Christine Won, MD, MSc, BA
Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)Cards
Additional Titles
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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Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
PO Box 208057
New Haven, CT 06520-8057
United States
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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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Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
PO Box 208057
New Haven, CT 06520-8057
United States
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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
Contact Info
Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
PO Box 208057
New Haven, CT 06520-8057
United States
About
Titles
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
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.
Appointments
Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Adult Sleep Medicine Program
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
- Yale Women's Sleep Health Program (WSHP)
Education & Training
- Fellow
- Stanford University Medical Center (2007)
- Fellow
- Stanford Medical Center (2006)
- Chief Fellow
- Stanford University (2006)
- MSc
- Stanford University, Epidemiology (2006)
- Resident
- Beth Israel Medical Center (2003)
- MD
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2000)
- BA
- Stanford University, Human Biology (1996)
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Andrey Zinchuk, MD, MHS
Hyung Chun, MD, FAHA
Meir Kryger, MD, FRCPC
Nancy Schmieder Redeker, RN, MSN, PhD, FAHA, FAAN
Sangchoon Jeon, PhD
Alexander B. Pine, MD, PhD
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Sleep Wake Disorders
Women's Health
Publications
2024
Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine Opinion Paper: High Flow Nasal Oxygen Therapy for Early Post-Operative Management of Patients with Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Ameya Pappu MBBS, DNB 1,2, Dennis Auckley MD 3, Tom Cloward MD 4, Jennifer Dominguez MD, MHS 5, Kara Dupuy-McCauley MD 6, Bhargavi Gali MD, MHA 7, Peter Gay MD 8, David Hillman MBBS, FANZCA 9, Sarah McConville MD 10, Olubukola Nafiu MD 11, Christine Won MD 12, Mandeep Singh MBBS, MD, MSc, FRCPC 1, 2. Anesthesia & Anesthesiology, accepted Aug 2024Commentaries, Editorials and LettersChapter 32 Respiratory diseases and the overlap syndromes
Won C. Chapter 32 Respiratory diseases and the overlap syndromes. 2024, 348-356.e1. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-65403-6.00041-x.ChaptersPrinciples and Practice of Sleep Telemedicine
Won, Christine; Kryger, Meir. Principles and Practice of Sleep Telemedicine. Elsevier, 2024.Books
2023
Meeting Report: 11th and 12th Annual Meetings of the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine: Taking Sleep Health Into the Next Decade.
Pappu A, Ramachandran SK, Auckley D, Won C, Gali B, Hargett M, Nafiu O, Dominguez J, Singh M. Meeting Report: 11th and 12th Annual Meetings of the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine: Taking Sleep Health Into the Next Decade. Anesth Analg 2023 PMID: 37733625, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006632.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsSociety of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Consensus Guideline on the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy.
Dominguez JE, Cantrell S, Habib AS, Izci-Balserak B, Lockhart E, Louis JM, Miskovic A, Nadler JW, Nagappa M, O'Brien LM, Won C, Bourjeily G. Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Consensus Guideline on the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol 2023, 142: 403-423. PMID: 37411038, DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005261.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsThe use of continuous positive airway pressure in COPD-OSA overlap syndrome: A systematic review
Srivali N, Thongprayoon C, Tangpanithandee S, Cheungpasitporn W, Won C. The use of continuous positive airway pressure in COPD-OSA overlap syndrome: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine 2023, 108: 55-60. PMID: 37336060, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive sleep apneaDefinition of COPDCPAP therapyOverlap syndromeSystematic reviewCOPD exacerbationsCPAP usageClinical outcomesContinuous positive airway pressure therapyPositive airway pressure therapyContinuous positive airway pressureNewcastle-Ottawa Quality ScaleAirway pressure therapyPositive airway pressureObstructive pulmonary diseaseMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) statementPreferred Reporting ItemsComprehensive systematic reviewAirway pressurePulmonary diseaseSleep apneaPressure therapyPatient populationReporting ItemsInternational Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Chang JL, Goldberg AN, Alt JA, Mohammed A, Ashbrook L, Auckley D, Ayappa I, Bakhtiar H, Barrera J, Bartley B, Billings M, Boon M, Bosschieter P, Braverman I, Brodie K, Cabrera‐Muffly C, Caesar R, Cahali M, Cai Y, Cao M, Capasso R, Caples S, Chahine L, Chang C, Chang K, Chaudhary N, Cheong C, Chowdhuri S, Cistulli P, Claman D, Collen J, Coughlin K, Creamer J, Davis E, Dupuy‐McCauley K, Durr M, Dutt M, Ali M, Elkassabany N, Epstein L, Fiala J, Freedman N, Gill K, Gillespie M, Golisch L, Gooneratne N, Gottlieb D, Green K, Gulati A, Gurubhagavatula I, Hayward N, Hoff P, Hoffmann O, Holfinger S, Hsia J, Huntley C, Huoh K, Huyett P, Inala S, Ishman S, Jella T, Jobanputra A, Johnson A, Junna M, Kado J, Kaffenberger T, Kapur V, Kezirian E, Khan M, Kirsch D, Kominsky A, Kryger M, Krystal A, Kushida C, Kuzniar T, Lam D, Lettieri C, Lim D, Lin H, Liu S, MacKay S, Magalang U, Malhotra A, Mansukhani M, Maurer J, May A, Mitchell R, Mokhlesi B, Mullins A, Nada E, Naik S, Nokes B, Olson M, Pack A, Pang E, Pang K, Patil S, Van de Perck E, Piccirillo J, Pien G, Piper A, Plawecki A, Quigg M, Ravesloot M, Redline S, Rotenberg B, Ryden A, Sarmiento K, Sbeih F, Schell A, Schmickl C, Schotland H, Schwab R, Seo J, Shah N, Shelgikar A, Shochat I, Soose R, Steele T, Stephens E, Stepnowsky C, Strohl K, Sutherland K, Suurna M, Thaler E, Thapa S, Vanderveken O, de Vries N, Weaver E, Weir I, Wolfe L, Woodson B, Won C, Xu J, Yalamanchi P, Yaremchuk K, Yeghiazarians Y, Yu J, Zeidler M, Rosen I. International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2023, 13: 1061-1482. PMID: 36068685, PMCID: PMC10359192, DOI: 10.1002/alr.23079.