Our Physicians and Experts

About Our Practice

Sleep Medicine Faculty

The Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center (JHSDC) has a rich history, and is among the first accredited sleep laboratories in the United States. The center is made up of a multi-disciplinary team of sleep experts with training in pulmonary, neurology, internal medicine, otolaryngology, anesthesiology, psychiatry, and behavioral psychology. We evaluate and treat conditions such as insomnia, sleep apnea, circadian rhythm disorders, narcolepsy, and restless leg syndrome. The JHSDC offers services at several sites in the Maryland and D.C. area, including the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center at Howard County General Hospital, and Sibley Memorial Hospital. The JHDSC is also an accredited ACGME Sleep Fellowship training program dedicated to training the next generation of sleep physicians.

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

  • Jonathan Che-Sun Jun MD

    • Director, Sleep Disorders Center

    Expertise: Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Hassan Chami MD MS

    Expertise: Pulmonology

    Primary Location: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC

  • Christopher J. Earley MBBCH PhD

    Expertise: Neurology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Christy Gray MD PhD

    Expertise: Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Kevin M. Motz MD

    • Director, Division of Sleep Surgery

    Expertise: Pulmonology, Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville, Lutherville, MD

  • Luu Van Pham MD

    Expertise: Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Aruna Rao MD

    Expertise: Neurology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Philip L Smith MD

    Expertise: Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Mark Wu MD PhD

    Expertise: Neurology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

Center for Sleep and Wellness

Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center

  • Sara Benjamin MD

    • Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center

    Expertise: Neurology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Medical Arts Building - Columbia, Columbia, MD

  • Luis F. Buenaver PhD

    Expertise: Psychology

  • Francis S Chuidian MD

    Expertise: Sleep Medicine, Pulmonology

    Primary Location: Medical Arts Building - Columbia, Columbia, MD

  • Elliott Exar MD

    Expertise: Pulmonology, Neurology

    Primary Location: Medical Arts Building - Columbia, Columbia, MD

  • Charlene Gamaldo MD

    • Vice Chair, Faculty Development, Department of Neurology, Associate Vice Provost, Johns Hopkins University Provost’s Leadership, Advancement and Development (L.A.D.) Academy

    Expertise: Neurology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Medical Arts Building - Columbia, Columbia, MD

  • Cecilia Saavedra Melendres MD

    Expertise: Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonology

    Primary Location: Rubenstein Child Health Building, Baltimore, MD

  • Rachel Salas MD MED

    • Assistant Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep and Wellness

    Expertise: Neurology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Medical Arts Building - Columbia, Columbia, MD

  • Laura M. Sterni MD

    • Director, Johns Hopkins Pediatric Sleep Center

    Expertise: Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonology

    Primary Location: Rubenstein Child Health Building, Baltimore, MD

  • Tracey Smith Stierer MD

    • Director of Ambulatory Anesthesia Division, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

    Expertise: Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

Sleep Disorders Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital

  • Carolyn K Wang DO

    • Medical Director, Sleep Disorders Center, Sibley Memorial Hospital

    Expertise: Neurology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Downtown Bethesda, Bethesda, MD

  • Hassan Chami MD MS

    Expertise: Pulmonology

    Primary Location: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC

Sleep Disorders Center at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

Neurology

  • Christopher J. Earley MBBCH PhD

    Expertise: Neurology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Aruna Rao MD

    Expertise: Neurology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Psychiatry

David Nelson Neubauer MD

Expertise: Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine

Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

  • Luu Van Pham MD

    Expertise: Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Grace Pien MD

    • Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Philip L Smith MD

    Expertise: Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Pediatric Sleep Clinic

  • Laura M. Sterni MD

    • Director, Johns Hopkins Pediatric Sleep Center

    Expertise: Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonology

    Primary Location: Rubenstein Child Health Building, Baltimore, MD

  • Cecilia Saavedra Melendres MD

    Expertise: Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonology

    Primary Location: Rubenstein Child Health Building, Baltimore, MD