Dr. William C. Winter, MD

Dr. Christopher Winter has practiced sleep medicine and neurology in Charlottesville, Virginia since 2004, but has been involved with sleep medicine and sleep research since 1993. As the Medical Director of the Martha Jefferson Hospital Sleep Medicine Center, Dr. Winter is not only an active participant in patient care, but a dynamic speaker and researcher on the science of sleep.
The recipient of research awards from both the Sleep Medicine Society and the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Dr. Winter has authored numerous scientific papers and abstracts dealing with sleep and has been a presenter at many international sleep meetings. Currently, his research deals with sleep and its effect on athletic performance. His current project examines chronotype effects on Major League Baseball (MLB) pitching. This study was presented at the 2010 Sleep meeting in San Antonio, Texas. In 2006, Major League Baseball awarded him with a grant to study the effect of scheduling and …time zone travel on team performance. Dr. Winter also led a study evaluating the sleeping characteristics of 560 Division I-A college football players. He has served as a consultant for several baseball teams including the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Tampa Bay Rays. In the winter of 2008, he was an invited lecturer at the MLB winter meetings in Las Vegas, NV. He currently is the sleep medicine specialist for the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA team and is working with USA Hockey to bring the science of sleep to their training programs. His expertise in sleep as it relates to health and fitness led to Dr. Winter being named to the Men%u2019s Health Magazine Health Advisory Board. He regularly answers readers%u2019 questions about sleep and contributes to its articles. He%u2019s also written and contributed to articles for other magazines including Triathlete and Trail Runner. Currently he is working with the Discovery Channel on upcoming new series entitled Curiosity: The Questions of Life.
Dr. Winter is a highly sought after speaker among private and commercial companies and has lectured on behalf of Jazz Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Cephalon. Through these lectures, Dr. Winter has educated hundreds of physicians about various topics in sleep medicine. In addition, his wit and enthusiasm for sleep medicine make him especially well-suited for addressing non-physicians about the importance of sleep and has been a resource for organizations such as Young Presidents%u2019 Organization (YPO).
Dr. Winter is a graduate of the University of Virginia and received his medical degree from Emory University where he was the overwhelming choice of his peers to speak on behalf of his class at graduation. He completed his Neurology residency at the University of Virginia and won a national American Academy of Neurology Teaching Award during his chief year. He completed his Sleep Medicine fellowship at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Winter is board certified in both neurology and sleep medicine. He enjoys not only studying athletics, but is an frequent triathlete himself.

• Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital

Charlottesville Neurology And Sleep Medicine

1410 Rolkin Ct Ste 101

Charlottesville

VA

22911

USA

+14342939149

• Sleep Medicine
• Neurology

• Sleep and EEG Testing

• Restless Leg Syndrome
• Insomnia
• Parkinson's Disease
• Peripheral Nerve Disorders
• Dementia
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea