Muna Irfan, MBBS FAASM

Dr. Irfan is an Associate Professor of Neurology, Program Director of Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Medical Director of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Minneapolis Sleep Services. She strongly believes in education being the essential tool to further the field of Sleep Medicine and to improve trainee, individual & population sleep. She is involved in teaching endeavors across the spectrum of learners at University, VAMC and affiliate academic institutions in her role as Site Director for Sleep Education, Founding Faculty Advisor for Medical Student Interest Group in Sleep Medicine and has been recipient of Exceptional affiliate teaching award at University of Minnesota. She has been involved with sleep education at national and international level through collaboration with AASM and other professional societies. As a part of educational enhancement, she has successfully employed various teaching practices such as fellows boot camp, interactive module for interdepartmental teaching, Sleep workshops and Tele-Sleep Education for international medical students. Her clinical interests include sleep disorders in neurological patients such as Parasomnias, Willis-Ekbom Disease, Hypersomnias, Sleep Related Movement & Sleep Related Disordered Breathing and collaboration in Telesleep to improve sleep care for all.