Associate Professor Louise O'Brien

Dr Louise O'Brien is an Associate Professor in the Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Neurology, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan. Louise earned her BSc in physiology and a PhD in neonatal physiology in England. She completed post-doctoral work in maternal and infant health research before relocating to the United States in 2001 to focus on the role of sleep in health outcomes. Following a second post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric sleep research Louise was recruited to the faculty at the University of Michigan in 2006.

Louise's primary research interests include the impact of sleep disruption and its treatment in pregnancy and the association with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes including fetal growth restriction and stillbirth. In addition to her research, Louise participates in the training of clinical fellows and acts as a mentor for students, post-docs, fellows, and junior faculty interested in sleep research. She has published over 120 original manuscripts, over 35 invited reviews and book chapters, serves on NIH study sections, and has served as a reviewer for over 90 medical journals.