Harvey Moldofsky

Dr. Harvey Moldofsky was formerly a Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine and now is Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Medicine and Member Emeritus, Institute of Medical Science, School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto. He was the University of Toronto Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology's first Director from 1993 to 2000. He held a number of administrative positions at the university, hospitals and institutions affiliated with the university, as well as in national and international scientific and professional organizations. From 1998 to 2003, he also worked as a medical assessor for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal of Ontario.

He currently holds the positions of President and Medical Director of the Wilson Sleep Disorders Clinic, President of the Toronto Psychiatric Research Foundation, and Director of the Sleep Disorders Clinic of the Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology in downtown Toronto. He serves as a consultant to a number of Toronto hospitals, to domestic and foreign governments, and to the pharmaceutical industry in addition to being an honorary member of the University Health Network Department of Psychiatry. He offers independent medical evaluations upon the request of the legal community and the insurance sector.

He has received many local, national and international awards and honours, including the regional award of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for his long-standing contributions as a medical educator. In honour of his contributions, in 1989 his friends and associates established The Dr. Harvey Moldofsky Scholarship for Psychiatric/Neuroscience Research, which is awarded annually to a medical student of the University of Toronto.

Dr. Moldofsky has spent a large portion of his career researching sleep physiology and biological rhythms with his colleagues and students. His research has focused on immune, cytokine, and neuroendocrine processes related to sleep and wakefulness under various conditions, including long-duration space travel. Early research focused on rheumatic illness, Tourette's Syndrome, and eating disorders.

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