- Yale Sleep Medicine Centers1291 Boston Post RoadMadison, CT 06443
- Yale Sleep Medicine Centers8 Devine StreetNorth Haven, CT 06473
Christine Won, MD, MSc, BA
Biography
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.
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
Education & Training
- FellowStanford University Medical Center (2007)
- Chief FellowStanford University (2006)
- FellowStanford Medical Center (2006)
- MScStanford University, Epidemiology (2006)
- ResidentBeth Israel Medical Center (2003)
- MDAlbert Einstein College of Medicine (2000)
- BAStanford University, Human Biology (1996)
Additional Information
- Graduation with Honors and Distinction (top 10% class): Stanford University (2024)
- Best Doctors, Connecticut: (2022)
- Best Women in Medicine: Castle and Connelly (2020)
- Best Doctors: Castle and Connelly (2017), (2018), (2019)
- AB of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) (2007, recertified: 2019)
- AB of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (2006, recertified: 2019)
- Yale University (2024 - Present): Co-lead teaching professor for undergraduate course "Mystery of Sleep" in the cognitive science department
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2023 - Present): Emerging Technology Committee
- Society of Anesthesiology and Sleep Medicine, San Francisco, CA (2023): Executive Committee Member
- Principles and Practice of Sleep Telemedicine, 1st ed (2023 - Present): Editor
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2022 - Present): Treatment of Central Sleep Apnea Clinical Guidelines Committee
- Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine (2022 - 2023): President-Elect
- NIH (2022): Grant Reviewer
- Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) (2022 - Present): SWHR committee on narcolepsy and hypersomnia disorders
- The New York Times (2022 - Present): Once Upon a Time … Bedtime Stories Were Just for Kids
- Washington Post (2022 - Present): Featured Expert and Consultant
- Principles and Practice of Sleep TelemedicineWon, Christine; Kryger, Meir. Principles and Practice of Sleep Telemedicine. Elsevier, 2024.
- Won C. Chapter 32 Respiratory diseases and the overlap syndromes. 2024, 348-356.e1. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-65403-6.00041-x.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lorello GR, Haider T, Rahman N, Won C, Ramachandran SK, Huszti E, Singh M. Amplifying women's voices and representation of women speakers and moderators at the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine: A retrospective analysis, 2011-2020. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2021, 75: 110494. PMID: 34464769, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110494.
- Juthani PV, Gupta A, Borges KA, Price CC, Lee AI, Won CH, Chun HJ. Hospitalisation among vaccine breakthrough COVID-19 infections. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2021, 21: 1485-1486. PMID: 34506735, PMCID: PMC8423430, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00558-2.
- Tobias L, Thapa S, Won CHJ. Impact of Sex on Sleep Disorders Across the Lifespan. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2021, 42: 427-442. PMID: 34353449, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2021.04.005.
- Mokhlesi B, Won CH, Make BJ, Selim BJ, Sunwoo BY, Panel O, Gay P, Owens R, Wolfe L, Benditt J, Aboussouan L, Coleman J, Hess D, Hill N, Criner G, Branson R, Celli B, MacIntyre N, Sergew A, Morgenthaler T, Malhotra A, Berry R, Johnson K, Raphaelson M, Mokhlesi B, Won C, Selim B, Make B, Sunwoo B, Collop N, Patil S, Chediak A, Olson E, Vohra K. Optimal NIV Medicare Access Promotion: Patients With Hypoventilation Syndromes A Technical Expert Panel Report From the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Association for Respiratory Care, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the American Thoracic Society. CHEST Journal 2021, 160: e377-e387. PMID: 34339686, PMCID: PMC8628178, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.06.083.
- Shamim-Uzzaman QA, Bae CJ, Ehsan Z, Setty AR, Devine M, Dhankikar S, Donskoy I, Fields B, Hearn H, Hwang D, Jain V, Kelley D, Kirsch DB, Martin W, Troester M, Trotti LM, Won CH, Epstein LJ. The use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine update. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2021, 17: 1103-1107. PMID: 33599202, PMCID: PMC8320493, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9194.
