Annual Meeting American Academy Of Dental Sleep Medicine

SPEAKER INDEXBarbara C. Fisher, PhD, CBSM is a Psychologist/Neuropsychologist, board certified in behavioral sleepmedicine and she is the founder and Clinical Director of UnitedPsychological Services. Trained as a neuropsychologist, Dr.Fisher has spent much of her time assessing and studyingchildren to understand how the presence of various disorderssuch as ADD/ADHD, Autism, TBI and other brain disordersaffects their ability to learn and function. Dr. Fisher developeda school program, Fisher Academy with the goal of encouraginglearning based upon frontal lobe principles to help childrendiagnosed with autism and frontal lobe disorders.Bernard Fleury, MD is currently running the sleep disorderscenter of the Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Groupe Hospitalier Paris-Est-Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France. He worksclosely with the ENT department and with the Orthodonticsdepartment of the faculty. He is engaged on research andpublications focused on treatment of obstructive sleep apnea inadults, CPAP therapy, surgery and oral appliance.Patrick Hanly, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate, ABSM is currentlyMedical Director of Foothills Sleep Centre and Professor ofMedicine at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Heis a physician, trained in Respiratory Medicine and SleepMedicine. In addition to running a clinical practice, he hasan active research program in sleep medicine with a majorinterest in the cardiovascular complications of sleep apnea,the interaction between sleep apnea and co-morbid diseaseincluding heart failure and kidney failure, and the investigationof new strategies to treat sleep apnea. He has published almost100 peer-reviewed papers in addition to several reviews andbook chapters.Eliot Katz, MD is an assistant professor of pediatrics atHarvard Medical School, and practices at the Center forPediatric Sleep Disorders at Children’s Hospital Boston. Hespecializes in pediatric sleep disorders and the pathophysiologyof obstructive sleep apnea, particularly associated withchildhood obesity. Dr. Katz received his medical degree atMcGill University in Montreal, and completed his pediatricresidency with the University of California at Irvine.Christopher Lettieri, MD is an Army medical director and thechief of sleep medicine in the pulmonary, critical care and sleepmedicine department at Walter Reed National Military MedicalCenter in Washington, DC.Kasey Li, DDS, MD, FACS is certified by the Americanboards of otolaryngology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, aswell as facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Based on hisunique background and experience, Dr. Li has pioneered andrefined many sleep apnea surgical techniques. Dr. Li is thesurgical consultant to numerous sleep disorder centers. He haspublished more than 100 scientific articles and book chapterson sleep apnea surgery and maxillofacial surgery. Dr. Li has,by invitation, lectured widely throughout the United States andabroad as an internationally recognized expert in sleep apneasurgery.Gila Lindsley, PhD has a PhD in Physiological Psychologyfrom the University of Wisconsin, did her internship insleep disorders medicine at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock sleepdisorders center, and is a fellow of the American Academyof Sleep Medicine. The founding director of one of the firstsleep disorders centers in New England, established in 1983,she has maintained a private practice sleep disorders clinic inLexington, MA since 1992. She is a member of the MedicalAdvisory Board of Narcolepsy Network with considerableinterest in narcolepsy. Of particular interest to her are sleepdisorders in a school age population, and circadian rhythmdisturbances across the age span.Alan Lowe, DMD, PhD, Diplomate, ABDSM is Professor andChair of the Division of Orthodontics in the Faculty of Dentistryat The University of British Columbia. His extensive researchcontributions on the use of oral appliances for the treatmentof snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea and their effects onairway size and tongue muscle activity have been recognizedworldwide. In addition, he holds Canadian, USA and worldwideindependent patents for three technologies related to hisresearch endeavours.Marie Marklund, DDS, PhD is Associate Professor of theDepartment of Odontology, Medical Faculty, Umeå University,Sweden and is the head of the Orthodontic Department.She works in collaboration with the Sleep Apnea Clinic atthe Department of Respiratory Medicine, Umeå UniversityHospital. Her practice focuses mainly on the treatment ofpatients with snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) withoral appliance therapy (OAT).James Metz, DDS, Diplomate, ABDSM is a 1973 graduateof The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. Dr. Metzmaintains a general dental practice in Columbus, Ohio with anemphasis on dental sleep medicine, TMD and reconstructivedentistry. He is the Assistant Director of The Ohio StateUniversity Medical Center Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program.He serves on the AADSM board of directors and Ohio SleepSociety board of directors. Dr. Metz is the chair for theIntroductory Course of Dental Sleep Medicine for the AADSM.He is a Diplomate of the ABDSM and holds memberships inthe ADA/ODA, American Academy of Restorative Dentistry,American College of Dentists, AADSM, EADSM and otherorganizations. He is the mentor for several dental study groups.William Orr, PhD is a Diplomate in the American Board ofSleep Medicine. He is currently President Emeritus and SeniorScientist at the Lynn Health Science Institute and ClinicalWe Want Your Feedback | Visit www.aadsm.org/evaluations43