KatherineMSharkeyMD

Sleep Medicine, Women's Health

Assistant Dean for Women in Medicine and Science, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University

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Office
375 Wampanoag Trail
East Providence, RI 02915
Phone+1 401-649-4070

Fax+1 401-649-4071
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Education & Training

Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine/Psychiatry, 2002 - 2007
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

RI State Medical License 2007 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2002 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2011-2012

Clinical Trials

Integrated Chronotherapy for Perinatal Depression Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Personalized Integrated Chronotherapy for Perinatal Depression Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 02
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Preventing recurrence of postpartum depression by regulating sleep.
Verinder Sharma, Katherine M Sharkey, Laura Palagini, Dwight Mazmanian, Michael Thomson> ;Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 2023 Jul 18
5 citations
Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders in Older Adults.
Zachary L Cohen, Paul M Eigenberger, Katherine M Sharkey, Michelle L Conroy, Kirsten M Wilkins> ;The Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2022 Dec 1
Successful lactation after resuming methylphenidate in a woman with narcolepsy.
Jessica Poirier, Katherine M Sharkey, Gisel Bello> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2022 Jul 1
Can Diagnostic Specificity and Phenotyping Aid in Evaluating Cardiometabolic Risk of Maternal Sleep-disordered Breathing?
Katherine M Sharkey, Ghada Bourjeily> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2022 May 15
5 citations
Sleep Disordered Breathing Measures in Early Pregnancy Are Associated with Depressive Symptoms in Late Pregnancy.
Margaret H. Bublitz, Meghan Sharp, Taylor Freeburg, Laura Sanapo, Nicole R. Nugent, Katherine M. Sharkey, Ghada Bourjeily> ;Diagnostics. 2021 May 11
9 citations
A mixed methods study of perinatal sleep and breastfeeding outcomes in women at risk for postpartum depression.
Lily K. Gordon, Katherine A. Mason, Emily Mepham, Katherine M. Sharkey> ;Sleep Health. 2021 Feb 25
8 citations
Representation of Women on Journal Editorial Boards Affiliated with the Association of American Medical College's Council of Faculty and Academic Societies.
Elizabeth H. Ellinas, Jennifer A. Best, Alicia M. Kowalski, Katherine M. Sharkey, Sasha K. Shillcutt, Kenda Al-Assi, Julie K. Silver> ;Journal of Women's Health. 2021 Jan 26
14 citations
Living with Narcolepsy: Current Management Strategies, Future Prospects, and Overlooked Real-Life Concerns.
Emily C. Barker, Julie Flygare, Shalini Paruthi, Katherine M. Sharkey> ;Nature and Science of Sleep. 2020 Jul 16
1 citations
Re: "Issues Faced by Senior Women Physicians: A National Survey," by Templeton K, et al.
Shikha Jain, M. Englander, Roberta E. Gebhard, Susan M. Moeschler, Katherine M. Sharkey, Julie K. Silver> ;Journal of Women's Health. 2020 Aug 17
51 citations
Representation of Women Among Invited Speakers at Medical Specialty Conferences
Allison R. Larson, Katherine M. Sharkey, Julie A. Poorman, Carolyn K. Kan, Susan M. Moeschler, Rekha K. Chandrabose, Carol Marquez, Daleela Dodge, Julie K. Silver, Ros...> ;Journal of Women's Health. 2020 Apr 17
14 citations
Sleep Duration and Timing in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Evidence for Circadian Phase Delay
Meredith E. Coles, Jessica R. Schubert, Elyse Stewart, Katherine M. Sharkey, M. Deak> ;Sleep Medicine. 2020 Apr 10
18 citations
Racial/ethnic disparities in sleep duration and sleep disturbances among pregnant and non‐pregnant women in the United States
Lydia Feinstein, Ketrell L McWhorter, Symielle A. Gaston, Wendy M. Troxel, Katherine M. Sharkey, Chandra L. Jackson> ;Journal of Sleep Research. 2020 Feb 29
