Dr. Ana C. Krieger is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, with concurrent appointments in the Departments of Neurology and Genetic Medicine. She is a specialist in Sleep Medicine, certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine and the former Director of the NYU Sleep Disorders Center.
Dr. Krieger holds board certification in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, and Critical Care Medicine. She is a faculty member in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Assistant Attending at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Over the past 10 years, Dr. Krieger has been actively involved in patient care, in the training of sleep specialists, and in sleep disorders education. Besides her clinical activities, Dr. Krieger is the principal investigator on NIH-sponsored translational research projects investigating the mechanisms of cardiovascular disease and thrombosis in sleep apnea.
Dr. Krieger is also a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar and a Fellow and Policy Advisor at the New York Academy of Medicine. She is an active member of several medical societies and regularly contributes to efforts aiming at achieving public awareness of sleep problems and a better understanding of their multifaceted consequences and treatment alternatives.
Education:
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, M.D.
New York University, M.P.H.
Post-Doctoral Training:
Internship, Residency
University of Chicago Hospitals
Critical Care Fellowship
Finch University of Health Sciences
Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Fellowship
New York University School of Medicine
