Portable Monitoring Podcast
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March 31, 2008 | ||
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Mary Susan Esther, MD |
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Mary Susan Esther, MD, is president-elect of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). Esther is also medical director of The Sleep Center at SouthPark, a part of Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Associates, PA. Dr Esther is board certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and recently passed the special qualification examination in sleep medicine administered by the American Board of Internal Medicine. |
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March 31, 2008 | ||
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Alex Chediak, MD |
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Alejandro D. Chediak, MD, is president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and medical director at Miami Sleep Disorders Center. He is also chief of the Sleep Disorders Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, and associate professor of medicine at University of Miami at Mount Sinai. |
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April 1, 2008 | ||
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Michael J. Breus, PhD, DABSM |
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Michael J. Breus, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine. He was one of the youngest people to have passed the Board at age 31 and, with a specialty in sleep disorders and neuropsychological testing, is one of only 163 psychologists in the world with his credentials and distinction. He currently serves as Chairman of the Clinical Advisory Board for Sleep Holdings Inc, and is also a member of the Sleep Review editorial advisory board. His first book, Good Night: The Sleep Doctor’s 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health (Dutton/Penguin, 2006), an Amazon Top 100 Best Seller, has been met with rave reviews and continues to change the lives of readers. It is now available in paperback as Beauty Sleep: Look Younger, Lose Weight, and Feel Great Through Better Sleep. |
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April 2, 2008 | ||
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Philip Westbrook, MD, DABSM |
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Philip R. Westbrook, MD, joined Advanced Brain Monitoring Inc as its chief medical officer in 2001, and serves as the chairman of the board of directors. He is emeritus clinical professor of medicine at UCLA and has been actively involved in the professional organizations associated with sleep disorders. He served as president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and member of the board of directors and standards of practice committee, and was acknowledged by the AASM with the Nathaniel Kleitman Award for Distinguished Service in 1992. Westbrook received his medical degree from Stanford University in 1960. He was a clinical fellow and associate professor of medicine at Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minn, and founding director of the Sleep Disorder Centers at the Mayo Clinic from 1980 through 1989 and at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, from 1989 through 1995. |
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April 3, 2008 | ||
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Eric Mair, MD, FAAP, FACS |
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Eric Mair, MD, is representative of the Sleep Disorders Committee at the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. Mair specializes in otolaryngology at Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Associates. He is an accomplished author of more than 70 peer-reviewed articles and multiple textbook chapters on otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, pediatric otolaryngology, and minimally invasive surgery. He is associate editor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, editorial board member of Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology, and reviewer for multiple medical journals. He has led numerous research trials and created multiple published minimally invasive surgical techniques to decrease pain and improve success rates in children and adults. Mair testified before CMS in support of changing the national coverage determination. |
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April 4, 2008 | ||
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William C. Dement, MD, PhD |
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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 cofounder 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 coauthor of approximately 500 scientific publications, including the authoritative textbook for medical professionals, Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine. |
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