthesiology and Sleep Medicine
- Respiratory Physiology and the pathophysiology of Complex sleep related respiratory disordersIndianapolis, IN, United States 2023SLEEP
- Meet the Professor: OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME: CLINICAL APPROACHWashington, DC, United States 2023American Thoracic Society
- Sex Differences in Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Why It MattersHanover, NH, United States 2020Sex Differences in Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Why It Matters
- Sex Differences in OSAStamford, CT, United States 2020Sex Differences in OSA
- “Post-operative Central Sleep Apnea: To Treat or Not to Treat?”Orlando, FL, United States 2019“Post-operative Central Sleep Apnea: To Treat or Not to Treat?”
- “Sleep and Diversity: Sleep Health in the Underserved Population and Minorities”New Orleans, LA, United States 2019“Sleep and Diversity: Sleep Health in the Underserved Population and Minorities”
- Central Sleep Apneas Syndromes”, and “Sleep-related Hypoventilation SyndromesIndianapolis, IN, United States 2019Central Sleep Apneas Syndromes”, and “Sleep-related Hypoventilation Syndromes
- Sleep disordered breathing in pregnancy”San Antonio, TX, United States 2019Sleep disordered breathing in pregnancy”
- Sex Differences in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Phenotypes, the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis”Dallas, TX, United States 2019Sex Differences in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Phenotypes, the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis”
- Prevalence of REM related OSA in Women with mild or no OSA”San Antonio, TX, United States 2019Prevalence of REM related OSA in Women with mild or no OSA”
- Assessing Communication Between Physicians and Patients with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Associated with Treated Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Insights From an Ethnographic Study of In-Office Visits”Dallas, TX, United States 2019Assessing Communication Between Physicians and Patients with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Associated with Treated Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Insights From an Ethnographic Study of In-Office Visits”
- “Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the United States 2013-2016: Results of a Retrospective, Epidemiological Study of a Nationwide Claim”Orlando, FL, United States 2018“Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the United States 2013-2016: Results of a Retrospective, Epidemiological Study of a Nationwide Claim”
- :” “Sleep Breathing Disorders in Women”Seoul, Seoul, South Korea 2018:” “Sleep Breathing Disorders in Women”
- “Sleep disorders in the critically ill patient”Seoul, Seoul, South Korea 2018“Sleep disorders in the critically ill patient”
- “Management and Leadership in Sleep Medicine”Baltimore, MD, United States 2018“Management and Leadership in Sleep Medicine”
- “Sleep and Testosterone”Toronto, ON, Canada 2017“Sleep and Testosterone”
- “Sleep and Hormones”Boston, MA, United States 2017“Sleep and Hormones”
- Sleep Medications and the FDA Labeling Rule”Los Angeles, CA, United States 2016Sleep Medications and the FDA Labeling Rule”
- Managing Sleep and Circadian Disruption and Improving Cancer Outcomes”Los Angeles, CA, United States 2016Managing Sleep and Circadian Disruption and Improving Cancer Outcomes”
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting Adherence to PAP Devices and Understanding Device Downloads”Chicago, IL, United States 2016Monitoring and Troubleshooting Adherence to PAP Devices and Understanding Device Downloads”
- “Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Chronic Respiratory Failure”Montreal, QC, Canada 2015“Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Chronic Respiratory Failure”
- “Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Neuromuscular Disease”Seattle, WA, United States 2015“Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Neuromuscular Disease”
- “Medical Emergencies in the Sleep Lab”Seoul, Seoul, South Korea 2015“Medical Emergencies in the Sleep Lab”
- “Comorbid Sleep Disordered Breathing and PTSD”Seoul, Seoul, South Korea 2015“Comorbid Sleep Disordered Breathing and PTSD”
- Impact of Sleep Disordered Breathing and Driving”New York, NY, United States 2015Impact of Sleep Disordered Breathing and Driving”
- “Obesity-Hypoventilation: An Emerging Outpatient and Inpatient Epidemic”Palo Alto, CA, United States 2015“Obesity-Hypoventilation: An Emerging Outpatient and Inpatient Epidemic”
- “Sleep Breathing Disorders in Women”Cleveland, OH, United States 2015“Sleep Breathing Disorders in Women”
- Fatigue Management: from Circadian Disorders to Sleep Disordered Breathing”San Diego, CA, United States 2014Fatigue Management: from Circadian Disorders to Sleep Disordered Breathing”
- Optimizing treatment for SDB”New York, NY, United States 2014Optimizing treatment for SDB”
- “Obstructive sleep apnea and PTSD: What is the Link?”New York, NY, United States 2014“Obstructive sleep apnea and PTSD: What is the Link?”
- The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) Study: Design, Rationale and Methods”Minneapolis, MN, United States 2014The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) Study: Design, Rationale and Methods”
- The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) Study: Design, Rationale and Methods”Minneapolis, MN, United States 2014The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) Study: Design, Rationale and Methods”
- “Obstructive Lung Disease: To Lump or Split”Chicago, IL, United States 2013“Obstructive Lung Disease: To Lump or Split”
- Changing Landscape of Care for Sleep Disordered Breathing”Baltimore, MD, United States 2013Changing Landscape of Care for Sleep Disordered Breathing”
- Female gender predicts longer time to diagnosis of narcolepsySan Francisco, CA, United States 2012Female gender predicts longer time to diagnosis of narcolepsy
- “Sleep disordered breathing infers greater risk for pulmonary hypertension in interstitial lung disease”San Francisco, CA, United States 2012“Sleep disordered breathing infers greater risk for pulmonary hypertension in interstitial lung disease”
- Sleep Disturbances in PTSD”Minneapolis, MN, United States 2011Sleep Disturbances in PTSD”
- “Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pulmonary Hypertension”Oakland, CA, United States 2010“Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pulmonary Hypertension”
- State of the Art Advances in Sleep Medicine”San Francisco, CA, United States 2009State of the Art Advances in Sleep Medicine”
- “Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pulmonary Hypertension”San Francisco, CA, United States 2009“Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pulmonary Hypertension”
- Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging Detects Improvement Of Subclinical Microvascular Dysfunction With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy In Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blinded Study”New Orleans, LA, United States 2008Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging Detects Improvement Of Subclinical Microvascular Dysfunction With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy In Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blinded Study”
- Severity of Sleep Apnea is an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease”New Orleans, LA, United States 2008Severity of Sleep Apnea is an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease”
- Duration of Hypoxia During Sleep is Associated with Increased Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure and Mortality”Chicago, IL, United States 2008Duration of Hypoxia During Sleep is Associated with Increased Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure and Mortality”
- “Epidemiologic Bangkok (Thailand) study: Gender Differences in Sleep Disordered Breathing”Baltimore, MD, United States 2008“Epidemiologic Bangkok (Thailand) study: Gender Differences in Sleep Disordered Breathing”
- Epidemiology of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Bangkok, Thailand”Minneapolis, MN, United States 2008Epidemiology of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Bangkok, Thailand”
- “The Clinical Manifestations of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children and Adolescents: Does the pediatric symptomology evolve with ages?”Minneapolis, MN, United States 2007“The Clinical Manifestations of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children and Adolescents: Does the pediatric symptomology evolve with ages?”