- Berezin L, Nagappa M, Wong J, Clivatti J, Singh M, Auckley D, Charchaflieh JG, Fagerlund M, Gali B, Joshi GP, Overdyk FJ, Margarson M, Mokhlesi B, Moon T, Ramachandran SK, Ryan CM, Schumann R, Weingarten TN, Won CHJ, Chung F. Identification of Sleep Medicine and Anesthesia Core Topics for Anesthesia Residency: A Modified Delphi Technique Survey. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2021, 132: 1223-1230. PMID: 33857964, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005446.
- Meizlish ML, Pine AB, Bishai JD, Goshua G, Nadelmann ER, Simonov M, Chang CH, Zhang H, Shallow M, Bahel P, Owusu K, Yamamoto Y, Arora T, Atri DS, Patel A, Gbyli R, Kwan J, Won CH, Dela Cruz C, Price C, Koff J, King BA, Rinder HM, Wilson FP, Hwa J, Halene S, Damsky W, van Dijk D, Lee AI, Chun HJ. A neutrophil activation signature predicts critical illness and mortality in COVID-19. Blood Advances 2021, 5: 1164-1177. PMID: 33635335, PMCID: PMC7908851, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003568.
- Lung DiseaseWon CH. "Lung Disease". Atlas of Sleep Medicine, 4th edition. Kryger, MH (Ed). Elsevier, 2021
- Chronic Fatigue SyndromeKirsch D, Asare V, Won CH. "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 7th Edition. Section. Meir H. Kryger, MD. FRCPC, Thomas Roth, PhD and William C. Dement, MD, PhD (Eds). Elsevier, 2021
- Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 7th EditionWon CH (Section Ed). Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 7th Edition. Section: Other Medical Disorders. Meir H. Kryger, MD. FRCPC, Thomas Roth, PhD and William C. Dement, MD, PhD (Eds). Elsevier, 2021
- Complex Sleep Breathing Disorders: A Clinical Casebook of Challenging PatientsWon CH (Ed). Complex Sleep Breathing Disorders: A Clinical Casebook of Challenging Patients. Springer Nature, Switzerland, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57942-5
- Pine AB, Meizlish ML, Goshua G, Chang C, Zhang H, Bishai J, Bahel P, Patel A, Gbyli R, Kwan JM, Won CH, Price C, Dela Cruz CS, Halene S, van Dijk D, Hwa J, Lee AI, Chun HJ. Circulating markers of angiogenesis and endotheliopathy in COVID‐19. Pulmonary Circulation 2020, 10: 1-4. PMID: 33282193, PMCID: PMC7691906, DOI: 10.1177/2045894020966547.
- Pengo M, Won C, Bourjeily G. Life Cycle Impact on Sleep in Women. Current Clinical Neurology 2020, 17-37. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40842-8_3.
- Prevalence of Diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the United States 2013-2016: Insured Patients Actively Seeking CareSuomi, J., Hess, G., Won, C., Bron, M., & Acquavella, J. (2020). Prevalence of Diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the United States 2013-2016: Insured Patients Actively Seeking Care. Journal of Current Medical Research and Opinion, 3(06), 478-486.
- Ayub S, Won C. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Women. Journal Of Sleep Medicine 2019, 16: 75-80. DOI: 10.13078/jsm.190047.
- Won C, Reid M, Sofer T, Azarbarzin A, Purcell S, White D, Wellman A, Sands S, Redline S. Sex differences in obstructive sleep apnea phenotypes, the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Sleep 2019, 43: zsz274. PMID: 31687772, PMCID: PMC7215264, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz274.
- Won C, Bogan R, Doghramji K, Ojile J, Bujanover S, Hyman D, Hewett K, Thomas R. Assessing Communication Between Physicians and Patients with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Associated with Treated Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Insights from an Ethnographic Study of In-Office Visits. 2019, a1390-a1390. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a1390.