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsObstructive sleep apneaEvidence-based reviewPositive airway pressureInternational consensus statementSleep apneaConsensus statementAdult OSA patientsMultiple treatment modalitiesSleep apnea evaluationAirway pressureOSA patientsPAP adherenceSurgical treatmentEvidence-based practiceOSA treatmentLongitudinal careTreatment modalitiesClinical managementRisk factorsHealth risk outcomesStudy qualitySyndrome definitionCurrent evidenceRecommendation formatOSA disease
2022
In-office communication about excessive daytime sleepiness associated with treated obstructive sleep apnea: insights from an ethnographic study of physician-patient visits
Won C, Bogan R, Doghramji K, Ojile J, Bujanover S, Hyman D, Hewett K, Thomas R. In-office communication about excessive daytime sleepiness associated with treated obstructive sleep apnea: insights from an ethnographic study of physician-patient visits. Sleep Science And Practice 2022, 6: 4. DOI: 10.1186/s41606-022-00072-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaProvider-patient communicationSleep apneaDaytime sleepinessPositive airway pressure therapyPhysician-patient visitsAirway pressure therapyExcessive daytime sleepinessEpworth Sleepiness ScaleQuality of lifePost-visit interviewsTherapy initiationAdult patientsAirway therapyPressure therapyPatient educationSleepiness ScalePrimary symptomsPatientsRoutine useScreening toolEDS symptomsVisitsPhysiciansApneaRecent cannabis use and nightly sleep duration in adults: a population analysis of the NHANES from 2005 to 2018.
Diep C, Tian C, Vachhani K, Won C, Wijeysundera DN, Clarke H, Singh M, Ladha KS. Recent cannabis use and nightly sleep duration in adults: a population analysis of the NHANES from 2005 to 2018. Regional Anesthesia And Pain Medicine 2022, 47: 100-104. PMID: 34873024, DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2021-103161.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Severe breakthrough COVID-19 cases in the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant era
Wang SY, Juthani PV, Borges KA, Shallow MK, Gupta A, Price C, Won CH, Chun HJ. Severe breakthrough COVID-19 cases in the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant era. The Lancet Microbe 2021, 3: e4-e5. PMID: 34901896, PMCID: PMC8641954, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(21)00306-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity 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
Journal ServiceEditorDetails2014 - Presentactivity 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
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2006 - Presentactivity North Haven Medical Center Operations Committee, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University
CommitteesCommittee MemberDetails2019 - Presentactivity Conference Committee, Section of PCCSM, Yale University
CommitteesCommittee MemberDetails2014 - Presentactivity Clinical Competency Committee, Section of PCCSM, Yale University
CommitteesCommittee MemberDetails2013 - Present
Clinical Care
Overview
Christine Won, MD, MSc specializes in complex sleep related breathing disorders and sex-differences in sleep disordered breathing and hypersomnias, or excessive sleepiness. She is also the director of the Women’s Sleep Health program at Yale Medicine where she sees female patients who may be experiencing difficulty sleeping due to pregnancy, menopause, sleep apnea, or other conditions.
Dr. Won believes that treating sleep disorders can be a complex process that requires specialized care and attention. “It’s not about just taking a pill,” she says. Won listens to her patients to understand their unique circumstances and needs to develop a comprehensive treatment plan. In addition, she explains the different possibilities for treatment so that patients can help make informed decisions about their care.
Clinical Specialties
Fact Sheets
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Board Certifications
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine)
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2019
- Original Certification Date
- 2007
Pulmonary Disease
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2019
- Original Certification Date
- 2006
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News
- June 29, 2023Source: Scientific American
How Do CPAP Machines Treat Sleep Apnea
- March 29, 2023Source: Parade
This Is the Most Important Habit To Have if You Want To Get 8 Hours of Sleep Tonight
- March 23, 2023
‘Sleep Week’ Highlights the Importance of a Good Night’s Sleep
- March 15, 2023Source: WTNH
Health Headlines: How to fix your sleep cycle
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Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
PO Box 208057
New Haven, CT 06520-8057
United States
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