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Lauren Tobias, MD

Assistant Professor
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Medical Director, Sleep Program, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship

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Assistant Professor

Medical Director, Sleep Program, VA Connecticut Healthcare System; Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship

Biography

Lauren Tobias MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Tobias is Program Director for the Sleep Medicine Fellowship at Yale. She also serves as Medical Director of the Sleep Program for the Connecticut Veterans Affairs Medical Center, which serves a large population of veterans with sleep apnea, insomnia, and other sleep disorders. She also has a clinical practice at Yale Centers for Sleep Medicine and attends in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Tobias is a clinical educator with a commitment to education in sleep medicine for medical trainees and practicing physicians.

She is currently Chair of the Respiratory-Related Sleep Disorders Network for the American College of Chest Physicians and a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's Sleep Medicine Fellowship Directors Council. From 2015-2021, she served as Course Director for the weekly Yale Sleep Seminar and as Course Director for the sleep medicine elective for residents and fellows. She directed the 2019 Yale Sleep Symposium “Sleep and the Heart.” She has organized sessions and given invited lectures both locally and nationally and has authored book chapters and articles. She has served on the Young Physicians Presidential Committee for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and on the Planning Committee for the Connecticut Pulmonary Society’s annual meeting, sponsored by the American Lung Association. Dr. Tobias’s primary clinical interests include the overlap of obstructive lung disease and sleep disorders, peri-operative evaluation and management of patients with sleep disorders; particularly in the bariatric surgery population; sleep disorders in older adults; sleep disorders in women; sleep in underserved populations; and improving sleep education for patients and trainees.

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Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Fellow, Sleep Medicine
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2015)
Fellow/Chief Fellow
Yale School of Medicine (2014)
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2011)
Resident, Internal Medicine
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2010)
MD
Albany Medical College (2007)
BS
Swarthmore College (2002)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Lauren Tobias's published research.

Publications

2022

2019

2018

2017

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Chest

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    Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

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    DynaMed Plus (EBSCO Health)

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    American College of Chest Physicians Sleep Medicine NetWork Steering Committee

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    American Lung Association Connecticut Pulmonary Society Planning Committee

Clinical Care

Overview

Lauren Tobias, MD, is a pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine specialist.

As medical director of the Sleep Program for the Connecticut Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Dr. Tobias treats many sleep disorders, including sleepwalking and sleep apnea (in which breathing is impaired because of an obstructed airway).

Sleep disorders can result in an increased risk of diabetes, depression, heart attacks, and other health problems. Dr. Tobias is particularly interested in sleep disorders in older adults, women, and underserved populations.

A study co-authored by Dr. Tobias examined the medical problems sleep disorders cause throughout women’s lives. Pregnant women frequently experience sleep disorders, and menopausal women may find their sleep interrupted by breathing and hormonal changes.

In addition to the many articles Dr. Tobias has published in peer-reviewed journals, she also serves as a reviewer for several, including Chestand Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

Clinical Specialties

Internal Medicine; Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine; Pulmonary Critical Care

Board Certifications

  • Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine)

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2015
  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine)

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Latest Certification Date
    2015
    Original Certification Date
    2014
  • Pulmonary Disease

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2013

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