- Won C, Reid M, Sands S, Sofer T, Wellman D, Redline S. Sex Differences in Apnea-Hypopnea Index: Influence of Definitions and Physiologic Mechanisms. 2019, a7261-a7261. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a7261.
- Tobias L, Won C. Chapter 6 Lung Diseases. 2019, 121-151. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813014-8.00006-8.
- Sleep Disorders in Lung DiseasesTobias, L, Won C. Lung diseases. Handbook of Sleep Disorders in Medical Conditions. Eds. Josee Savard Marie-Christine Ouellet. Elsevier, Academic Press, 2019.
- Won CHJ, Qin L, Selim B, Yaggi HK. Varying Hypopnea Definitions Affect Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity Classification and Association With Cardiovascular Disease. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2018, 14: 1987-1994. PMID: 30518445, PMCID: PMC6287733, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7520.
- Won C, Mohsenin V, Kryger M. Treating Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders. 2018, 105-123. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8607-1_9.
- Bravata DM, Sico J, Fragoso C, Miech EJ, Matthias MS, Lampert R, Williams LS, Concato J, Ivan CS, Fleck JD, Tobias L, Austin C, Ferguson J, Radulescu R, Iannone L, Ofner S, Taylor S, Qin L, Won C, Yaggi HK. Diagnosing and Treating Sleep Apnea in Patients With Acute Cerebrovascular Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e008841. PMID: 30369321, PMCID: PMC6201384, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.008841.
- Somers V, Arzt M, Bradley TD, Randerath W, Tamisier R, Won C. Servo-Ventilation Therapy for Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Chest 2018, 153: 1501-1502. PMID: 29884256, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.03.052.
- Pengo M, Won C, Bourjeily G. Sleep in Women Across the Life Span. CHEST Journal 2018, 154: 196-206. PMID: 29679598, PMCID: PMC6045782, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.04.005.
- Impact of Sleep Disordered Breathing Disorders in Obese Critically Ill PatientsAl-Halawani M, Won C. Impact of Sleep Disordered Breathing Disorders in Obese Critically Ill Patients. Mechanical Ventilation in the Critically Ill Obese Patient. Eds Antonio Esquinas, Malcolm Lemyze. Springer 2018.
- Al-Halawani M, Won C. Impact of Sleep Breathing Disorders in Obese Critically Ill Patients. 2017, 77-85. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-49253-7_8.
- Won CH. Man Versus Machine. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2017, 13: 167-168. PMID: 28095981, PMCID: PMC5263070, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.6436.
- Won C, Kirsch D. Chapter 131 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndromes. 2017, 1294-1299.e4. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-24288-2.00131-8.
- Selim BJ, Koo BB, Qin L, Jeon S, Won C, Redeker NS, Lampert RJ, Concato JP, Bravata DM, Ferguson J, Strohl K, Bennett A, Zinchuk A, Yaggi HK. The Association between Nocturnal Cardiac Arrhythmias and Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The DREAM Study. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2016, 12: 829-37. PMID: 26951420, PMCID: PMC4877315, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.5880.
- Koo BB, Won C, Selim BJ, Qin L, Jeon S, Redeker NS, Bravata DM, Strohl KP, Concato J, Zinchuk AV, Yaggi HK. Erratum to: The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) study: design, rationale, and methods. Sleep And Breathing 2016, 20: 901-901. PMID: 26971325, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-016-1329-9.
- Won C, Guilleminault C. The use of positive airway pressure therapy for treatment of resistant hypertension. Expert Review Of Cardiovascular Therapy 2016, 14: 505-511. PMID: 26671301, DOI: 10.1586/14779072.2016.1132626.
- Koo BB, Won C, Selim BJ, Qin L, Jeon S, Redeker NS, Bravata DM, Strohl KP, Concato J, Zinchuk AV, Yaggi HK. The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) study: design, rationale, and methods. Sleep And Breathing 2015, 20: 893-900. PMID: 26642771, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-015-1254-3.
- Won CH. Sleeping for Two: The Great Paradox of Sleep in Pregnancy. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2015, 11: 593-4. PMID: 25979097, PMCID: PMC4442217, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.4760.
