Dr. Weir Appointed Associate Director, Sleep Disorders Center at Norwalk Hospital

Ian D. Weir, DO, of Norwalk, has been appointed Associate Director of the Sleep Disorders Center and Director of the Insomnia Center at Norwalk Hospital. He also was appointed the Associate Program Director for the Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program and teaching faculty for the Pulmonary Section at Norwalk Hospital. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and board eligible in Sleep Medicine.

       Ian D. Weir, DO

Dr. Weir received his B.A. degree in Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

He completed his internal medicine training at Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and was selected to a Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care at Yale University and Norwalk Hospital. During his Fellowship, Dr. Weir developed an evidenced-based clinical decision model for the evaluation of pulmonary embolism.

He later completed a Fellowship in Sleep Medicine at Norwalk Hospital. During his Fellowship in Sleep Medicine, he led a research study from which the results will be used to develop tool to screen for obstructive sleep apnea in surgical patients.

Dr. Weir has authored articles on pulmonary medicine topics and a book chapter on sleep disorders. His research has been published in medical journals and presented at national meetings.

His professional affiliations include memberships in the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the American Thoracic Society, and the American College of Chest Clinicians.

Dr. Weir specializes in the treatment of sleep and lung disorders. He is also committed to providing community service and promoting preventive medicine. As a volunteer physician at the AmericCares Free Clinic in Norwalk, he provides subspecialty medical and preventive care to asthma patients. He also presents to civic organizations and senior centers and volunteers at community health fairs.

Prior to coming to Norwalk, Dr. Weir volunteered to help educate medically underserved teenagers in both New York City, NY, and Miami, FL, on HIV awareness as well as career development.

Dr. Weir can be reached at the Norwalk Hospital Sleep Disorders Center at (203) 855-3632.

The Norwalk Hospital Sleeps Disorders Center offers a fully comprehensive program to help people with sleep disorders. The doctors apply recent research findings in neuroscience and pulmonary medicine together with clinical expertise in behavioral therapy to diagnose and treat sleep disorders while focusing on educational programs aimed at the prevention of sleep problems. The Sleep Disorders Center also has state-of-the-art technology to diagnose and treat the clinical disorders that interfere with sleep.