Melissa Knauert, MD, PhD
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Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary); Program Director, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Dept Clinical: Internal Medicine
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Biography
Dr. Knauert received her MD and PhD degrees from the Yale School of Medicine. She completed an internal medicine residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and pulmonary, critical care, and sleep fellowships at Yale University School of Medicine. She joined the PCCSM faculty in 2013. She has been a Pepper, YCCI and Doris Duke Scholar. Her research interests are focused on acute sleep deprivation in the ICU, atypical ICU sleep, and ICU circadian disruption.
Education & Training
- FellowshipYale University School of Medicine (2013)
- FellowshipYale University School of Medicine (2012)
- ResidencyHospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2009)
- InternshipHospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2007)
- MDYale School of Medicine (2006)
- PhDYale University (2005)
- ScBBrown University, Biochemistry (1996)
Activities
- Why We Sleep: Adult Sleep Structure, Function, Normal Physiology, and the Effects of Sleep DeprivationPhoenix, AZ, United States 2019Why We Sleep: Adult Sleep Structure, Function, Normal Physiology, and the Effects of Sleep Deprivation
- “Sleep in the ICU: Protocol Development and Implementation”Montreal, QC, Canada 2015CHEST
- A New Frontier: Sleep in the ICU, Exploration Beyond the Sleep LaboratoryChicago, IL, United States 2013American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PROSE Winner in the Textbook Category (Medicine and Clinical Science Sub-category) | 2020 | |
| YCCI Scholar | Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, Yale School of Medicine | 2015 |
| Pepper Scholar | Yale Program on Aging, Yale School of Medicine | 2014 |
| Medical Scientist Training Program | Yale University School of Medicine | 1998 |