W. Christopher Winter

W. Christopher Winter MD (born 1972 in Roanoke, Virginia) is a sleep medicine specialist and neurologist. He has practiced sleep medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia since 2004, but has been involved with sleep medicine and sleep research since 1993 when he began working as an undergraduate research assistant for Dr. Paul Suratt at the University of Virginia Sleep Disorders Center. Currently, he is the medical director of the Martha Jefferson Hospital Sleep Medicine Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Winter was recently appointed to the Men's Health magazine Advisory Board as their first sleep medicine specialist.

Career

Winter has been a speaker for pharmaceutical companies and has lectured on behalf of GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim and Cephalon. He has also been a speaker for Young Presidents' Organization (YPO).

As a recipient of research awards from both the Sleep Medicine Society and the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Winter has authored numerous scientific papers and abstracts dealing with sleep and has been a presenter at international sleep meetings. He has been quoted in a number of national publication, including a recent article in "Men’s Health" on polyphasic sleep. [Stoddard G. [http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=health&category=other.diseases.ailments&conitem=f5802c4d88ee9110VgnVCM10000013281eac____ "Is Sleep Really Necessary?] , "Men's Health", June 2008]

Research

Currently, his research deals with sleep and its effect on athletic performance. Major League Baseball recently awarded him with a grant to study the effect of travel and circadian advantage on team performance. His work on circadian advantage has appeared in "Scientific American" [ [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=out-of-the-zone-jet-lagge Scientific American article] ] , the "LA Times" [ [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2008/06/odds-favor-team.html LA Times article] ] , and "ScienceNews" [ [http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33113/title/Time_on_their_side ScienceNews article] ] . He has also appeared on NPR's Science Friday [ [http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/200806134 Science Friday/NPR] ] .

Winter is also studying the causes of sleepiness in Division I-A college football players and recently presented his findings on 560 current players at the annual international sleep meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [Green NH, Hammond WR, Winter WC. Excessive Sleepiness Division I-A College Football Players: A Pilot Study. Sleep 2007; 30: 164.]

Biography

Winter is a graduate of the University of Virginia and received his medical degree from Emory University. While at Emory, he continued his sleep research under Dr. Donald Bliwise at the Emory University Sleep Disorders Center. He completed his Neurology residency at the University of Virginia and won a national American Academy of Neurology Teaching Award during his chief year. He completed his Sleep Medicine fellowship at the University of North Carolina Sleep Disorders Center under Dr. Bradley Vaughn. Winter is board certified in both neurology and sleep medicine.

References

External links

* [http://www.mjhsleep.org/ Martha Jefferson Hospital Sleep Medicine Center]