Sigrid C. Veasey, MD, DABSM

Sleep Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Sleep Center Market Street
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-7772
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Professor of Medicine (Sleep Medicine)

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Virginia
  • Residency: Graduate Hospital
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

195 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
April 2026
provider was excellent and very helpful
Anonymous
April 2026
very knowledgeable and very helpful
Anonymous
April 2026
very good doctor
Anonymous
April 2026
she was kind and took her time with me

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Veasey is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Williams K, Puvvula J, Holmes JH, Yang W, Veasey S, Liu J, Yolton K, Cecil KM, Xu Y, Braun JM, Lanphear BP, Sears C, Vuong AM, Sjödin A, Chen A. Associations between gestational polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) serum concentrations and child sleep outcomes from ages 2-8 years , Environ Res, 286: 2025,122756

Bellesi M, Semba K, Veasey S, Adamantidis A, Peever J. The impacts of sleep loss on wake-active neurons , Sleep, 48: 2025,zsaf248

Devinney MJ, Spector AR, Wright MC, Thomas J, Avasarala P, Moretti EW, Dominguez JE, Smith PJ, Whitson HE, Veasey SC, Mathew JP, Berger M; INTUIT Study Investigators. Erratum: The Role of Sleep Apnea in Postoperative Neurocognitive Disorders Among Older Noncardiac Surgery Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study , Anesth Analg, 140: 2025,e62

Devinney MJ, Spector AR, Wright MC, Thomas J, Avasarala P, Moretti E, Dominguez JE, Smith PJ, Whitson HE, Veasey SC, Mathew JP, Berger M; and the INTUIT Study Investigators. The Role of Sleep Apnea in Postoperative Neurocognitive Disorders Among Older Noncardiac Surgery Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study , Anesth Analg, 140: 2025,99-109

Zhang K, Zhu Y, Fenik P, Fleysh D, Ly C, Thomas SA, Veasey S. Norepinephrine Drives Sleep Fragmentation Activation of Asparagine Endopeptidase, Locus Ceruleus Degeneration, and Hippocampal Amyloid-β42 Accumulation. , J. Neurosci., 44(8): 2024,e1929232024

Eacret D, Manduchi E, Noreck J, Tyner E, Fenik P, Dunn AD, Schug J, Veasey SC, Blendy JA. Mu-opioid receptor-expressing neurons in the paraventricular thalamus modulate chronic morphine-induced wake alterations. , Transl Psychiatry, 13(1): 2023

Nick H, Fenik P, Zhu Y, Veasey S. Hypocretin/orexin influences chronic sleep disruption injury in the hippocampus. , Front Aging Neurosci. 2022 Oct 6;14:1025402. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.1025402. eCollection 2022. PMID: 36275002, 14: 2022,1025402

Zamore Z, Veasey SC. Neural consequences of chronic sleep disruption. , Trends Neurosci, 45(9): 2022,678-691

Eacret D, Lemchi C, Caulfield JI, Cavigelli SA, Veasey SC, Blendy JA. Chronic Sleep Deprivation Blocks Voluntary Morphine Consumption but Not Conditioned Place Preference in Mice. , Front Neurosci, 16: 2022

Duncan MJ, Veasey SC, Zee P. Roles of Sleep Disruption and Circadian Rhythm Alterations on Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's Disease. , Front Neurosci. , 15: 2021,737895