Pepper Center Rounds

Northwestern Pepper Center, OAIC National Coordinating Center, and the Aging Initiative are pleased to present Pepper Center Rounds. Pepper Center Rounds are a venue to showcase high-quality research from scholars across the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers network. Please, join us!

July 19, 2024, 12:00 PM CT

“Optimizing Sleep Health in Aging Populations through Electronic Health Records – Pilot Study and Future Directions”

Minjee Kim, MD MS

Associate Professor of Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care

The Center for Circadian and Sleep Medicine

The Center for Applied Health Research on Aging

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Dr. Kim is an Associate Professor in the Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She earned her medical doctorate degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed her residency in neurology and a fellowship in neurocritical care at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Kim joined Northwestern University after completing her fellowship and is currently an attending neurointensivist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Kim holds core faculty positions at Northwestern’s Center for Circadian and Sleep Medicine (CCSM) and the Center for Applied Health Research on Aging (CAHRA). Her research focuses on the role of sleep and circadian rhythms on cognitive and everyday function. She is dedicated to developing health system interventions for the early detection and management of sleep disturbances, aiming to mitigate cognitive decline and loss of function in later life.