NIH Research Conference on Sleep and the Health of Women.
Marishka K. Brown, Aaron D. Laposky, A. Gretchen Buckler, Brittany M. Perrotte, Sairam Parthasarathy, Michael J. Twery, Katherine M. Sharkey> ;Journal of Women's Health. 2020 Feb 27
8 citations
Changes in quality of life and sleep across the perinatal period in women with mood disorders
Augustine W. Kang, Teri Pearlstein, Katherine M. Sharkey> ;Quality of Life Research. 2020 Feb 3
36 citations
Delayed sleep timing and circadian rhythms in pregnancy and transdiagnostic symptoms associated with postpartum depression.
Jessica L Obeysekare, Zachary L Cohen, Meredith E. Coles, Teri Pearlstein, Carmen Monzon, E Ellen Flynn, Katherine M. Sharkey> ;Translational Psychiatry. 2020 Jan 21
14 citations
Circadian Health and Light: A Report on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Workshop
Ivy Cheung Mason, Mohamed Boubekri, Mariana G. Figueiro, Brant P. Hasler, Samer Hattar, Steven M. Hill, Randy J. Nelson, Katherine M. Sharkey, Kenneth P. Wright, Windy...> ;Journal of Biological Rhythms. 2018 Jul 23
3 citations
Why Aren't More Women in Academic Medicine Reaching the Top?
Laura Allison Woods, Terrie Fox Wetle, Katherine M. Sharkey> ;Rhode Island Medical Journal. 2018 Apr 2
Response to "GHB concentration in breast milk of narcoleptic women treated with sodium oxybate. How important it is to be careful when interpreting values." (Letter to...
Emily C. Barker, Michelle Puchowicz, John J. Letterio, Kristine Higgins, Katherine M. Sharkey> ;Sleep Medicine. 2017 Aug 24
8 citations
The overlap of sleep disturbance and depression in primary care patients treated with buprenorphine
Sarah L. Garnaat, Risa B. Weisberg, Lisa A. Uebelacker, Debra S. Herman, Genie L. Bailey, Bradley J. Anderson, Katherine M. Sharkey, Michael D. Stein> ;Substance Abuse. 2017 Sep 13
8 citations
GHB levels in breast milk of women with narcolepsy with cataplexy treated with sodium oxybate.
Emily C. Barker, Michelle Puchowicz, John J. Letterio, Kristine Higgins, Katherine M. Sharkey> ;Sleep Medicine. 2017 Aug 1
10 citations
An approach to understanding sleep and depressed mood in adolescents: person-centred sleep classification.
Tamar Shochat, David H. Barker, Katherine M. Sharkey, Eliza Van Reen, Brandy M. Roane, Mary A. Carskadon> ;Journal of Sleep Research. 2017 Jun 2
159 citations
Clinical phenotypes of perinatal depression and time of symptom onset: analysis of data from an international consortium
Karen T. Putnam, Marsha A. Wilcox, Emma Robertson-Blackmore, Katherine M. Sharkey, Veerle Bergink, Trine Munk-Olsen, Kristina M. Deligiannidis, Jennifer L. Payne, Marg...> ;The Lancet. Psychiatry. 2017 Jun 1
47 citations
The impact of education, country, race and ethnicity on the self-report of postpartum depression using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
A. Di Florio, Karen T. Putnam, Margaret Altemus, Gisèle Apter, Veerle Bergink, Justin L C Bilszta, Rebecca L. Brock, Anne Buist, Kristina M. Deligiannidis, Emmanuel De...> ;Psychological Medicine. 2017 Apr 1
A Quarter Century of Research Progress Leads to Answers and New Questions for Women's Sleep Health.
Katherine M. Sharkey, Amy R. Wolfson> ;Current Sleep Medicine Reports. 2016 Nov 15
10 citations
Women with postpartum weight retention have delayed wake times and decreased sleep efficiency during the perinatal period: a brief report
Katherine M. Sharkey, G.M. Boni, J.A. Quattrucci, S. Blatch, S.N. Carr> ;Sleep Health. 2016 Sep 1
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Press Mentions

Here’s Why You Keep Waking up in the Middle of the Night, According to DoctorsMarch 12th, 2020
If You're Having Crazy Dreams Before Your Period, Experts Say You Can Blame HormonesAugust 20th, 2019
90% of Women with Sleep Apnea Not Diagnosed: Warren Alpert Medical School’s Sharkey LIVEJune 27th, 2019
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