Maria Winn, FNP

Sleep Medicine Program

College: Old Dominion University

Graduate school: Old Dominion University

Winn was raised in Hampton and has lived in Chesapeake for over 20 years. She spent nearly two decades as a nurse practitioner helping patients with sleep disorders at Eastern Virginia Medical School and has now brought her experience in sleep medicine to CHKD.

She has also taught as a preceptor in EVMS's sleep disorders center.

Prior to concentrating on sleep medicine, Winn was a cardiovascular nurse practitioner as well as a nurse practitioner in infectious diseases. She began her medical career as a medical telemetry staff nurse.

When not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, cats, gardening and cooking.

• Obstructive sleep apnea and its treatment

• Thomas Ball Sleep Award, Chesapeake Bay Sleep Society (2003)

• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine

• View Winn's publications at PubMed.