ABOUT ME

Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School Senior Physician, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital Affiliated Faculty, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School

Background and education

I graduated from Harvard College, magna cum laude in 1974, with a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I received my Ph.D. in Neuro- and Bio-behavioral Sciences and my M.D. from Stanford University. My undergraduate thesis was focused on cortisol timing release. As a graduate student at Stanford, I continued my research in Dr. William Dement'slab. , who both worked with and mentored me, influenced me to study sleep. Today, I am the Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine and Director of the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Additionally, I works as the Division Chief of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

I has spent over 30 years researching the relationship between human sleep and the physiology of the human circadian clock and teaching a course at Harvard College on Circadian Biology for undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to his work at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, I'm a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine, an elected member of the Institute of Medicine, the International Academy of Astronautics and the American Clinical and Climatological Association, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, American Society for Clinical Investigation, and Association of American Physicians.

Family life

I was one of Tibor Czeisler and Wanda Victoria Murzyn's three children. In 1993, I married Theresa Lynn Shanahan M.D. We now have three children and live in the Boston area. In my free time, I enjoys swimming, playing tennis, and slalom water skiing

Honors and awards

I has earned numerous accolades and awards since 1991 for my research in sleep medicine as well as his professional advocacy for improving occupational health and safety. A few noteworthy honors include:

Aschoff's Rule (2001): Awarded by the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms for his contributions to the field of Chronobiology in 2001 [2][31]
The NIOSH Director's Award for Scientific Leadership in Occupational Safety And Health (2005): Awarded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for research on the impact of long working hours on serious medical error by interns and strategies to reduce the rate of such errors.[2][32]
The Lifetime Achievement Award (2008): Awarded by the National Sleep Foundation for outstanding contributions, professional productivity and leadership in the field of sleep medicine.[2][33]
Adrian Gold Medal (2008): Awarded by the Royal Society of Medicine to medical practitioners whose contributions to the practice of sleep medicine have been a significant advancement in the field.[34]
The Distinguished Scientist Award (2008): Awarded by the Sleep Research Society for significant, sustained career scientific advances in the field of sleep research.[2][35]Czeisler is Past President of the Sleep Research Society
The Public Policy Award (2010): Awarded by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine for leading advocacy in the development of sleep-related public policy that promotes safety and occupational health.[2][36]

A more complete list of these awards can be found on https://web.facebook.com/Dr-Charles-Czeisler-227614308164239/