John Das, MD

About

John A. Das, MD, is a sleep medicine physician in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and a Clinical Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He specializes in the evaluation and management of sleep disorders, including sleep-disordered breathing, insomnia, parasomnias and disorders of excessive sleepiness. Dr. Das is committed to providing comprehensive, patient-centered care and helping patients improve their health, functioning and quality of life through better sleep.

Dr. Das earned his Bachelor of Science in Integrated Life Sciences, with an emphasis in biology, chemistry and physics, from Kent State University, graduating magna cum laude. He conducted research in the Department of Pathobiology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute. Dr. Das completed his medical education at the Northeast Ohio Medical University and Avalon University School of Medicine, where he earned his M.D. He completed his family medicine residency at Western Reserve Hospital in 2025, followed by a fellowship in sleep medicine at University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2026.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Das is actively involved in medical education. At University Hospitals, he serves as Director of the Sleep Medicine clinical rotation for medical students and resident physicians. He develops and delivers educational programs in sleep medicine, provides clinical preceptorship to medical students and residents, and lectures to sleep medicine fellows.

Dr. Das maintains an active interest in clinical research and scholarly work in sleep medicine and related fields. His research has been presented at national scientific meetings, including the American Thoracic Society International Conference and SLEEP, and his publications have appeared in Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, Sleep, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, among others. His current academic interests include sleep-disordered breathing, disorders of hypersomnolence, parasomnias and the clinical application of sleep medicine research.

Dr. Das is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Thoracic Society, and American Academy of Family Physicians. He serves in several national and international educational and scientific roles, including the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Steering Committee on Advancement and Learning for Core Curriculum (Sleep Committee), ATS Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology (SRN) Early Career Professionals Working Group, and as an Education Ambassador for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He also serves as a peer reviewer for several medical journals and has reviewed scientific abstracts for SLEEP.

Dr. Das was invested as a Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (2017), was awarded the title of Kentucky Colonel by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (2025) and received the Research Excellence Award from Western Reserve Hospital (2025).