Melissa Knauert, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary); Associate Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship, 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 and YCCI Scholar. She is currently supported by a NHLBI K23 Award and an AASM Strategic Research Award. She has research interests focused on acute sleep deprivation in the ICU, atypical ICU sleep, and ICU circadian disruption. She attends in the medical ICU and is the Associate Director of the Sleep Fellowship Program.
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, United States 2019
- “Sleep in the ICU: Protocol Development and Implementation”Montreal, Canada 2015
- A New Frontier: Sleep in the ICU, Exploration Beyond the Sleep LaboratoryChicago, United States 2013
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 |