- Won C, Guilleminault C. Gender differences in sleep disordered breathing: implications for therapy. Expert Review Of Respiratory Medicine 2015, 9: 221-231. PMID: 25739831, DOI: 10.1586/17476348.2015.1019478.
- Prevalence of sleep apnea in women: It matters how you slice and dice itWon C. Prevalence of sleep apnea in women: It matters how you slice and dice it. CHEST Physicians. Feb 2015
- Won CH, Kryger M. Sleep in Patients with Restrictive Lung Disease. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2014, 35: 505-512. PMID: 25156766, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2014.06.006.
- Ioachimescu OC, Wickwire EM, Harrington J, Kristo D, Arnedt JT, Ramar K, Won C, Billings ME, DelRosso L, Williams S, Paruthi S, Morgenthaler TI. A dozen years of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) International Mini-Fellowship: program evaluation and future directions. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM : Official Publication Of The American Academy Of Sleep Medicine 2014, 10: 331-4. PMID: 24634633, PMCID: PMC3927441, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.3544.
- Won C, Mahmoudi M, Qin L, Purvis T, Mathur A, Mohsenin V. The impact of gender on timeliness of narcolepsy diagnosis. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2014, 10: 89-95. PMID: 24426826, PMCID: PMC3869076, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.3370.
- Hypoglossal nerve stimulator for patients who can’t tolerate PAPTobias L, Won C. Hypoglossal nerve stimulator for patients who can’t tolerate PAP. CHEST Physicians. May 2014.
- Mahmoudi M, Won C, Mohsenin V. Narcolepsy-Characteristics of those in the Borderland-We Need a Better Diagnostic Tool. Journal Of Sleep Disorders Treatment & Care 2013, 02 DOI: 10.4172/2325-9639.1000106.
- Narcolepsy- Characteristics of those in the borderland-We need a better diagnostic toolMahmoudi M, Won C, Mohsenin V. Narcolepsy- Characteristics of those in the borderland-We need a better diagnostic tool. JSDTC. 2013 2(1):1-4
- Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: An Impending Epidemic.Won, CH. Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: An Impending Epidemic. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 20(1):36-42, January 2013
- Teng AY, Won C. Implications of OSA on Work and Work Disability Including Drivers. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2012, 33: 731-44. PMID: 23153612, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2012.09.003.
- Won CH, Chun HJ, Chandra SM, Sarinas PS, Chitkara RK, Heidenreich PA. Severe obstructive sleep apnea increases mortality in patients with ischemic heart disease and myocardial injury. Sleep And Breathing 2012, 17: 85-91. PMID: 22294346, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-012-0653-y.
- Won C, Purvis T, Bennett A, Chun H. An Overlap Phenomenon Exists With Interstitial Lung Disease And Obstructive Sleep Apnea. 2011, a5272-a5272. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2011.183.1_meetingabstracts.a5272.
- Suwanprathes P, Won C, Komoltri C, Nana A, Kotchabhakdi N, Guilleminault C. Epidemiology of sleep-related complaints associated with sleep-disordered breathing in Bangkok, Thailand. Sleep Medicine 2010, 11: 1025-1030. PMID: 20643577, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.04.007.
- Selim B, Won C, Yaggi HK. Cardiovascular Consequences of Sleep Apnea. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2010, 31: 203-220. PMID: 20488282, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2010.02.010.
- Won C, Kim J, Guilleminault C. Obstructive Sleep Apnea. 2009, 563-565. DOI: 10.1002/9781444317008.ch145.
- Won CH, Li KK, Guilleminault C. Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2008, 5: 193-199. PMID: 18250212, DOI: 10.1513/pats.200708-121mg.
- Won C, Kuschner WG. Pulmonary artery catheter effectiveness in congestive heart failure. JAMA 2006, 295: 1121; author reply 1121-2. PMID: 16522827, DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.10.1121-a.
- Intracranial hypertension caused by obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome.Won CH, Kirsch C. Intracranial hypertension caused by obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Chest. 2006;130(4)345-6.
