Richard S. T. Leung

Research Interests

Sleep apnea, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, autonomic nervous system, heart rate variability

Research Activities

My main area of interest is the autonomic and cardiac effects of sleep apnea. In particular, I am interested in the ways sleep apnea can cause arrhythmias and other cardiac diseases. I perform both physiological studies in patients and healthy volunteers, as well as epidemiologic studies.

Other Appointments & Affiliations

• Director, Sleep Laboratory, St. Michael’s Hospital
• Staff Physician, Division of Respirology, St. Michael’s Hospital
• Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
• Program Committee, Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology Section, American Thoracic Society