Conference Speakers
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2021
Jennifer Creamer, MD
US Army, Fort Benning
The Role of Sleep in Human Performance in the Military
Babak Mokhlesi, MD
Univeristy of Chicago
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: What can be learned from the Pickwick Papers
Laura Sterni, MD
Johns Hopkins
“When tonsillectomy is not enough: Chronic home ventilation in children with sleep-disordered breathing”
Dennis Stiles, DDS
Stiles Dentistry
Titrating Oral Sleep Appliances for better Patient Outcomes
Helene Emsellem, MD
Center for Sleep and Wake Disorders
New Drugs for Sleep and Wakefulness
Amal Isaiah, MD
Johns Hopkins
Towards a neurobiological basis for adverse behavioral outcomes in children with sleep disordered breathing
Timothy Egan, MD
Fairfax ENT
Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Elaine Boland, PhD
Univeristy of Pennsylvania
Assessment and Treatment of Circadian Rhythm Disorders
Jeremy Landeo Gutierrez, MD
Walter Reed
Fellow Presentation Walter Reed
Danielle Glick, MD
Univeristy of Maryland
Fellow Presentation UMD
Umer Shoukat, MD
Univeristy of Maryland
Fellow Presentation UMD
Grace Wahida, MD
Walter Reed
Fellow Presentation Walter Reed
Jennifer So, MD
Univeristy of Maryland
Sleep Fellowship Faculty
Laci Hediger, DO
Walter Reed
Fellow Presentation Walter Reed
2019
Ana Sanchez, MD
University of Maryland
REM Sleep Disorders: Not so Sweet Dreams
Jennifer Martin, MD
University of California
Sleep Disorders and Elderly Patients
David Rapoport, MD
Mount Sinai Integrative Sleep Center
To Snore, Perhaps to Breathe: Historical Perspective on What Separates OSA from Normal
Namni Goel PhD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Metabolic Costs of Sleep Deprivation and Timed Eating: Implications for Health
Amy Wolfson, PhD
Loyola University
School Start Times and What you can do in Maryland
Richard Schwab, MD
Penn Sleep Center
Models of Inpatient Sleep Testing: How to Screen for Sleep Apnea in Hospital Patients.
Steven Scherr, DDS
Dental Sleep Maryland
Oral Appliance Therapy – Setting the Standard
Grace Pien, MD
Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorder Center
Sleep Disordered Breathing and Pregnancy
2018
Alexander H. Cho, MD
George Washington University
Literature Review in Sleep: Highlights of 2017
Montserrat Diaz-Abad, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
ALS and the Sleep Specialist
Helene A. Emsellem, MD
The Center for Sleep & Wake Disorders
The Role of Light in Sleep Disturbance in Modern Society
Natalie P. Hartenbaum, MD, MPH, FACOEM
OccuMedix, Inc.
The Workplace Perspective on Sleep Disorders
Shahrokh Javaheri, MD
Bethesda North Hospital
Central Sleep Apnea
Brian S. Lerner, MD
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Literature Review in Sleep: Highlights of 2017
Nicholas Mazzeo, DDS, MS
Naval Postgraduate Dental School
Sleep and Orofacial Pain
Rosemary Megalaa, DO
George Washington University
Literature Review in Sleep: Highlights of 2017
Shahla Naoman, MD
University of Maryland
Literature Review in Sleep: Highlights of 2017
Christopher K. Pham, DP
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Literature Review in Sleep: Highlights of 2017
Aruna S. Rao, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sleep disorders and Headaches
Muhammad Zahid Rizwan, MD
University of Maryland
Literature Review in Sleep: Highlights of 2017
Brian D. Robertson, MD
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Nasal Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology for the Sleep Medicine Physician
Tracey L. Stierer, MD, FAASM
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Perioperative Identification and Management of the Surgical Patient at Risk for OSA
Aklilu Zerihun, MD
George Washington University
Literature Review in Sleep: Highlights of 2017
2017
Larry Cohen, DDS
University of Maryland School of Dentistry
Breathing Disordered Sleep: The Dentist as Part of the Management Team
Jacob Collen, MD, FACP, FCCP
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Parasomnias, Sexsomnia and Forensic Sleep Medicine
Anne Germain, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Cerberus’ Honey Cake: Promoting Trauma Recovery Through Sleep
Rubin Naiman, PhD
University of Arizona
Seeing in the Dark: A Mindful Approach to Sleep and Dreams
David N. Neubauer, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Orexins and the Search for a New Hypnotic
Temitayo Oyegbile, MD, PhD
Georgetown University
Effects of Sleep Loss on the Brain
Sairam Parthasarathy, MD
University of Arizona
Health Services Research in Sleep Medicine
Naresh M. Punjabi, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Heart Failure: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management
Syed A. Sayeeduddin, MD
University of Maryland
Literature Review in Sleep: Highlights of 2016
David Shaha, MD
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Literature Review in Sleep: Highlights of 2016
Patrick R. Smith, DO
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Literature Review in Sleep: Highlights of 2016
Danna Tauber, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Updates on the Management of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Nashwa Wahba, DO
University of Maryland
Literature Review in Sleep: Highlights of 2016
2016
Carol Ash, DO, MBA, FAASM
Meridian Health
New Models of Care for Sleep Medicine: Transitioning to Population Health and Value-Based Care
R. Nisha Aurora, MD, MHS
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Implementing Quality Metrics to Improve Patient Outcomes in OSA: Dream or Nightmare?
Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD
Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Sleep Deficiency and Motor Vehicle Crashes
Christopher Drake, PhD
Henry Ford Medical Center
The Nature and Treatment of Shift Work Disorder
Clark J. Lee, JD, MPH, CPH
Center for Health and Homeland Security, University of Maryland at Baltimore
Addressing Sleep Health and Safety through Law and Public Policy
Omar Mesarwi, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Literature Review in Sleep: Highlights of 2015
Gholam Motamedi, MD
Georgetown University Hospital
Neurophysiology of Sleep
Steven C. Scherr, DDS
Dental Sleep Maryland
Therapy for Snoring and Sleep Apnea
Laura Sterni, MD
Johns Hopkins Pediatric Sleep Center
The Role of the Pediatric Sleep Laboratory in the Management of Children with Neuromuscular Disease
Sriharsha Vajjala, MD
University of Maryland
Literature Review in Sleep: Highlights of 2015
Scott G. Williams, MD, FACP, FAPA, AASM
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Sleep and Athletic Performance
2015
Brian Bohner, MD, FCCP, ABSM
Sleep Medicine Associates of Maryland
Point/Counterpoint – The Full Face Mask – its place in PAP Therapy
John E. Brown, MD, FCCP
University of Maryland Sleep Disorders Center
Auto-Titrating CPAP: Fundamentals
Nancy Collop, MD, FAASM
Emory University
Literature Review – Hot Topics
B. Gail Demko, DMD
Sleep Apnea Dentists of New England
What’s New in Oral Appliance Therapy
Devon Dobrosielski, PhD
Towson University
Weight Loss and Sleep Apnea: Challenging Beliefs, Advancing New Hypotheses!
Patrick H. Finan, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
How Does Sleep Influence our Emotions? A Focus on Positive Emotion Regulation
Daniel S. Lewin, PhD, D.ABSM
Children’s National Medical Center
Pediatric Sleep Medicine Basic Principles and Challenging Cases
Suzette K. Mikula, MD
Georgetown University Hospital
Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Implantation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Susheel Patil, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Point/Counterpoint – The Full Face Mask – its place in PAP Therapy
Jessica Schmidt, MA, RPSGT
Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists
The Clinica Sleep Health Educator – An Evolving Role
Alan R. Schwartz, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hypoglossus Nerve Stimulation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Emerson Wickwire, PhD, ABPP, CBSM
University of Maryland School of Medicine
The Cost of a Poor Night’s Sleep: Economics of Chronic Insomnia
2014
Brian Bohner, MD, FCCP, ABSM
Sleep Medicine Associates of Maryland
Current and Future Applications of Telemedicine in Sleep
Vivek Jain, MD
George Washington University
Sleep in Women
Christopher Lettieri, MD
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Sleep Disorders Associated with PTSD and TBI
Carole Marcus, MBBCh
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Update on Pediatric OSAS
Judith A Owens, MD, MPH
Children’s National Medical Center
The Case for Delaying High School Start Times
Mark R Pressman, PhD, D.ABSM
Lankenau Medical Center and Institute for Medical Research
Law and Sleep Disorder: Parasomnias and Violence
The Honorable Mark R Rosekind, PhD
National Transportation Safety Board
The Critical Role of Sleep to Enhance Transportation Safety: NTSB Investigations and Recommendations
Steven C. Scherr, DDS
Sleep Disordered Breathing and Facial Pain Centers of Maryland
Are All Oral Appliances The Same?