- Yale Sleep Medicine Centers1291 Boston Post RoadMadison, CT 06443
- Yale Sleep Medicine Centers8 Devine StreetNorth Haven, CT 06473
Biography
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.
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
Education & Training
- FellowStanford University Medical Center (2007)
- Chief FellowStanford University (2006)
- FellowStanford Medical Center (2006)
- MScStanford University, Epidemiology (2006)
- ResidentBeth Israel Medical Center (2003)
- MDAlbert Einstein College of Medicine (2000)
- BAStanford University, Human Biology (1996)
Additional Information
- Graduation with Honors and Distinction (top 10% class): Stanford University (2024)
- Best Doctors, Connecticut: (2022)
- Best Women in Medicine: Castle and Connelly (2020)
- Best Doctors: Castle and Connelly (2017), (2018), (2019)
- AB of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) (2007, recertified: 2019)
- AB of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (2006, recertified: 2019)
- Yale University (2024 - Present): Co-lead teaching professor for undergraduate course "Mystery of Sleep" in the cognitive science department
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2023 - Present): Emerging Technology Committee
- Society of Anesthesiology and Sleep Medicine, San Francisco, CA (2023): Executive Committee Member
- Principles and Practice of Sleep Telemedicine, 1st ed (2023 - Present): Editor
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2022 - Present): Treatment of Central Sleep Apnea Clinical Guidelines Committee
- Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine (2022 - 2023): President-Elect
- NIH (2022): Grant Reviewer
- Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) (2022 - Present): SWHR committee on narcolepsy and hypersomnia disorders
- The New York Times (2022 - Present): Once Upon a Time … Bedtime Stories Were Just for Kids
- Washington Post (2022 - Present): Featured Expert and Consultant
- Principles and Practice of Sleep TelemedicineWon, Christine; Kryger, Meir. Principles and Practice of Sleep Telemedicine. Elsevier, 2024.
- Won C. Chapter 32 Respiratory diseases and the overlap syndromes. 2024, 348-356.e1. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-65403-6.00041-x.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lorello GR, Haider T, Rahman N, Won C, Ramachandran SK, Huszti E, Singh M. Amplifying women's voices and representation of women speakers and moderators at the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine: A retrospective analysis, 2011-2020. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2021, 75: 110494. PMID: 34464769, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110494.
- Juthani PV, Gupta A, Borges KA, Price CC, Lee AI, Won CH, Chun HJ. Hospitalisation among vaccine breakthrough COVID-19 infections. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2021, 21: 1485-1486. PMID: 34506735, PMCID: PMC8423430, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00558-2.
- Tobias L, Thapa S, Won CHJ. Impact of Sex on Sleep Disorders Across the Lifespan. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2021, 42: 427-442. PMID: 34353449, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2021.04.005.
- Mokhlesi B, Won CH, Make BJ, Selim BJ, Sunwoo BY, Panel O, Gay P, Owens R, Wolfe L, Benditt J, Aboussouan L, Coleman J, Hess D, Hill N, Criner G, Branson R, Celli B, MacIntyre N, Sergew A, Morgenthaler T, Malhotra A, Berry R, Johnson K, Raphaelson M, Mokhlesi B, Won C, Selim B, Make B, Sunwoo B, Collop N, Patil S, Chediak A, Olson E, Vohra K. Optimal NIV Medicare Access Promotion: Patients With Hypoventilation Syndromes A Technical Expert Panel Report From the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Association for Respiratory Care, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the American Thoracic Society. CHEST Journal 2021, 160: e377-e387. PMID: 34339686, PMCID: PMC8628178, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.06.083.
- Shamim-Uzzaman QA, Bae CJ, Ehsan Z, Setty AR, Devine M, Dhankikar S, Donskoy I, Fields B, Hearn H, Hwang D, Jain V, Kelley D, Kirsch DB, Martin W, Troester M, Trotti LM, Won CH, Epstein LJ. The use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine update. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2021, 17: 1103-1107. PMID: 33599202, PMCID: PMC8320493, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9194.
