Ronald Chervin, M.D., M.S.

Ronald D. Chervin, MD, MS - Michael S. Aldrich Collegiate Professor of Sleep Medicine, Professor of Neurology, and Director, Sleep Disorders Centers. He leads the Division of Sleep Medicine at Michigan Medicine. Dr. Chervin completed his medical degree at Stanford University, and a master's degree in clinical research at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He completed a residency in neurology at Cornell University in New York City, and a fellowship in sleep medicine at Stanford University.

Dr. Chervin's clinical and research interests focus on both adults and children. He has contributed to research on a wide range of subjects in sleep medicine, including obstructive sleep apnea, sleep laboratory methods, sleep questionnaire development, subjective and objective measures of sleepiness, insomnia, cognitive and behavioral consequences of sleep disorders, periodic leg movements during sleep, and REM sleep behavior disorder. He and his colleagues have studied sleep in the context of many different conditions, including stroke, ADHD, acute illness in newborns, multiple sclerosis, asthma, epilepsy, obesity, Parkinsonism, pregnancy, and socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic disparities. Dr. Chervin serves as an Associate Editor for Sleep, and on the editorial boards of Sleep Medicine and Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. He has served on the boards of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Sleep Medicine Foundation, Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Sleep Research Society, International Pediatric Sleep Association, and Sweet Dreamzzz, as well as an advisory council for Pajama Program.