Christian Guilleminault

Clinical Focus

• Neurology
• Sleep Disorders
• Sleep Medicine

Honors and Awards

• Attribution of the Christian Guilleminault Award for Research in Sleep Medicine, World Association of Sleep Medicine (2005)
• Distinguished Scientist Award, Sleep Research Society (2005)
• Honorary professor, Department of Oto-laryngology, Medical Sciences School of the Capital University, Beijing, China (2005)
• Life Achievement Award, National Sleep Foundation (2005)
• Doctor “Honoris Causa”, University of Liege (School of Medicine) (Belgium) (2004)

Professional Education

• Residency: Hospital De La Salpetriere, France (1968)
• Residency: Universite De Geneve, (1967)
• Residency: Hospital Foch, France (1966)
• Residency: Interne Des Hopitaux De Paris, France (1963)
• Internship: Externe Des Hopitaux De Paris, France (1962)

Postdoctoral Advisees

Olga Prilipko

Research Interests

Cardio-respiratory dysfunction during sleep; SIDS and, sleep apnea; narcolepsy and daytime somnolence; the relationship of, sleep to accidents, aging, dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.

Publications

• Catathrenia: parasomnia or uncommon feature of sleep disordered breathing? Guilleminault C, Hagen CC, Khaja AM "Sleep" 2008 ; 1 (31) : 132-9
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with obstructive sleep apnea: a treatment outcome study. Huang YS, Guilleminault C, Li HY, Yang CM, Wu YY, Chen NH "Sleep Med" 2007 ; 1 (8) : 18-30
• Sleepy driver near-misses may predict accident risks. Powell NB, Schechtman KB, Riley RW, Guilleminault C, Chiang RP, Weaver EM "Sleep" 2007 ; 3 (30) : 331-42
• Pre-eclampsia and nasal CPAP: part 2. Hypertension during pregnancy, chronic snoring, and early nasal CPAP intervention. Poyares D, Guilleminault C, Hachul H, Fujita L, Takaoka S, Tufik S, Sass N "Sleep Med" 2007 ; 1 (9) : 15-21
• Cyanotic breath-holding spells in children respond to adenotonsillectomy for sleep-disordered breathing. Guilleminault C, Huang YS, Chan A, Hagen CC "J Sleep Res" 2007 ; 4 (16) : 406-13