Robert L. Sack, M.D.

BS, Natural Science, Lewis and Clark College
MS, Medical Psychology, University of Oregon Medical School
MD, University of Oregon Medical School
Rotating Internship, Mary Hitchcock Hospital and Dartmouth Medical Center
Psychiatry Residency, Stanford University Hospital

Diplomate American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Diplomate American Board of Sleep Disorders Medicine

Clinical & Academic Interests

Dr. Robert Sack graduated from the University of Oregon Medical School, Portland Oregon, in 1968. After a rotating internship at Mary Hitchcock Hospital and Dartmouth Medical Center, Dr. Sack completed his psychiatry residency training at Stanford University Hospital and Clinics (1969 - 1972). Subsequently, he served for two years as a clinical associate at the National Institutes of Mental Health (N.I.M.H.) conducting clinical research on patients with manic-depressive disorders. He then joined the faculty at Stanford for three years as an Assistant Professor and Medical Director of the Ward Inpatient Service in the Department of Psychiatry. In 1977, Dr. Sack returned to OHSU. Since 1980, he collaborated with Al Lewy, M.D. in research on the relationships between circadian rhythms, light, melatonin and sleep. He was certified by the Board of Sleep Disorders Medicine in 1991. He served as Medical Director of the Sleep Disorders Medicine Clinic until January 2006.

Patent

Methods of Treating Circadian Rhythm Disorders.

Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Society for Sleep Research Patent:
Methods of Treating Circadian Rhythm Disorders.