Jonathan S. Emens, M.D., D.A.B.S.M.
- Specialty:
- Psychiatry
- Special Interest:
- Psychiatry (Sleep Medicine)
- Accepting Patients:
- Yes
- Languages:
- English
Biography
Dr. Emens is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Oregon Health & Science University. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College, M.D. from University of Massachusetts Medical School, and completed his Internship and Psychiatry Residency at OHSU. Dr. Emens' clinical focus is on the diagnosis, analysis and treatment of sleep disorders in OHSU's Sleep Medicine Program. He is board certified in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine, and provides supervision for psychiatry residents. Dr. Emens is also a principle investigator in a research study titled "Genetics of Morning/Evening Types in the Blind/Sighted." 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 is also conducting a study titled "Evaluation of Circadian Misalignment in Non-Seasonal Major Depression", investigating a connection between depression and shifts in circadian rhythms
Education
- Degree:
M.D., University of Massachusetts Medical School, 1998 -
Residency:
OHSU, Department of Psychiatry
