Carlos H Schenck MD
Sleep Medicine
Professor, Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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Dept. of Psychiatry and Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center701 Park Ave. (R7)Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone+1 612-873-6288
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Summary
- I am Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School, and Senior Staff Psychiatrist at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, where I am also a staff physician at the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center. My primary research area involves the Parasomnias (sleep behavioral and emotional disorders), including REM sleep behavior disorder, sleep related eating disorder, sexsomnia, sleepwalking, sleep terrors, etc. I am also interested in the forensic aspects of the parasomnias, and I am a founding member of Sleep Forensics Associates.
Education & Training
University of MinnesotaResidency, Psychiatry, 1977 - 1980
Women and Children's Hospital of BuffaloInternship, Transitional Year, 1976 - 1977
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1976
Certifications & Licensure
MN State Medical License 1978 - 2027
WI State Medical License 2003 - 2009
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Associate Editor SLEEP (Official journal of the Sleep Research Society), 2010-2020
- Sleep Science Award American Academy of Neurology, 2017
- Visiting Professor University of Cagliari (UNICA), Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, 2015
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Nocturnal sleep-related scratching disorder as a possible variant of NREM arousal disorder: Clinical features and polysomnographic study of four newly reported cases.María Fernanda Gómez Morales, Nicole Cresp Sinning, Carlos H Schenck
Sleep Medicine. 2026-12-01 - Large muscle movements during sleep across the synucleinopathy spectrum: a polysomnographic study of isolated REM sleep behavior disorder and Parkinson's disease.Maria P Mogavero, Giuseppe Lanza, Amedeo Antoci, Giovanni Pastorello, Oliviero Bruni
Sleep. 2026-09-09 - Machine learning to diagnose, classify and predict phenoconversion in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder.Kausar Raheel, Laurent Sheybani, Nazanin Biabani, See Qi Rui, Alessio Delogu
Sleep Medicine Reviews. 2026-08-01
Journal Articles
- Complex Sexual Behaviors During Sleep as a Manifestation of Epilepsy: A Case SeriesCarlos Schenck, MD, Sleep
Authored Content
- A Preview of 'REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD): Understanding the Clinician and Patient Perspectives' at SLEEP 2023May 2023
Press Mentions
Sexsomnia Really Exists — Here's What to Know About 'Sleep Sex'February 7th, 2023- Virtual SLEEP 2021 Meeting Brings International Research to YouMay 21st, 2021
- A High-Density Electroencephalography Study Reveals Abnormal Sleep Homeostasis in Patients with Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior DisorderFebruary 26th, 2021
Committees
- Executive Board member, North American Prodromal Synucleinopathy (NAPS) Consortium (NIH funded) 2019 - Present
- Inaugural Member, Sleep Forensics Associates 2005 - Present
- Inaugural President, International REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Study Group (IRBD-SG) 2012 - 2014
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Sleep Research SocietyMember
- World Sleep SocietyMember
- European Sleep Research SocietyMember
- Minnesota Sleep SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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