Bio
Christian Guilleminault obtained his MD at the Faculte de Medecine in Paris (France) in 1962, and had is Doctorate in medicine in 1968 at the same place. He did his neurology training mostly at the hospital de La Salepetriere in Paris, and after finishing neurology, his psychiatry training in Geneva Switzerland and Paris France. He was board certified in neurology and board certified in psychiatry in France in 1970. He obtained a Diplome d’Etude Approfondies from the Paris University Faculty of Sciences (Histology and Histo-Chemistry) in 1968.
He received a Doctorate in Biology/Neurosciences from the Universite of Grenoble in
1999; He had the Academic Diploma “Habilitation a Diriger la Recherche” from the
Universite de Montpellier medical school in 1998.
He is a Fellow from the American EEG Society and a Fellow from the AASM (AmericanAcademy of Sleep Medicine).
Academic carreer :He was nominated « Maitre de Recherche » (tenure) in L’Institut National de la Sante et Recherche Medical (INSERM) in Paris (France) in 1977. Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University; in 1980. Professor with tenure of neurology in psychiatry, department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and (by courtesy) Neurology, Stanford university school of medicine in 1985 . Guest Professor at the University of Marburg (Germany) and recipient of an Humbolt grant in 1987-1988. Professor without tenure, ecole de medicine de Montpellier (France) 1994-96.
He is currently professor in the department of psychiatry and behavior sciences and by courtesy, in the department of neurology, Stanford university medical school, Stanford CA and professor with tenure in the Stanford University Sleep Medicine Division.
His current research is to find the different risk factors that lead to occurrence of sleep-disordered-breathing and obstructive-sleep-apnea, with the goal of preventive occurrence of the syndrome by treating early the risks factors.
He is internationally involved in the creation of "Sleep Medicine" as a medical field throughout the world
Clinical Focus
- Neurology
- Sleep Disorders
- Sleep Medicine
Academic Appointments
Honors & Awards
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Boursier de Recherche de la Societe Medicale des Hopitaux de Paris,, societe medicale des hopitaux de Paris (1970)
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Certificate of Merit, American Medical Association, San Francisco, (1972)
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Certificate of Merit, Sleep Disorders Exhibit,, American Medical Association (1975)
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North American Chairman, Section on Neurology, Pan American Medical Association, (1976)
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Royal Lecture, University of Ottawa Medical School (1985)
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Honorable Member, Colombian Neurological Association (1986)
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Nathanial Kleitman Award, ASDC (1986)
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Honorable Member, Argentinean Child Neurology Association (1987)
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The 200th Anniversary Linus Lecture, University of Upsala, Sweden (1988)
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President's Award of the American Board of Sleep Medicine, American Board of Sleep Medicine (1991)
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Nolfe Lecture, Oslo University Medical School (1995)
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William C. Dement Award,, American Sleep Disorders Association (1995)
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Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum Award for Research, Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum (1996)
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Annenberg Award for contribution in the field of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Apnea,, Annenberg Award (1999)
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Distinguished Lecturer in Physiology, American College of Chest Physician (1999)
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Honorable Correspondent, Chilean Internal Medicine society (2000)
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Honorable Member, Colombian Association of Sleep Medicine (2000)
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Sleep Science Award, American Academy of Neurology (2000)
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Sleep Society Award, Brazilian Sleep Society (2001)
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Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Liege (School of Medicine) (Belgium) (2004)
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The Lecture for the 100th anniversary of the Dental-Medical School, Dental-Medical School of the Universite de Montreal Montreal, (Canada) (2004)
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Attribution of the Christian Guilleminault Award for Research in Sleep Medicine, World Association of Sleep Medicine (2005)
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Distinguished Scientist Award, Sleep Research Society (2005)
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Honorary professor, Department of Oto-laryngology, Medical Sciences School of the Capital University, Beijing, China (2005)
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Life Achievement Award, National Sleep Foundation (2005)
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Honorary member, Portuguese Sleep Medicine Association (2006)
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Pierre Robin Award, American Association of Dental Sleep Medicine (2007)
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Honorary Member, American Neurological Association (2008)
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President, World Association Sleep Medicine (2009-2011)
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Sleep-Heart Award, Japanese Sleep Research Society (2010)
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Peter C Farrell Prize in Sleep medicine, Harvard Medical School (2011)
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Science Award, Chinese Sleep Research Society (2012)
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Doctorate “Honoris Causa”, University of Montreal (Canada) (2013)
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Honorary Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Psychology Fu-Jan University, Taipei Taiwan (2013)
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Co-chair, World Association of Sleep Medicine bi-annual congress, Seoul South Korea (2015)
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president, international pediatric sleep association-IPSA- (2016-19)
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AASMHippocrates Award, Academy of Applied Myofunctional Sciences (september 2015)
Professional Education
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Doctor in Biology, University of Grenoble (France), Neuroscience (1999)
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Board Certification: Sleep Medicine, American Board of Sleep Medicine (1980)
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Specialiste Neurol. et Psych., Ordre National des Medecins, Neurology and psychiatry (1970)
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Medical Education:Paris Medical School - Hospitals (1962) France
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Residency:Hospital De La Salpetriere (1968) France
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Residency:Universite De Geneve (1967)
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Residency:Hospital Foch (1966) France
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Residency:Interne Des Hopitaux De Paris (1963) France
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Internship:Externe Des Hopitaux De Paris (1962) France