KinMinYuenMDMS

Internal Medicine • Mountain View, CA

Sleep Medicine

Assistant Professor UCSF Sleep Center; Medical Director Bay Sleep Clinic; Sleep medicine specialist: SleepQuest.

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Office
50 Oak Ln
Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone+1 866-887-6673

Fax+1 866-442-7632

Summary

I help patients manage their sleep disorders. These include Obstructive Sleep Apnea, parasomnias, insomnia, restless legs, and circadian disruptions in adults and children older than 3 years.

Education & Training

Stanford UniversityM.S., Health Research and Policy, 1996 - 2001
Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1988
New York UniversityB.A., Biology and East Asian Studies, Magna Cum Laude, 1980 - 1984

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1993 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1989 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Phi Beta Kappa

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

33 citations
Daylight saving time: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement
Muhammad Adeel Rishi, Omer Ahmed, Jairo H. Barrantes Perez, Michael Berneking, Joseph Dombrowsky
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2020-10-15
44 citations
Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Genetic Model of OSA
Christian Guilleminault, Michelle Primeau, Hsiao Yean Chiu, Kin Yuen, Damien Leger
Chest. 2013-11-01
47 citations
Atypical sexual behavior during sleep
Christian Guilleminault, Adam Moscovitch, Kin Yuen, Dalva Poyares
Psychosomatic Medicine. 2002-03-01

Journal Articles

Sleep-disordered breathing in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a genetic model of OSA
Guilleminault C, Primeau M, Chiu HY, Yuen KM, Leger D, Metlaine A, Chest, 1/1/2013
Atypical Sexual Behavior During Sleep
Guilleminault C, Moscovich A, Yuen, KM, Poyares D, Psychosomatic Medicine, 1/1/2002
Prospective Study of Health-Related Quality Of Life in Obstructive Sleep Apnea before and after Treatment
Yuen KM, Goldstein M, Pelayo R, Guilleminault C, Sleep, 1/15/2001
Circadian Firing Pattern of 95 Patients with Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (AICDs)
Yuen KM, Colrain I, Koester K, Chowdhuri S, Guilleminault C, Sleep, 1/15/2001
Hypersomnia After Head-Neck Trauma: A Medicolegal Dilemma
Guilleminault C, Yuen KM, Gulevich MG, Karadeniz D, Leger D, Philip P, Neurology, 1/8/2000
Sleep disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (letter)
Yuen KM, Pelayo R, JAMA, 1/3/1999
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Books/Book Chapters

Encyclopedia of Sleep
Chapter: Basic Sleep Tips ; When an Individual Should See a Physician About Sleep
KM YuenEditors: Chiara Cirelli.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA2021
Atlas of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Chapter: Pregnancy and Postpartum Sleep
Page 245 - 248KM YuenEditors: Meir Kryger.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA2019
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Pathophysiology, Comorbidities, and Consequences
Chapter: Epidemiology
Page 27 - 38KM YuenEditors: Clete Kushida.Informa, New York, NY2007
The Economic Impact of Sleep Loss, Sleepiness, and Sleep Disorders
Chapter: Sleep disorders: their impact on public health
KM YuenTaylor and Francis, UK2006
Sleep Deprivation—Clinical Issues, Pharmacology, and Sleep Loss Effects
Chapter: Societal and Economic Impact of Sleep Loss and Sleepiness
KM YuenEditors: Clete Kushida.Marcel Decker, New York, NY2005
Essentials of Adult ambulatory Care
Chapter: Insomnia
Rafael Pelayo, et alEditors: Lisa Rucker.Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD1997
Essentials of Adult ambulatory Care
Chapter: Headaches
Rafael Pelayo, et alEditors: Lisa Rucker.Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD1997
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Lectures

Doctor, I Can’t Sleep: Pitfalls in Sleep Assessment
Burlingame, CA - 1/14/2009
Women and Sleep: What You Should Know
Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford, CA - 1/26/2008
Polysomnographic artifacts and clinical cases
1/1/2005
Women and Sleep
Berlin, Germany - 1/1/2005
Sleep and Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Saratoga, CA - 1/1/2003
Health Economic Evaluations
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2003
Sleep and Preeclampsia
1/1/2001
Sleep Disorders
1/1/2000
Women and Sleep Disorders
1/1/1998
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Other

Sleepwalking
KM Yuen, KGO radio podcast
http://www.kgoradio.com/chipfranklinpodcast
1/7/2015
Deprived of sleep even for one night makes the brain unstable and prone to sudden shutdowns akin to a power failure
KM Yuen, KGO radio
1/22/2008
Sleep Disorders: Got Sleep? Fatigue May Be Harming Your Health
KM Yuen, KCBS Health Etc. Health forum
1/2/2008
Insomnia: Considerations in the Specific Populations of Women
KM Yuen
1/1/2008
Early risers with more heart disease?
KM Yuen, KGO radio
1/6/2007
Atypical Sexual Behavior During Sleep
KM Yuen, TechTV
1/1/2002
Sleep and Your Health
KM Yuen, Catholic Family Radio
1/1/2001
Women and sleep disruptions
KM Yuen, KGO radio
1/1/1998
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Authored Content

Why Is There a Debate About Daylight Saving Time or Standard Time Now?June 2021

Press Mentions

For Some Women, a Connection May Exist Between Poor Sleep and HormonesSeptember 18th, 2021
Sleep Experts Say Bay Area Leap to Daylight Saving Time Not HealthyMarch 13th, 2021
This Is How a Night of Bad Sleep Can Ruin Your Workout the Very Next Day, a Doctor SaysMay 21st, 2019
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Committees

Member, Public Safety Committee of American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2019 - 2022

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Sleep Medicine - AASM
Fellow