- Women and Sleep Disordered Breathing”Minneapolis, MN, United States 2007Women and Sleep Disordered Breathing”
- Gender and Ethnicity Do Not Predict Effective Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Severe Obstructive Sleep ApneaMinneapolis, MN, United States 2007Gender and Ethnicity Do Not Predict Effective Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Pulmonary Artery Hypertension”San Francisco, CA, United States 2007Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Pulmonary Artery Hypertension”
- Gender Differences in Sleep Disturbance Patterns and Sleep Architecture in Obstructive Sleep Apnea”San Francisco, CA, United States 2007Gender Differences in Sleep Disturbance Patterns and Sleep Architecture in Obstructive Sleep Apnea”
- “Do Gender Differences Exist in Pre-pubertal and Adolescent Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea?Minneapolis, MN, United States 2007“Do Gender Differences Exist in Pre-pubertal and Adolescent Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
- The Effect of Flexible Bronchoscopy on End-Expiratory Lung Volumes in Intubated Patients on Mechanical Ventilation”Orlando, FL, United States 2003The Effect of Flexible Bronchoscopy on End-Expiratory Lung Volumes in Intubated Patients on Mechanical Ventilation”
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Graduation with Honors and Distinction (top 10% class) | Stanford University | 2024 |
| Best Doctors, Connecticut | 2022 | |
| Best Women in Medicine | Castle and Connelly | 2020 |
| Best Doctors | Castle and Connelly | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Yale University | Co-lead teaching professor for undergraduate course "Mystery of Sleep" in the cognitive science department | 2024 - Present |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine | Emerging Technology Committee | 2023 - Present |
| Society of Anesthesiology and Sleep Medicine, San Francisco, CA | Executive Committee Member | 2023 |
| Principles and Practice of Sleep Telemedicine, 1st ed | Editor | 2023 - Present |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine | Treatment of Central Sleep Apnea Clinical Guidelines Committee | 2022 - Present |
| Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine | President-Elect | 2022 - 2023 |
| NIH | Grant Reviewer | 2022 |
| Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) | SWHR committee on narcolepsy and hypersomnia disorders | 2022 - Present |
| The New York Times | Once Upon a Time … Bedtime Stories Were Just for Kids | 2022 - Present |
| Washington Post | Featured Expert and Consultant | 2022 - Present |
| NIH SBIR/STTR | Grant Reviewer | 2021 |
| Hartford Courant | "Benefits of mask wearing for winter sports athletes outweigh discomfort, performance setback" | 2020 |
| CDMRP | Grant Reviewer | 2020 |
| Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine, San Diego, CA | Program Committee Chair | 2020 - Present |
| Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine | Liason Committee | 2020 - Present |
| Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine | Communications Subcommittee | 2020 - Present |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine | Presidential Committee for Telemedicine | 2020 - 2021 |
| Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine | Sleep Medicine Clinical Practice Subcommittee | 2020 - 2022 |
| CMS Technical Expert Panel, American College of Chest Physicians | Technical Expert Panel for CMS coverage of non-invasive ventilation | 2020 - 2022 |
| NIH | ZRG1 CVRS A11_ Respiratory Sciences Small Business Study Section | 2020 |
| NIH | ZRG1 CVRS-J (11) Small Business: Respiratory Sciences | 2020 |
| NPR: How ICU Doctors Balance Patients, Parenting | WSHU: How ICU Doctors Balance Patients, Parenting, April 7, 2020 | 2020 |
| NPR | The Cost of Covid - personal stories from a year of loss | 2020 |
| Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine | Clinical Guidelines Committee: Perioperative management of sleep apnea during pregnancy | 2020 - Present |
| Sleep Science and Practice | Editorial Board Member | 2020 - Present |
| Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine | Board of Directors | 2019 - 2020 |
| Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine, Orlando, FL | program committee chair | 2019 - 2020 |
| Medscape | Medscape TV: Excessive Daytime Sleepiness | 2019 |
| Featured Expert, NY Times: How to get the best sleep fo your life | "How to get the best sleep fo your life" | 2019 |
| The Curbsiders | Sleep at Chest | 2019 |
| O Magazine: How to Sleep Like a Baby at Any Age | Featured Expert and Consultant | 2019 |
| North Haven Medical Center Operations Committee, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University | Committee Member | 2019 - Present |
| American College of Chest Physicians | Sleep Network Steering Committee | 2018 - 2024 |
| Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine | Chair of Program Committee | 2018 - 2019 |
| Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine | SASM meeting 2019 | 2018 - 2019 |
| O Magazine: Sleep and Sex Hormones | Featured Expert and Consultant | 2018 |
| SLEEP national meeting, TRENDS course, Baltimore, MD | Chair | 2018 |
