Joseph Cheung

Biography

Dr. Cheung received his Bachelor of Science (honors) in Biochemistry from the University of British Columbia. He then worked in Dr. Stephen Scherer’s laboratory at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and was part of a team that completed the DNA sequence map and gene annotation of the human chromosome 7. He also conducted research in the identification and mapping of segmental duplications in the human and mouse genomes. He then completed his medical degree and a Master of Science in Neuroscience at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. Dr. Cheung then performed his medical internship and residency training in neurology at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He then came to Stanford University and completed a clinical fellowship in sleep medicine in 2015. Dr. Cheung is a clinical instructor in sleep medicine and specializes in the treatment of sleep disorders, particularly in hypersomnia disorders. His research focus is on understanding the neurobiological and genetic basis of hypersomnia disorders. Dr. Cheung is also investigating applications of wearable and other digital technologies to the study of sleep.

Research Interest

Characterization and genetics of objectively-verified long sleep hypersomnia, The Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Applying wearable technology and genetics to study extreme long sleepers, Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Small Grant Program), Applications and validation assessments of consumer wearable devices and mobile applications for sleep monitoring, Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Education and Research (Spectrum) SPADA Pilot Grant Program