Brian Harris, MD#

Physician, scientist, and author.

Summary#

Board-certified sleep medicine physician and anesthesiologist with clinical experience spanning private practice, multispecialty sleep medicine, addiction medicine, and perioperative care. Current work is focused on sleep medicine, especially insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, pharmacology, deprescribing, and individualized treatment planning.

Current Role#

  • Owner, EusomniaMD, Menlo Park, California, January 2025 to present.

Selected Current Initiatives#

  • Dementia Care and AI Initiative, 2025 to present. Developing a caregiver-centered, human-reviewed AI engagement platform for dementia care, designed to support activities of daily living, reduce caregiver burden, and preserve patient dignity without replacing human care.
  • Sleep and Dementia Program Development, 2025 to present. Building a clinical and educational program focused on sleep evaluation in memory care settings, including obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, hypersomnia, REM sleep behavior disorder, polypharmacy, and deprescribing.
  • Professional Education and Collaboration, 2025 to present. Advising families, facilities, and collaborators on sleep health in dementia, caregiver support, ethical AI use, and clinically grounded pathways for research and pilot development.

Professional Experience#

  • Physician, Sleep Medicine, Regional Pulmonary and Medical Associates, Redwood City, California, December 2022 to January 2025.
  • Physician, Addiction Medicine, The Moment Health, Santa Monica, California, July 2021 to August 2022.
  • Instructor and Examiner, Ultimate Board Preparation, January 2020 to January 2023.
  • Staff Anesthesiologist, Northstar Anesthesia, Sanford Healthcare, and Sutter Gould Medical Foundation, June 2010 to October 2019.

Training & Education#

  • Fellowship, Sleep Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, 2021 to 2022.
  • Residency, Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, 2006 to 2010.
  • MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2001 to 2005.
  • BS in Biology and Political Science, Duke University, 1996 to 2000, cum laude.

Certification & Licensure#

  • Board certified in Sleep Medicine.
  • Board certified in Anesthesiology.
  • California medical license, active and unrestricted.
  • DEA registration with MAT prescriptive authority.

Selected Publications#

  • Harris B, Ferguson K. Anesthetic implications of addiction. Oxford University Press, 2023.
  • Gomez A, Sarmiento KF, Ryden AM, et al. Efficacy of in-person vs telehealth positive airway pressure set-up in veterans. SLEEP 2023.
  • Bhattacharyya S, Eng K, Harris B, Zeidler M. Psychosis associated with sodium oxybate. AASM, 2022.
  • Moshtagh Sisan M, Patel J, Harris B, et al. Melatonin induced autoimmune hepatitis in the setting of REM sleep behavior disorder management. AASM, 2022.

Professional Societies#

  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists
  • American Society of Addiction Medicine

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