EMILY GILLETT, M.D., PH.D.

Attending Physician at CHLA Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at USC Keck

Emily Gillett is board-certified in pediatrics, pediatric pulmonology, and sleep medicine.  She is an attending physician at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles where she sees patients, reads sleep studies, and works with medical students, residents and fellows.  She completed her undergraduate degree in biochemistry at Harvard College, her Ph.D. in molecular biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her M.D. through the joint Harvard-M.I.T. Program in Health Sciences and Technology.  Over the years, her research interests evolved from basic science projects focused on cell cycle checkpoint mechanisms to clinical research projects examining alternative treatments for sleep disordered breathing in patients with Down Syndrome.  Although she remains a novice, Emily practiced Iyengar yoga with Dr. Jarvis Chen during graduate school and medical school, and she continues to look for ways to incorporate wellness practices into her busy life as a doctor and parent.  She is excited to work with the USC Institute for Integrative Health & Wellness on this symposium focused on the nature and importance of sleep, a cornerstone of health and wellbeing. 

Ravi Aysola, M.D.

Director of UCLA Sleep Diagnostic Center at Santa Monica Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine Clinic

Sara ivanhoe, M.A.

Founder and Director of YogaUSC | Lecturer at USC

Sara Elizabeth Ivanhoe, M.A. currently serves as the Yoga and Meditation Content Curator for Glo, teaches at LMU in the Yoga Studies department, teaches an ongoing class called “Sleep” for the MindfulUSC program, and presents at conferences internationally. She has been teaching yoga since 1995 and has been the Yoga Spokesperson for “Weight Watchers,” “Yoga for Dummies,” “Crunch Yoga,” and appeared as a series regular on “Dr. Drew’s Celebrity Rehab” as the therapeutic instructor. She served as the yoga columnist for Health magazine for three years and has written and appeared in almost every yoga and health publication.