Faculty

Daniel J Buysse, MD

Daniel J Buysse, MD

UPMC Endowed Chair in Sleep Medicine and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical and Translational Science, and Medicine

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213

Education & Training

MD
University of Michigan
Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
General Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Clinical Polysomnography, Western Psychicatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Clinical Polysomnography, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC

Specialty Certifications

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Sleep Medicine)
American Board of Sleep Medicine

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Member, Sleep Research Society
Member, American Medical Association

Selected Honors & Awards

Marlin Mickle Outstanding Innovator Award, University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute
Nathaniel Kleitman Distinguished Service Award, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute Medal, University of Oxford
Annual Prize in Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Research Interests

Evaluation and neurobiology of insomnia; Sleep and circadian rhythms; Self-report measures of sleep
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Morin CM & Buysse DU. Management of insomnia, New England Journal of Medicine 391.3 (2024): 247-258
  2. Kay DB, Karim HT, Soehner AM, Hasler BP, Wilckens KA, James JA, Aizenstein HJ, Price JC, Rosario BL, Kupfer DJ, Germain A, Hall MH, Franzen PL, Nofzinger EA, Buysse DJ. Sleep-wake differences in relative regional cerebral metabolic rate for glucose among patients with insomnia compared to good sleepers. Sleep. 2016;39(10):1779-94.
  3. Buysse DJ, Yu L, Moul DE, Germain A, Stover A, Dodds NE, Johnston KL, Shablesky-Cade MA, Pilkonis PA. Development and validation of patient-reported outcome measures for sleep disturbance and sleep-related impairments. Sleep. 2010;33(6):781-92.
  4. Buysse DJ, Ancoli-Israel S, Edinger JD, Lichstein KL, Morin CM. Recommendations for a standard research assessment of insomnia. Sleep. 2006;29(9):1155-73.
  5. Buysse DJ, Reynolds CF, Monk TH, Berman SR, Kupfer DJ. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: A new instrument for psychiatric practice and research. Psychiatry Research. 1989;28(2):193-213.

Clinical Interests

Treatment of insomnia; Sleep disorders
Selected Clinical Publications & Products
  1. Buysse DJ. Sleep health: Can we define it? Does it matter? Sleep. 2014;37(1):9-17. Epub 20140101. doi: 10.5665/sleep.3298. PubMed PMID: 24470692; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3902880.
  2. Levenson JC, Kay DB, Buysse DJ. The pathophysiology of insomnia. Chest. 2015;147(4):1179-92. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-1617. PubMed PMID: 25846534; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4388122.
  3. Buysse DJ, Germain A, Moul DE, Franzen PL, Brar LK, Fletcher ME, Begley A, Houck PR, Mazumdar S, Reynolds CF, III, Monk TH. Efficacy of brief behavioral treatment for chronic insomnia in older adults. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2011;171(10):887-95.

Education Interests

Sleep medicine