David T. Plante

Credentials: MD, PhD

Position title: WSC Co-Director, Associate Professor of Psychiatry

In addition to his role as WSC’s Medical Director, David T. Plante serves as Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Medical Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness. Dr. Plante’s current research focuses on the pathophysiology and evaluation of disorders of central hypersomnolence, with specific emphasis on hypersomnolence comorbid with affective illness.

Education
PhD: Clinical Investigation, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fellowship: Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Residency: Adult Psychiatry, Massachusetts General/McLean Hospitals
MD: University of North Carolina School of Medicine