Biographical Sketch
Charles Joonghie Bae, MD, is a Staff physician in the Sleep Disorders Center of the Neurological Institute, at Cleveland Clinic's main campus, as well as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. He is board-certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine and the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry.
Dr. Bae's specialty interests include all types of sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders.
Dr. Bae received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He then completed an internship in internal medicine, a residency in adult neurology and a fellowship in sleep medicine, all at Cleveland Clinic. He is licensed to practice medicine in Ohio.
He is a principal author or co-author of numerous studies published in peer reviewed journals, scientific abstracts and book reviews. Dr. Bae gives regular presentations and media interviews on topics related to sleep disorders and is actively investigating aspects of sleep apnea, as well as the effects of lack of sleep. He mentors sleep and neurology fellows and is an ad hoc reviewer for the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, the Journal of Neurology and Primary Psychiatry. Dr. Bae is a member of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Neurology, and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Specialty Interests
Narcolepsy, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders, restless legs syndrome, sleep disorders including sleep apnea
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Dr. Bae has reported no financial relationship with
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