Dr. Mark Boulos is a Stroke & Sleep Neurologist and Associate Professor at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto. Dr. Boulos serves as Medical Lead for the Sunnybrook Sleep Laboratory and Program Director for the Sleep Neurology Fellowship Program at the University of Toronto. Dr. Boulos oversees a productive research program that investigates the association of sleep disorders with TIA/stroke & other neurological disorders, as well as examines home sleep monitoring, normative sleep data, and novel treatment interventions for managing sleep disorders.
In 2020, Dr. Boulos was awarded by the American Academy of Neurology the Wayne Hening Sleep Medicine Investigator Award in recognition of outstanding achievements in Sleep Science research. Dr. Boulos has published more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles in many high impact journals such as Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Stroke, Chest, Sleep Medicine Reviews, and Sleep. In addition, he has secured funding on dozens of grants, approximating more than 4.5 million dollars in funding as PI/co-PI. Dr. Boulos’ research is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation, RLS Foundation, Branch Out Neurological Foundation, the Innovation Fund of the Academic Health Sciences Centres of Ontario, and several industry partners.
Moreover, Dr. Boulos has delivered numerous invited lectures at international and national conferences, and his work has also led to appearances with many major media outlets such as Yahoo!, CTV news, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, as well as podcasts with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Manulife Insurance, the CBC, and Zoomer Radio.
Furthermore, he has been a mentor to many trainees, and most of his students are authors of the resulting publications. Since starting at Sunnybrook, he has supervised nearly 90 research trainees at all levels of training, from undergraduates to post-doctoral candidates. His outstanding teaching has been recognized by teaching awards, and he serves as a full member of the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto.