Makoto Kawai

Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Sleep Medicine

Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine (2006) TX

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine (2005) TX

Fellowship: Stanford University Sleep Medicine Fellowship (2014) CA

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Epilepsy (2013)

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology (2009)

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology (2007)

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sleep Medicine (2007)

Internship: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center (2002) NY

Medical Education: Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine (1997) Japan

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mkawai71@stanford.edu

I am a physician scientist in the field of sleep medicine in aging and brain function. Using combined polysomnogram and novel neuroimaging technology, I aim to identify potential sleep biomarkers to investigate the mechanism of progression from normal aging to Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or dementia. I also investigate the impact of sleep on cognitive/affective function or behavior abnormality in various neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders.