Christian Guilleminault
Christian Guilleminault | |
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Born | 1938 Marseilles, France |
Died | 9 July 2019 | (aged 80–81)
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | University of Paris (MD, PhD) University of Geneva |
Known for | Pioneer in modern sleep medicine research |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sleep medicine |
Institutions | Stanford University School of Medicine |
Christian Guilleminault (1938–9 July 2019) was a French physician and researcher in the field of sleep medicine who played a central role in the early discovery of obstructive sleep apnea and made seminal discoveries in many other areas of sleep medicine.[1][2]
Career
Born in 1938 in Marseilles, France, he earned his medical degree and PhD at the University of Paris, and completed residencies in psychiatry and neurology in Paris and at the University of Geneva.[3][4]
While working at the Stanford University Sleep Disorders Clinic in 1972 as a visiting assistant professor, Guilleminault became keenly interested in reports published by Italian sleep researcher Elio Lugaresi who had reported that nocturnal hypertension was present in patients who snored.
Guilleminault then went on to describe obstructive sleep apnea in non-obese patients, being the first to coin the term "
Guilleminault continued to be a prolific researcher in the field of sleep medicine until his death. He authored over seven hundred and forty (743) articles in peer-reviewed medical journals and won several awards for his research in the field of sleep medicine.[13][14][15][16][17] He was a founding member of the Association of Sleep Disorders Centers in 1975 and was elected as the first editor of the journal Sleep in June 1976, a role in which he continued to serve until 1997.[18]
Personal life
He was married to Priscilla Grevert with two sons, Eric and Damian Guilleminault.[19][20]
Death
He died on 9 July 2019, from complications related to metastatic prostate cancer.[19][20][3][21][22][23]
Books
- Sleep Medicine, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America (2010)
- Sleepiness, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics (2006)
- Clinical Neurophysiology of Sleep Disorders: Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology Series (2005)
- Fatal Familial Insomnia: Inherited Prion Diseases, Sleep and the Thalamus (1994)
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Clinical Research and Syndrome (1990)
- Sleep and its Disorders in Children (1987)
- Sleeping and Waking Disorders: Indications and Techniques (1982)
- Progress in Perinatal Neurology (1981)
- Advances in Perinatal Neurology (1979)
Selected awards and honors
- Doctor "Honoris Causa", University of Liege (School of Medicine) (Belgium) (2004)
- Distinguished Scientist Award, Sleep Research Society (2005)
- Honorary professor, Department of Oto-laryngology, Medical Sciences School of the Capital University, Beijing, China (2005)
- Life Achievement Award, National Sleep Foundation (2005)
- Doctor "Honoris Causa", Universite de Montreal (Canada) (2013)
References
- ^ "Christian Guilleminault, researcher who coined 'obstructive sleep apnea syndrome,' dies at 80". Archived from the original on 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ "Honoring modern sleep medicine researcher Christian Guilleminault – Sleep Apnea". Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ a b Erickson, Mandy. "Christian Guilleminault, researcher who coined 'obstructive sleep apnea syndrome,' dies at 80". News Center. Archived from the original on 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ "Christian Guilleminault". stanfordhealthcare.org. Archived from the original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ "Prolific Sleep Researcher Christian Guilleminault Dies". The Scientist Magazine®. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ William C. Dement, The Promise of Sleep, Random House Inc. 1999, pg. 179
- ^ Tilkian, AG; Guilleminault, C; Schroeder, JS; Lehrman, KL; Simmons, FB; Dement, WC. "Sleep-induced apnea syndrome, a surgical procedure to establish patency of the upper airway during sleep".
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- ^ Attribution of the Christian Guilleminault Award for Research in Sleep Medicine, World Association of Sleep Medicine (2005)
- ^ Distinguished Scientist Award, Sleep Research Society (2005)
- ^ Honorary professor, Department of Oto-laryngology, Medical Sciences School of the Capital University, Beijing, China (2005)
- ^ Life Achievement Award, National Sleep Foundation (2005)
- ^ Doctor "Honoris Causa", University of Liege (School of Medicine) (Belgium) (2004)
- ISBN 978-1-4377-0731-1.
- ^ a b "In Memoriam: Sleep medicine pioneer Christian Guilleminault, MD". American Academy of Sleep Medicine – Association for Sleep Clinicians and Researchers. 2019-07-10. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ a b "In Memoriam: Christian Guilleminault (1938-2019)". worldsleepsociety.org. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ SRS (2019-07-12). "In Memoriam: Christian Guilleminault, MD (1938-2019)". Sleep Research Society. Archived from the original on 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Dr. Christian Guilleminault". www.Narcolepsy Network.org. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Christian Guilleminault (1938-2019) - American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine". aadsm.org. Retrieved 2019-10-06.