- Berezin L, Nagappa M, Wong J, Clivatti J, Singh M, Auckley D, Charchaflieh JG, Fagerlund M, Gali B, Joshi GP, Overdyk FJ, Margarson M, Mokhlesi B, Moon T, Ramachandran SK, Ryan CM, Schumann R, Weingarten TN, Won CHJ, Chung F. Identification of Sleep Medicine and Anesthesia Core Topics for Anesthesia Residency: A Modified Delphi Technique Survey. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2021, 132: 1223-1230. PMID: 33857964, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005446.
- Meizlish ML, Pine AB, Bishai JD, Goshua G, Nadelmann ER, Simonov M, Chang CH, Zhang H, Shallow M, Bahel P, Owusu K, Yamamoto Y, Arora T, Atri DS, Patel A, Gbyli R, Kwan J, Won CH, Dela Cruz C, Price C, Koff J, King BA, Rinder HM, Wilson FP, Hwa J, Halene S, Damsky W, van Dijk D, Lee AI, Chun HJ. A neutrophil activation signature predicts critical illness and mortality in COVID-19. Blood Advances 2021, 5: 1164-1177. PMID: 33635335, PMCID: PMC7908851, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003568.
- Lung DiseaseWon CH. "Lung Disease". Atlas of Sleep Medicine, 4th edition. Kryger, MH (Ed). Elsevier, 2021
- Chronic Fatigue SyndromeKirsch D, Asare V, Won CH. "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 7th Edition. Section. Meir H. Kryger, MD. FRCPC, Thomas Roth, PhD and William C. Dement, MD, PhD (Eds). Elsevier, 2021
- Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 7th EditionWon CH (Section Ed). Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 7th Edition. Section: Other Medical Disorders. Meir H. Kryger, MD. FRCPC, Thomas Roth, PhD and William C. Dement, MD, PhD (Eds). Elsevier, 2021
- Complex Sleep Breathing Disorders: A Clinical Casebook of Challenging PatientsWon CH (Ed). Complex Sleep Breathing Disorders: A Clinical Casebook of Challenging Patients. Springer Nature, Switzerland, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57942-5
- Pine AB, Meizlish ML, Goshua G, Chang C, Zhang H, Bishai J, Bahel P, Patel A, Gbyli R, Kwan JM, Won CH, Price C, Dela Cruz CS, Halene S, van Dijk D, Hwa J, Lee AI, Chun HJ. Circulating markers of angiogenesis and endotheliopathy in COVID‐19. Pulmonary Circulation 2020, 10: 1-4. PMID: 33282193, PMCID: PMC7691906, DOI: 10.1177/2045894020966547.
- Pengo M, Won C, Bourjeily G. Life Cycle Impact on Sleep in Women. Current Clinical Neurology 2020, 17-37. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40842-8_3.
- Prevalence of Diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the United States 2013-2016: Insured Patients Actively Seeking CareSuomi, J., Hess, G., Won, C., Bron, M., & Acquavella, J. (2020). Prevalence of Diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the United States 2013-2016: Insured Patients Actively Seeking Care. Journal of Current Medical Research and Opinion, 3(06), 478-486.
- Ayub S, Won C. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Women. Journal Of Sleep Medicine 2019, 16: 75-80. DOI: 10.13078/jsm.190047.
- Won C, Reid M, Sofer T, Azarbarzin A, Purcell S, White D, Wellman A, Sands S, Redline S. Sex differences in obstructive sleep apnea phenotypes, the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Sleep 2019, 43: zsz274. PMID: 31687772, PMCID: PMC7215264, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz274.
- Won C, Bogan R, Doghramji K, Ojile J, Bujanover S, Hyman D, Hewett K, Thomas R. Assessing Communication Between Physicians and Patients with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Associated with Treated Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Insights from an Ethnographic Study of In-Office Visits. 2019, a1390-a1390. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a1390.
- Won C, Reid M, Sands S, Sofer T, Wellman D, Redline S. Sex Differences in Apnea-Hypopnea Index: Influence of Definitions and Physiologic Mechanisms. 2019, a7261-a7261. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a7261.
