Sanford H. Auerbach, MD
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Neurology

MD, New York Medical College
BA, Cornell University



Dr. Sanford Auerbach completed his undergraduate studies at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He earned his medical degree at New York Medical College and completed his medical internship at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He then moved to the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine where he completed his training in Neurology and went on to complete a fellowship in Behavioral Neurology. After, Dr. Auerbach joined the faculty of the Department of Neurology. For a period of time, he devoted part of his efforts to neurorehabilitation and managed the brain injury unit at Braintree Hospital, in addition to developing a clinical program for Alzheimer’s disease at Boston Medical Center. Dr. Auerbach directed all of his efforts to activities at Boston Medical Center and the School of Medicine. He also developed an interest in sleep medicine and became the director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Boston Medical Center. In recent years, his efforts have been split between Sleep Medicine and Behavioral Neurology with an emphasis on dementia. In addition to his activities in the BU ADC, he has been active in the Dementia project of the Framingham Study and a variety of local and national committees. Dr. Auerbach is a member of the Alzheimer’s Association and has served as a member and recent chair of its Board of Directors. He was involved in administrative management of the department and had served as the interim chair of the Department of Neurology. Dr. Auerbach is an Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry. He is a board certified neurologist and a board certified sleep specialist.

Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Psychiatry


Investigator
Framingham Heart Study


Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences




Nutritional Supplement Combination Therapy: Feasibility, Safety, and Biomarker Phase I Clinical Trial in Cognitively Normal Elderly: the NSCT Study
07/01/2009 - 06/30/2013 (PI)
Alzheimer's Association


A Preliminary Study of Xyrem (sodium oxybate) in Parkinson’s Disease Patients
06/10/2005 - 12/13/2005 (PI)
Orphan Medical, Inc.

A Pilot Study of the Acute Effects of Lecithin in Early Alzheimer’s Disease
10/01/2001 - 09/30/2005 (PI)
Eridania Beghin-Say


Start-Up Activities for "RECOVER-SLEEP: A Platform Protocol for Evaluation of Interventions for Sleep Disturbances in Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC)
08/15/2023 - 12/31/2026 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Sanford H. Auerbach, MD
Duke University NIH


Development and Validation of a Nocturnal Sleep Signature for the Diagnosis of Idiopathic Hypersomnia
06/01/2024 - 05/31/2026 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Sanford H. Auerbach, MD
Boston Children's Hospital NIH NINDS

An observational study using multimodal sensors to measure cognitive health in adults and distinguish mild cognitive impairment from normal aging
01/01/2023 - 12/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Sanford H. Auerbach, MD
Boston University School of Medicine Biogen, Inc



