Jonathan S. Emens, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Sleep Disorders Medicine and Research

1992, B.A., Oberlin College, Biochemistry major
1998, M.D., University of Massachusetts Medical School
1998-2002, Internship and Psychiatry Residency, OHSU
2001-2002, Chief Resident, Psychiatry, OHSU

Clinical and Research Interests:

Dr. Emens' clinical focus is upon the diagnosis, analysis and treatment of sleep disorders as part of an interdisciplinary team in the Sleep Medicine Program.
He also provides supervision for psychiatry residents.

His primary role is as principle investigator in a five-year research study titled, "Genetics of Morning/Evening Types in the Blind/Sighted" through the resources of the Sleep Disorders Laboratory. The goal of this research is to utilize recent developments in the molecular biology of circadian rhythms to better understand the physiologic and genetic basis of diurnal preference in sighted humans and 24-hour sleep/wake schedule disorders in the blind. Dr. Emens' research sponsors are Alfred Lewy, MD, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Sleep Disorders Research, and Vice Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, and Susan Hayflick, MD, Associate Professor of Molecular/Medical Genetics, and Vice Chairman of the Department of Molecular/Medical Genetics.