| ATS thematic poster facilitator, San Diego, CA | Sleep and Respiratory Biology Network | 2018 |
| Casebook on Complicated Sleep Breathing Disorders, Springer Publishing | Editor | 2018 |
| Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine | Board of Directors | 2017 - 2024 |
| Yale Sleep Symposium: Sleep and the Heart, New Haven, CT | Co-Director | 2017 - 2020 |
| American Thoracic Society | Program Committee | 2017 - 2018 |
| ATS international meeting, Washington, D.C., Sleep and Respiratory Biology Network | Committee Member | 2017 |
| Yale Sleep Symposium: Sleep in the Acute Setting, New Haven, CT | Course Syllabus Designer and Speaker | 2017 |
| SLEEP national meeting, Boston MA, Invited Lecture Series | Year in Review | 2017 |
| SLEEP national meeting, Boston MA, Sleep Medicine Year in Review | Chair | 2017 |
| Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine | Sleep Medicine Clinical Practice Committee | 2016 - 2019 |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine | APSS Program Committee | 2016 - 2019 |
| Editorial Board, Sleep Science and Medicine | Editor | 2016 - 2019 |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine | Nominating Committee | 2016 - 2018 |
| World Association of Sleep Medicine | Nominating Committee | 2016 - 2017 |
| Scientific American: The Hidden Risks of Poor Sleep in Women | Featured Expert and Consultant | 2016 |
| CHEST national meeting, American College of Chest Physicians, Sleep Disordered Breathing research presentation | SDB Research presentation | 2016 |
| APSS | Program Committee | 2015 - 2019 |
| CHEST Physicians: Prevalence of sleep apnea in women: It matters how you slice and dice it | Featured Expert and Consultant | 2015 |
| WASM international meeting, Symposium: Sleep Disturbances in PTSD/TBI | Chair | 2015 |
| SLEEP national meeting, Clinical Workshop: Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Neuromuscular Disease | Chair | 2015 |
| Inaugural Yale Sleep Symposium, New Haven, CT | Director | 2015 |
| National Sleep Foundation | Scientific Advisory Council Subcommittee: Sleep Disordered Breathing | 2014 - 2019 |
| Editorial Board, Journal of Sleep Medicine and Disorders | Editor | 2014 - 2016 |
| CHEST Physicians: An implantable tongue stimulator for select patients who can’t tolerate PAP | Featured Expert and Consultant | 2014 |
| NY Times: For Sleep Apnea Patients, a Possible Alternative to Masks | Featured Expert and Consultant | 2014 |
| Conference Committee, Section of PCCSM, Yale University | Committee Member | 2014 - Present |
| Section Editor, Sleep and Other Medical Disorders. Principles and Practices of Sleep Medicine, 6th edition, eds. M. Kryger, T. Roth, W. Dement. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA | Editor | 2014 - Present |
| VA Sleep Network | Committee Member | 2013 - 2019 |
| VA National Sleep Network | Steering Committee | 2013 - 2019 |
| American College of Chest Physicians | Women's Health Network Steering Committee | 2013 - 2017 |
| Editorial Board, JSM Clinical Case Reports | Editor | 2013 - 2016 |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine | Sleep Disordered Breathing Section Committee | 2013 - 2015 |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine | Membership Selections Committee | 2013 - 2014 |
| Wall Street Journal: A Test for Sleep Apnea From Your Own Bedroom | Featured Expert and Consultant | 2013 |
| CHEST national meeting, American College of Chest Physicians, Sleep Disordered Breathing research presentation | Moderator | 2013 |
| Clinical Competency Committee, Section of PCCSM, Yale University | Committee Member | 2013 - Present |
| Internal Medicine Traditional Residency Intern Selection Committee, Yale University | Committee Member | 2012 - 2013 |
| Yale University | Research Advisory Committee | 2011 - 2014 |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine | PAP Adherence Education Task Force | 2011 - 2012 |
| World Association of Sleep Medicine | Publication Committee | 2011 - 2012 |
| Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Curriculum Committee, Yale University | Committee Member | 2011 |
| SLEEP national meeting, Clinical Workshop: PTSD and Sleep | Chair | 2011 |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine | Education Committee | 2010 - 2013 |
| Connecticut Sleep Society | Board of Directors | 2010 - 2013 |
| Connecticut Sleep Society | Legislative Committee | 2010 - 2013 |
| Seattle Times: Down economy may be causing more to stay up nights | Featured Expert and Consultant | 2009 |
| Columbia Tribune: Don't count sheep - get help | Featured Expert and Consultant | 2009 |
| CBS5 News: Why do we count sheep to help us sleep? | Featured Expert and Consultant | 2008 |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer for Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Chest, Journal of Cardiac Failure, Journal of Nursing & Care, European Journal of Neurology, Respirology, European Respiratory Journal, Sleep, Anesthesia & Anesthesiology | Reviewer | 2006 - Present |
Departments & Organizations
- Adult Sleep Medicine Program
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
- Yale Women's Sleep Health Program (WSHP)