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  1. Rajabli F, Benchek P, Tosto G, Kushch N, Sha J, Bazemore K, Zhu C, Lee WP, Haut J, Hamilton-Nelson KL, Wheeler NR, Zhao Y, Farrell JJ, Grunin MA, Leung YY, Kuksa PP, Li D, da Fonseca EL, Mez JB, Palmer EL, Pillai J, Sherva RM, Song YE, Zhang X, Ikeuchi T, Iqbal T, Pathak O, Valladares O, Reyes-Dumeyer D, Kuzma AB, Abner E, Adams LD, Adams PM, Aguirre A, Albert MS, Albin RL, Allen M, Alvarez L, Apostolova LG, Arnold SE, Asthana S, Atwood CS, Auerbach S, Ayres G, Baldwin CT, Barber RC, Barnes LL, Barral S, Beach TG, Becker JT, Beecham GW, Beekly D, Benitez BA, Bennett D, Bertelson J, Bird TD, Blacker D, Boeve BF, Bowen JD, Boxer A, Brewer J, Burke JR, Burns JM, Buxbaum JD, Cairns NJ, Cantwell LB, Cao C, Carlson CS, Carlsson CM, Carney RM, Carrasquillo MM, Chasse S, Chesselet MF, Chin NA, Chui HC, Chung J, Craft S, Crane PK, Cribbs DH, Crocco EA, Cruchaga C, Cuccaro ML, Cullum M, Darby E, Davis B, De Jager PL, DeCarli C, DeToledo J, Dick M, Dickson DW, Dombroski BA, Doody RS, Duara R, Ertekin-Taner N, Evans DA, Faber KM, Fairchild TJ, Fallon KB, Fardo DW, Farlow MR, Fernandez-Hernandez V, Ferris S, Friedland RP, Foroud TM, Frosch MP, Fulton-Howard B, Galasko DR, Gamboa A, Gearing M, Geschwind DH, Ghetti B, Gilbert JR, Go RCP, Goate AM, Grabowski TJ, Graff-Radford NR, Green RC, Growdon JH, Hakonarson H, Hall J, Hamilton RL, Harari O, Hardy J, Harrell LE, Head E, Henderson VW, Hernandez M, Hohman T, Honig LS, Huebinger RM, Huentelman MJ, Hulette CM, Hyman BT, Hynan LS, Ibanez L, Jarvik GP, Jayadev S, Jin LW, Johnson K, Johnson L, Kamboh MI, Karydas AM, Katz MJ, Kauwe JS, Kaye JA, Keene CD, Khaleeq A, Kikuchi M, Kim R, Knebl J, Kowall NW, Kramer JH, Kukull WA, LaFerla FM, Lah JJ, Larson EB, Lerner A, Leverenz JB, Levey AI, Lieberman AP, Lipton RB, Logue M, Lopez OL, Lunetta KL, Lyketsos CG, Mains D, Margaret FE, Marson DC, Martin ER, Martiniuk F, Mash DC, Masliah E, Massman P, Masurkar A, McCormick WC, McCurry SM, McDavid AN, McDonough S, McKee AC, Mesulam M, Miller BL, Miller CA, Miller JW, Montine TJ, Monuki ES, Morris JC, Mukherjee S, Myers AJ, Nguyen T, Obisesan T, O'Bryant S, Olichney JM, Ory M, Palmer R, Parisi JE, Paulson HL, Pavlik V, Paydarfar D, Perez V, Peskind E, Petersen RC, Petrovitch H, Pierce A, Polk M, Poon WW, Potter H, Qu L, Quiceno M, Quinn JF, Raj A, Raskind M, Reiman EM, Reisberg B, Reisch JS, Ringman JM, Roberson ED, Rodriguear M, Rogaeva E, Rosen HJ, Rosenberg RN, Royall DR, Sabbagh M, Sadovnick AD, Sager MA, Sano M, Saykin AJ, Schneider JA, Schneider LS, Seeley WW, Slifer SH, Small S, Smith AG, Smith JP, Sonnen JA, Spina S, George-Hyslop PS, Starks TD, Stern RA, Stevens AB, Strittmatter SM, Sultzer D, Swerdlow RH, Tanzi RE, Tilson JL, Trojanowski JQ, Troncoso JC, Tsolaki M, Tsuang DW, Van Deerlin VM, van Eldik LJ, Vance JM, Vardarajan BN, Vassar R, Vinters HV, Vonsattel JP, Weintraub S, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Whitehead PL, Wijsman EM, Wilhelmsen KC, Williams B, Williamson J, Wilms H, Wingo TS, Wisniewski T, Woltjer RL, Woon M, Wright CB, Wu CK, Younkin SG, Yu CE, Yu L, Zhu X, Kunkle BW, Bush WS, Miyashita A, Byrd GS, Wang LS, Farrer LA, Haines JL, Mayeux R, Pericak-Vance MA, Schellenberg GD, Jun GR, Reitz C, Naj AC. Multi-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis of 56,241 individuals identifies known and novel cross-population and ancestry-specific associations as novel risk loci for Alzheimer's disease. Genome Biol. 2025 Jul 17; 26(1):210.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40676597; PMCID: PMC12273372; DOI: 10.1186/s13059-025-03564-z;
     
  2. Yuan J, Tao Q, Ang TFA, Liu C, Devine S, Auerbach SH, Mez J, Farrer LA, Qiu WQ, Au R. The Relationship between Framingham Stroke Risk Profile on Incident Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: A 40-Year Follow-Up Study Highlighting Female Vulnerability. Ann Neurol. 2024 Dec; 96(6):1124-1134.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39404028
     
  3. Kang M, Li C, Mahajan A, Spat-Lemus J, Durape S, Chen J, Gurnani AS, Devine S, Auerbach SH, Ang TFA, Sherva R, Qiu WQ, Lunetta KL, Au R, Farrer LA, Mez J. Subjective Cognitive Decline Plus and Longitudinal Assessment and Risk for Cognitive Impairment. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 01; 81(10):993-1002.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38959008; PMCID: PMC11223054; DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.1678;
     
  4. Gotfried MH, Auerbach SH, Dang-Vu TT, Mishima K, Kumar D, Moline M, Malhotra M. Efficacy and safety of insomnia treatment with lemborexant in older adults: analyses from three clinical trials. Drugs Aging. 2024 Sep; 41(9):741-752. PMID: 39120786; PMCID: PMC11408585; DOI: 10.1007/s40266-024-01135-8;
     
  5. Camerlingo N, Shaafi Kabiri N, Psaltos DJ, Kelly M, Wicker MK, Messina I, Auerbach SH, Zhang H, Messere A, Isik Karahanoglu F, Santamaria M, Demanuele C, Caouette D, Thomas KC. Monitoring Gait and Physical Activity of Elderly Frail Individuals in Free-Living Environment: A Feasibility Study. Gerontology. 2024; 70(4):439-454.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37984340; PMCID: PMC11014463; DOI: 10.1159/000535283;
     
