Sleep Physicians

Christopher R. Jones, M.D., PhD - Medical Director
Associate Professor,  Department of Neurology

Dr. Jones has extensive training in Neurology and Sleep medicine. He graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado with his B.A. degree in Biology. He then received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Zoology from the University of Maine in Orono, Maine and an M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Jones received postgraduate training in Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology from Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Utah. Additionally, Dr. Jones has received short courses of Sleep Medicine training at the Mayo Clinic and Stanford University. Dr. Jones holds board certification in Neurology, and Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Jones has been a faculty member of the University of Utah School of Medicine since 1988. During this time he has helped create and establish the University of Utah Sleep-Wake Center where he has served as the Medical Director.

Dr. Jones is involved in sleep research two days per week. Dr. Jones was recently recognized by the American Academy of Neurology for his role in a large collaborative effort to identify the first human genetic mutation involved in the regulation of the sleep-wake cycle.


Paul T. Teman, MD


Dr. Teman completed his psychiatry residency under the guidance of Dr. Kemuel L. Philbrick and a sleep medicine fellowship under the guidance of Dr. Michael H. Silber, both at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

Dr. Teman has a special interest in clinical adult sleep medicine as well as general psychiatry. He also has an interest in rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder and associations with psychiatric conditions and medications.

Dr. Teman is a diplomate of the American Board pf Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc., a member of the Board of Medical Specialties.


Robert Simpson, MD

Dr. Simpson graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Simpson completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Baylor University Medical Center and a fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care. He then spent one year as a Sleep Medicine Fellow at the University of Utah Health Science Center. In July of 2003, Dr. Simpson joined the faculty at the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School Of Medicine as one of the few physicians nation-wide who actively practices both Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. He recently qualified as board-eligible for the 2004 American Board of Sleep Medicine examination.

Dr. Simpson's current research projects include the effects of cardiac pacing on sleep apnea and the interaction between sleep apnea and gastro-esophageal reflux. His other interests include the effects of moderate altitude on breathing rhythm in sleep and Sleep Medicine in the hospitalized patient.


Laura A. Czajkowski, PhD
Psychiatry Assistant Professor (Clinical),
Department of Psychiatry

Dr. Laura A. Czajkowski is a psychologist with training in general behavioral medicine. Dr. Czajkowski graduated from Hunter College in NYC, obtained a graduate degree at Indiana State University, and completed her doctorate in psychology at Utah State University. Additional training occurred at the University of Utah with a fellowship in Behavioral Medicine. Dr. Czajkowski has been a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry since 1988 and continues to practice general psychology in addition to Behavioral Sleep Medicine.

Dr Czajkowski has experience treating patients with insomnia in the Sleep-Wake Center since 1995. Dr Czajkowski became a Diplomate of the American Board Behavioral Sleep Medicine the first year (2003) that this board exam was offered. She is also a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Her primary areas of interest include sleep medicine, reproductive medicine and chronic illness.

Dr. Czajkowski provides treatment for insomnia using behavioral techniques that often make sleeping pills unnecessary. Her clinical interests include adolescent sleep patterns, circadian rhythm disorders, and sleep disorders in women. She has experience in the therapeutic use of bright light boxes, and is exploring the clinical utility of actigraphy (the recording of sleep-wake patterns in the home and work environment by use of small wrist-worn movement sensors).