Board Certifications
- Diplomate, ABA (Anesthesiology, Sleep Medicine)
- Diplomate, ABPM (Addiction Medicine)
- California medical license, active and unrestricted
About
Specialty sleep care built for difficult, overlapping cases
EusomniaMD was built for patients and clinicians who need more than a simple sleep script. The practice focus is complex insomnia, sleep apnea treatment failures, hypersomnia, parasomnias, circadian disorders, and sleep problems tangled with medication dependence or recovery.
Brian Harris, MD
Diplomate, ABA (Anesthesiology, Sleep Medicine) and Diplomate, ABPM (Addiction Medicine). CBT-I trained, with integrated medical and behavioral sleep treatment pathways.
Training and Pathway
Built across sleep, anesthesia, and addiction medicine
- Fellowship in Sleep Medicine at UCLA Medical Center (2021-2022).
- Anesthesiology residency at UC San Diego Medical Center (2006-2010).
- MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2001-2005).
- BS in Biology and Political Science from Duke University, cum laude (1996-2000).
- Current practice owner at EusomniaMD in Menlo Park (since January 2025).
Resume Snapshot
Credentials that shape how care is delivered
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Clinical Focus
- Intractable and refractory insomnia
- Complex sleep apnea, mixed or central patterns, and UARS
- Hypersomnia, narcolepsy questions, and severe sleep inertia
- Parasomnias, nightmares, and unclear nighttime events
Treatment Frameworks
- CBT-I as foundational care for chronic insomnia
- Targeted testing based on the diagnostic question
- Medication simplification and taper support when indicated
- Applied sleep education for durable behavior change
- Deprescribing and pharmacology strategy for complex cases
Recent Experience
- Owner and physician, EusomniaMD (2025-current)
- Physician, Sleep Medicine at RPMA in Redwood City (2022-2025)
- Physician, Addiction Medicine at The Moment Health (2021-2022)
- Instructor and examiner for 250+ anesthesiology residents (2020-2023)
Clinical Philosophy
Sedation is not the goal. Restorative sleep is the goal.
The work is to understand why sleep is failing and build a plan that patients can actually use in real life. That often means combining diagnostic precision, behavioral sleep treatment, circadian timing, targeted physiologic testing, and medication strategy in the right sequence.
Complex sleep behavior cases, insomnia during recovery, and treatment-resistant apnea are common in this practice. They are not edge cases.
For Clinicians
How collaboration is handled
- Evaluate and return with clear recommendations and practical handoff notes.
- Support your testing pathway with escalation when needed.
- Use the knowledge base to align patient education before and after referral.