February 26, 2007

William C. Dement, MD, PhD
Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine

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William C. Dement, MD, PhD, is the Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and the Division Chief of the Stanford University Division of Sleep Medicine. In 1970, Dement started the world's first sleep disorders clinic. He was co-founder of the Sleep Research Society and founding President of the American Sleep Disorders Association (ASDA, now the American Academy of Sleep Medicine). He is the author or co-author of approximately 500 scientific publications, including the authoritative textbook for medical professionals, Principles and Practices of Sleep Medicine.

February 27, 2007

Barbara Phillips, MD, MSPH
Professor of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
University of Kentucky

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Barbara Phillips, MD, MSPH, is Professor of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at the University of Kentucky. She directs the Sleep Disorders Center at Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Ky. She is Chair of the Board of the National Sleep Foundation and serves on the Steering Committee of the Sleep Institute of the American College of Chest Physicians. She has served on the board of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the American Lung Association, the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation, and the American Board of Sleep Medicine. She is a past recipient of a Sleep Academic Award from the NIH.

February 28, 2007

Michael J. Breus, PhD, DABSM
Founder and Senior Partner
The Sleep Center Management Institute (SCMI)

http://www.soundsleepsolutions.com

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Michael J. Breus, PhD, DABSM, is founder and senior partner of The Sleep Center Management Institute (SCMI), the sleep medicine expert for WebMD, and a member of the Sleep Review editorial advisory board. Dr. Breus is board-certified in both clinical psychology and clinical sleep disorders. He is senior vice president of clinical operations for the Areté Sleep Health sleep laboratories and founded the patient education Web site www.soundsleepsolutions.com. His new book is "Good Night: The Sleep Doctor's 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health."

March 1, 2007

Dominic A. Munafo, MD, DABSM
Medical Director
Sleep Data

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Dominic A. Munafo, MD, DABSM, is the medical director for Sleep Data www.sleepdata.com , a San Diego-based home sleep test provider, and an assistant clinical professor (voluntary) at the University of California San Diego. He received his MD from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Tex, and completed a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. He is board certified in Sleep Medicine and Internal Medicine.

March 2, 2007

David P. White, MD
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

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David P. White, MD, is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. He is the is the director of the clinical sleep program at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the medical director of Sleep Health Centers, LLC in Newton, Mass. He currently serves on the board of directors for the American Board of Sleep Medicine is a former editor in chief of the journal Sleep.