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  • Mitchell Miglis, MD

    Mitchell Miglis, MD

    Clinical Professor, Adult Neurology
    Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Sleep Medicine

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsProdromal markers of neurodegeneration in REM sleep behavior disorder
    Autonomic dysfunction in Long-COVID
    Postural tachycardia syndrome

  • Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD

    Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD

    Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine and Professor, by courtesy, of Genetics and of Neurology and Neurological Sciences

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe research focus of the laboratory is the study of sleep and sleep disorders such as narcolepsy and Kleine Levin syndrome. We also study the neurobiological and genetic basis of the EEG and develop new tools to study sleep using nocturnal polysomnography. Approaches mostly involve human genetic studies (GWAS, sequencing), EEG signal analysis (deep learning), and immunology (narcolepsy is an autoimmune disease of the brain). We also work on autoimmune encephalitis.

  • Hylton Molzof, PhD, MPH

    Hylton Molzof, PhD, MPH

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Sleep Medicine

    BioDr. Molzof is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Licensed Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of sleep disorders via behavioral sleep medicine interventions, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and positive airway pressure (PAP) desensitization. She also utilizes evidence-based techniques to help patients better manage circadian rhythm disorders, such as delayed sleep-wake phase disorder and shift work sleep disorder. Inspired by her background in public health, she has a strong interest in quality improvement and program development projects aimed at enhancing the quality and accessibility of sleep and circadian medicine for the diverse patient population served by Stanford Sleep Medicine Center.

  • Seiji Nishino

    Seiji Nishino

    Professor (Research) of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Emeritus

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe research focus of the Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology (SCN) Laboratory is the study of the sleep and circadian physiology using various animal models. A portion of the research is carried out using rodent models of narcolepsy and circadian rhythm sleep disorders. The laboratory also carries out pharmacological studies aiming to develop new treatments for these sleep disorders.

  • Maurice M. Ohayon, MD, DSc, PhD

    Maurice M. Ohayon, MD, DSc, PhD

    Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Sleep Medicine)

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research focuses on population-based sleep and mental health epidemiology, including insomnia, hypersomnolence, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and pain. I also develop and apply AI-assisted structured diagnostic interviews, including Sleep-EVAL/Ad-Infer, to improve phenotyping, differential diagnosis, longitudinal follow-up, and the study of comorbidity in large populations.

  • Nnamdi Orakpo, MD, PhD

    Nnamdi Orakpo, MD, PhD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Sleep Medicine

    BioDr. Nnamdi Orakpo is a fellowship-trained sleep medicine specialist with Stanford Health Care. Dr. Orakpo is also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Sleep Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.

    Dr. Orakpo specializes in sleep medicine and sleep psychiatry. He focuses on sleep-related conditions, including chronic insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, and trauma-associated sleep disorders. Dr. Orakpo also treats patients with ADHD, depression, anxiety disorders, neurocognitive disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. He offers interventional psychiatry treatments, including ketamine therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    Dr. Orakpo led a pioneering study on virtual reality neurofeedback to treat insomnia and chronic centralized pain. He has also studied managing sleep apnea and obesity using GLP-1 medications. His other research has looked at the development of a rare movement disorder (propriospinal myoclonus) after taking metoclopramide during pregnancy.

    Dr. Orakpo has published his research in peer-reviewed journals, including Sleep, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, and Frontiers in Psychiatry. He co-wrote a clinical sleep medicine textbook with his colleagues, contributing chapters on chronic insomnia, isolated sleep paralysis, sleep-related eating disorders, sexsomnia, and exploding head syndrome. Dr. Orakpo has presented to his peers at international and national meetings of the World Sleep Congress/World Dentofacial Sleep Society, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Public Health Association.

    Dr. Orakpo is a member of many professional organizations, including the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the American Psychiatric Association, the North American Neuromodulation Society, and the World Sleep Society.