  6. Ferretti MT, Ding H, Au R, Liu C, Devine S, Auerbach S, Mez J, Gurnani A, Liu Y, Santuccione A, Ang TFA. Maximizing utility of neuropsychological measures in sex-specific predictive models of incident Alzheimer's disease in the Framingham Heart Study. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Feb; 20(2):1112-1122.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37882354; PMCID: PMC10917035; DOI: 10.1002/alz.13500;
     
  7. Dupre AE, Cronin MFM, Schmugge S, Tate S, Wack A, Prescott BR, Li C, Auerbach S, Suchdev K, Al-Faraj A, He W, Cervantes-Arslanian AM, Abdennadher M, Saxena A, Lehan W, Russo M, Pugsley B, Greer D, Shin M, Ong CJ. A machine learning eye movement detection algorithm using electrooculography. Sleep. 2023 Apr 12; 46(4).View Related Profiles. PMID: 36255119; DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsac254;
     
  8. Yuan J, Liu X, Liu C, Ang AF, Massaro J, Devine SA, Auerbach SH, Blusztajn JK, Au R, Jacques PF. Is dietary choline intake related to dementia and Alzheimer's disease risks? Results from the Framingham Heart Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Nov; 116(5):1201-1207.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37208066; PMCID: PMC9630864; DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqac193;
     
  9. Hwang PH, Ang TFA, De Anda-Duran I, Liu X, Liu Y, Gurnani A, Mez J, Auerbach S, Joshi P, Yuan J, Devine S, Au R, Liu C. Examination of potentially modifiable dementia risk factors across the adult life course: The Framingham Heart Study. Alzheimers Dement. 2023 Jul; 19(7):2975-2983.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36656649; PMCID: PMC10354206; DOI: 10.1002/alz.12940;
     
  10. Yuan J, Liu X, Liu C, Ang AFA, Massaro J, Devine SA, Auerbach SH, Blusztajn JK, Au R, Jacques PF. Is dietary choline intake related to dementia and Alzheimer's disease risk: results from the Framingham Heart Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Aug 02.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35918258; PMCID: PMC9630864; DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqac193;
     
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Why Do People Sleepwalk?

TIME 10/23/2024

Daylight saving time has ended. Here’s how to keep the winter blues at bay.

The Boston Globe 11/6/2023

Does the gloomy weather have you down and what can you do about it?

CBS News 10/3/2023

President Biden Is Being Treated for Sleep Apnea. How Common and How Dangerous Is the Condition?

BU Today 7/5/2023

A hotel that tucks you in at night? Yes, the hospitality industry really wants to put you to sleep.

The Boston Globe 6/15/2023

You’re getting very sleepy — because you’ve made these changes in your bedroom

Boston.com 2/7/2023

Wonder How To Kick Those God Awful Wyoming Winter Blues?

K2 Radio 1/24/2023

Seasonal affective disorder: The ‘winter blues’

Athens Daily Review 11/5/2022

How Medical Residents Can Improve Their Sleep: AUDIO

HealthCity 11/3/2022

Melatonin Isn’t as Safe as You May Think

BU Today 7/12/2022

What Is Sleep Debt and How Can You Recover From It?

Totally the Bomb 3/25/2022

Eight Tips to Better Sleep

BU Today 3/14/2021

Cam Newton not alone in lack of sleep during pandemic

The Boston Herald 12/29/2020

The Counter-Intuitive Sleep Problem I Didn’t Know I Had

Apartment Therapy 9/13/2020

Nightly Fireworks Cause Many to Lose Sleep, Affecting Health

Yahoo!Life 6/23/2020

What’s Up With Our Dreams Lately? Sleep Researchers Cite Extraordinary Coronavirus Stress

The Boston Globe 5/6/2020

If COVID-19 Is Messing With Your Sleep Routine, Here’s How to Get It Back on Track

Allure 5/5/2020

Coronavirus Brings Unseen Effects Even When Sleeping

The Daily Free Press 4/28/2020

Winter Approaches. A BU Prof Explains The Signs Of Seasonal Affective Disorder

WBUR 12/2/2019

Treating Insomnia in Older Adult Patients - A Q&A With Sanford Auerbach, MD

AJMC 11/12/2019

Elusive Zzzzzzzs: Setting Back Clock Won't Erase Sleep Deficit Nagging Older Adults

The Boston Globe 10/31/2019

Seasonal Affective Disorder Impacts 10 Million Americans. Are You One of Them?

BU Today 10/31/2019

Wellness Wednesday: Simple Tips to a Better Night’s Sleep

BU Today 9/4/2019
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