Philip L. Smith, MD
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Sleep Apnea – Past and Future
Deniz S. Somel, RPSGT, RST, CSE
Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates of Baltimore
Out of Center Sleep Testing (OCST)
Emerson Wickwire, PhD, ABPP, CBSM
Howard County Center for Lung and Sleep Medicine
CBT for the real world: A contrarian approach
2013
Alyssa Cairns, PhD, RPSGT
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Associates
Masks, Machines, Oh My! The Technical Factors of PAP Adherence
Kala Davis-McDonald, MD, FCCP, D.ABSM
Saint Agnes Hospital
Introduction to CBT for Insomnia: Tips for the Busy Practitioner
Michael Delayo, BS, RPSGT, RST
SleepMed, Inc.
A Technical Review of the AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events
Christopher Earley, MB, BCh, PhD, FRCPI
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The Best Approaches to Managing Moderate-Severe Restless Legs Syndrome
Brian McGinley, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Evaluation of Hypoventilation in Children during Sleep
Allan Pack, M.B.Ch.B., PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Is P4 Sleep Medicine in Our Future?
Valerie Rogers, PhD, RN
University of Maryland Baltimore
Measuring Sleep with Actigraphy: Uses and Tips for Interpretation
Steven Scharf, MD
University of Maryland Disorders Center
Central Sleep Apnea
Steven Scherr, DDS
Sleep Disordered Breathing and Facial Pain Centers of Maryland
Oral Appliance Therapy for Sleep Apnea
Norman Schubert, BS, RPSGT, RST
Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center
A Technical Review of the AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events
Alan R Schwartz, MD
Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center
Obesity, Sleep Disordered Breathing and Respiratory Failure
Emerson Wickwire, PhD, ABPP, CBSM
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Associates
Introduction to CBT for Insomnia: Tips for the Busy Practitioner
2012
Jennifer Accardo, MD, MSCE
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Developmental Aspects of Sleep in Children
John Brown, MD, FCCP
University of Maryland Sleep Disorders Center
Who’s Afraid of Portable Monitoring?
Nancy Collop, MD, FAASM
Emory University
The Future of Sleep Medicine
Kala Davis-McDonald, MD, FCCP
Saint Agnes Hospital
Sleep and Women’s Health
Steven R. Hursh, PhD
Institutes for Behavior Resources
Estimating Sleep and Managing Fatigue in the Workplace
Vivek Jain, MD
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The George Washington University
Sleep and Glucose Metabolism
Naresh M. Punjabi, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease: Lessons from the Sleep Heart Health Study
David Tunkel, MD, FAAP, FACS
Johns Hopkins Dept of Otolaryngology
Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Adenotonsillectomy and Beyond
Emerson Wickwire, PhD
Center for Sleep Disorders, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Associates
Either, or, or both: Insomnia and Sleep-related Breathing Disorders
Carolyn Winter-Rosenberg
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Changes to the CPT Sleep Medicine Testing Guidelines – How Will They Affect My Practice?
2011
Lee Brooks, MD
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Non-Respiratory Sleep Disorders in Children
Jacques Conaway, MD
Franklin Square Hospital Sleep Disorders Center
Novel Treatments for OSA
Charlene Gamaldo, MD
The Johns Hopkins University
“The Nightwalkers:” An Update on RLS and related nocturnal movement syndrome
Stacey Ishman, MD, MPH
The Johns Hopkins University
Updates on Surgery for OSA – A Rational Approach
Julie Jeffers, JD
Lobbyist for MDSS
Legislative Updates
John Mathias, RRT
Sleep Services of America
Reimbursement and Regulatory Updates on Sleep
Cecilia Melendres, MD
University of Maryland
Pediatric Polysomnography and Sleep Disordered Breathing
Susheel Patil, MD, PhD
The Johns Hopkins University
Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers – Waking up to Sleep Apnea
Ana Sanchez, MD
University of Maryland
Things that go bump in the night: A review of Parasomnias
Steven Scharf, MD, PhD
University of Maryland
Sleep in COPD Patients
Steven Scherr, DDS
Sleep Disordered Breathing and Facial Pain Centers of Maryland
Oral Appliance Therapy for Sleep Apnea
Michael Smith, PhD
The Johns Hopkins University
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Insomnia
2010
Brian Bohner, MD
Sleep Centers at GBMC
Complex Sleep Apnea
Nancy Collop, MD
The Johns Hopkins University
Limited Channel Testing (LCT) for Sleep Apnea: Where Do We Go From Here?
Susheel Patil, MD, PhD
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Bariatric Surgery and OSA: A Weighty Matter
Ted Thurn, MPS
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Legislative and Regulatory Issues Addressing the Sleep Medicine Profession
Terri Weaver, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Pennsylvania
Strategies for Promoting CPAP Use in the Treatment of Sleep Apnea