Jacques Montplaisir, M.D., Ph.D., CRCP

	Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal Holder of the Canada Research Chair on Sleep Founder and Director of CARSM Sleep Laboratory and Clinic 514-338-2222 ext. 3010 jy.montplaisir(at)umontreal.ca Education: Post-doctorate (Stanford University) Ph.D. in Neurological Sciences (Université de Montréal) M.D. specialized in Psychiatry (McGill University) Research Interests: Pathophysiology and treatment of sleep disorders. Biological markers of neurodegenerative diseases. Development of sleep and biological rhythms. Longitudinal study of sleep in children. Methodologies: Clinical intervention, polysomnography, epidemiology, pharmacology.
Team in training:
	Mélanie Vendette (co-supervised with Jean-François Gagnon)    Ph.D. candidate in Neuropsychology R/I (Université de Montréal)    Thesis title: REM sleep behavior disorder: SPECT studies
	Shirley Whittom   M.Sc. candidate in Psychology (Université de Montréal)   Thesis title:
	Thien Thanh Dang-Vu, M.D., Ph.D.   Postdoctoral fellow (Université de Montréal)   M.D. specialized in Neurology and Ph.D. Université de Liège    Subject title: Neuroimaging of parasomnia (sleepwalking, RBD)
	Jessica Rodrigues-Brazète (co-supervised with J-François Gagnon)      Ph.D. candidate in Psychology R/I (Université de Montréal)   Thesis title: REM sleep behavior disorder: study of markers predictive   of neurodegenerative diseases
	Maria Tuineag (co-supervised with J-François Gagnon)   M.Sc. candidate in Biomedical sciences (Université de Montréal)   Thesis title: Depression and anxiety symptoms in REM sleep behavior   disorder
Previous students:	Marie-Hélène Pennestri, Ph.D.   Ph.D. in Psychology (Université de Montréal) since 2011

Recent publications:

 

Montplaisir J, Gagnon JF, Fantini ML, Postuma RB, Dauvilliers Y, Desautels A, Rompré S, Paquet J. Polysomnographic diagnosis of idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder. Mov Disord 2010, 25(13), 2044-51.

Postuma RB, Lanfranchi PA, Blais H, Gagnon JF, Montplaisir JY. Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder. Mov Disord 2010, 25(14), 2304-10.

Postuma RB, Gagnon JF, Montplaisir J. Clinical prediction of Parkinson's disease: planning for the age of neuroprotection. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2010, 81(9), 1008-13.

Whittom S, Dumont M, Petit D, Desautels A, Adam B, Lavigne G, Montplaisir J. Effects of melatonin and bright light administration on motor and sensory symptoms of RLS. Sleep Med 2010, 11(4), 351-5.

Postuma RB, Gagnon JF, Rompré S, Montplaisir JY. Severity of REM atonia loss in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder predicts Parkinson disease. Neurology 2010, 74(3), 239-44.

Touchette E, Côté SM, Petit D, Liu X, Boivin M, Falissard B, Tremblay RE, Montplaisir JY. Short nighttime sleep-duration and hyperactivity trajectories in early childhood. Pediatrics 2009, 124(5), e985-93.

Lanfranchi PA, Pennestri MH, Fradette L, Dumont M, Morin CM, Montplaisir J. Nighttime blood pressure in normotensive subjects with chronic insomnia: implications for cardiovascular risk. Sleep 2009, 32(6), 760-6.

Nguyen BH, Pérusse D, Paquet J, Petit D, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Montplaisir J. Sleep terrors in children: a prospective study of twins. Pediatrics 2008, 122(6), e1164-7.

Zadra A, Pilon M, Montplaisir J. Polysomnographic diagnosis of sleepwalking: effects of sleep deprivation. Ann Neurol 2008, 63(4), 513-9.

Massicotte-Marquez J, Décary A, Gagnon JF, Vendette M, Mathieu A, Postuma RB, Carrier J, Montplaisir J. Executive dysfunction and memory impairment in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder. Neurology 2008, 70, 1250-7.