- Tobias L, Won C. Chapter 6 Lung Diseases. 2019, 121-151. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813014-8.00006-8.
- Sleep Disorders in Lung DiseasesTobias, L, Won C. Lung diseases. Handbook of Sleep Disorders in Medical Conditions. Eds. Josee Savard Marie-Christine Ouellet. Elsevier, Academic Press, 2019.
- Won CHJ, Qin L, Selim B, Yaggi HK. Varying Hypopnea Definitions Affect Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity Classification and Association With Cardiovascular Disease. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2018, 14: 1987-1994. PMID: 30518445, PMCID: PMC6287733, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7520.
- Won C, Mohsenin V, Kryger M. Treating Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders. 2018, 105-123. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8607-1_9.
- Bravata DM, Sico J, Fragoso C, Miech EJ, Matthias MS, Lampert R, Williams LS, Concato J, Ivan CS, Fleck JD, Tobias L, Austin C, Ferguson J, Radulescu R, Iannone L, Ofner S, Taylor S, Qin L, Won C, Yaggi HK. Diagnosing and Treating Sleep Apnea in Patients With Acute Cerebrovascular Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e008841. PMID: 30369321, PMCID: PMC6201384, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.008841.
- Somers V, Arzt M, Bradley TD, Randerath W, Tamisier R, Won C. Servo-Ventilation Therapy for Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Chest 2018, 153: 1501-1502. PMID: 29884256, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.03.052.
- Pengo M, Won C, Bourjeily G. Sleep in Women Across the Life Span. CHEST Journal 2018, 154: 196-206. PMID: 29679598, PMCID: PMC6045782, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.04.005.
- Impact of Sleep Disordered Breathing Disorders in Obese Critically Ill PatientsAl-Halawani M, Won C. Impact of Sleep Disordered Breathing Disorders in Obese Critically Ill Patients. Mechanical Ventilation in the Critically Ill Obese Patient. Eds Antonio Esquinas, Malcolm Lemyze. Springer 2018.
- Al-Halawani M, Won C. Impact of Sleep Breathing Disorders in Obese Critically Ill Patients. 2017, 77-85. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-49253-7_8.
- Won CH. Man Versus Machine. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2017, 13: 167-168. PMID: 28095981, PMCID: PMC5263070, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.6436.
- Won C, Kirsch D. Chapter 131 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndromes. 2017, 1294-1299.e4. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-24288-2.00131-8.
- Selim BJ, Koo BB, Qin L, Jeon S, Won C, Redeker NS, Lampert RJ, Concato JP, Bravata DM, Ferguson J, Strohl K, Bennett A, Zinchuk A, Yaggi HK. The Association between Nocturnal Cardiac Arrhythmias and Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The DREAM Study. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2016, 12: 829-37. PMID: 26951420, PMCID: PMC4877315, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.5880.
- Koo BB, Won C, Selim BJ, Qin L, Jeon S, Redeker NS, Bravata DM, Strohl KP, Concato J, Zinchuk AV, Yaggi HK. Erratum to: The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) study: design, rationale, and methods. Sleep And Breathing 2016, 20: 901-901. PMID: 26971325, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-016-1329-9.
- Won C, Guilleminault C. The use of positive airway pressure therapy for treatment of resistant hypertension. Expert Review Of Cardiovascular Therapy 2016, 14: 505-511. PMID: 26671301, DOI: 10.1586/14779072.2016.1132626.
- Koo BB, Won C, Selim BJ, Qin L, Jeon S, Redeker NS, Bravata DM, Strohl KP, Concato J, Zinchuk AV, Yaggi HK. The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) study: design, rationale, and methods. Sleep And Breathing 2015, 20: 893-900. PMID: 26642771, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-015-1254-3.
- Won CH. Sleeping for Two: The Great Paradox of Sleep in Pregnancy. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2015, 11: 593-4. PMID: 25979097, PMCID: PMC4442217, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.4760.
- Won C, Guilleminault C. Gender differences in sleep disordered breathing: implications for therapy. Expert Review Of Respiratory Medicine 2015, 9: 221-231. PMID: 25739831, DOI: 10.1586/17476348.2015.1019478.
- Prevalence of sleep apnea in women: It matters how you slice and dice itWon C. Prevalence of sleep apnea in women: It matters how you slice and dice it. CHEST Physicians. Feb 2015
- Won CH, Kryger M. Sleep in Patients with Restrictive Lung Disease. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2014, 35: 505-512. PMID: 25156766, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2014.06.006.
- Ioachimescu OC, Wickwire EM, Harrington J, Kristo D, Arnedt JT, Ramar K, Won C, Billings ME, DelRosso L, Williams S, Paruthi S, Morgenthaler TI. A dozen years of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) International Mini-Fellowship: program evaluation and future directions. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM : Official Publication Of The American Academy Of Sleep Medicine 2014, 10: 331-4. PMID: 24634633, PMCID: PMC3927441, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.3544.
- Won C, Mahmoudi M, Qin L, Purvis T, Mathur A, Mohsenin V. The impact of gender on timeliness of narcolepsy diagnosis. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2014, 10: 89-95. PMID: 24426826, PMCID: PMC3869076, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.3370.
- Hypoglossal nerve stimulator for patients who can’t tolerate PAPTobias L, Won C. Hypoglossal nerve stimulator for patients who can’t tolerate PAP. CHEST Physicians. May 2014.
- Mahmoudi M, Won C, Mohsenin V. Narcolepsy-Characteristics of those in the Borderland-We Need a Better Diagnostic Tool. Journal Of Sleep Disorders Treatment & Care 2013, 02 DOI: 10.4172/2325-9639.1000106.
- Narcolepsy- Characteristics of those in the borderland-We need a better diagnostic toolMahmoudi M, Won C, Mohsenin V. Narcolepsy- Characteristics of those in the borderland-We need a better diagnostic tool. JSDTC. 2013 2(1):1-4
- Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: An Impending Epidemic.Won, CH. Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: An Impending Epidemic. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 20(1):36-42, January 2013
- Teng AY, Won C. Implications of OSA on Work and Work Disability Including Drivers. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2012, 33: 731-44. PMID: 23153612, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2012.09.003.
- Won CH, Chun HJ, Chandra SM, Sarinas PS, Chitkara RK, Heidenreich PA. Severe obstructive sleep apnea increases mortality in patients with ischemic heart disease and myocardial injury. Sleep And Breathing 2012, 17: 85-91. PMID: 22294346, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-012-0653-y.
- Won C, Purvis T, Bennett A, Chun H. An Overlap Phenomenon Exists With Interstitial Lung Disease And Obstructive Sleep Apnea. 2011, a5272-a5272. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2011.183.1_meetingabstracts.a5272.
- Suwanprathes P, Won C, Komoltri C, Nana A, Kotchabhakdi N, Guilleminault C. Epidemiology of sleep-related complaints associated with sleep-disordered breathing in Bangkok, Thailand. Sleep Medicine 2010, 11: 1025-1030. PMID: 20643577, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.04.007.
- Selim B, Won C, Yaggi HK. Cardiovascular Consequences of Sleep Apnea. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2010, 31: 203-220. PMID: 20488282, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2010.02.010.
- Won C, Kim J, Guilleminault C. Obstructive Sleep Apnea. 2009, 563-565. DOI: 10.1002/9781444317008.ch145.
- Won CH, Li KK, Guilleminault C. Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2008, 5: 193-199. PMID: 18250212, DOI: 10.1513/pats.200708-121mg.
- Won C, Kuschner WG. Pulmonary artery catheter effectiveness in congestive heart failure. JAMA 2006, 295: 1121; author reply 1121-2. PMID: 16522827, DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.10.1121-a.
- Intracranial hypertension caused by obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome.Won CH, Kirsch C. Intracranial hypertension caused by obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Chest. 2006;130(4)345-6.
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