Carrissa Hankins, MSN, FNP-C

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Carrissa Hankins, MSN, FNP-C is a masters-prepared family nurse practitioner, sleep medicine expert, and clinical educator with over 15 years of experience in Sleep and Pulmonary Medicine. If you ask her, she'll tell you that there's no rule that says a patient can have only one sleep disorder. In this session she's going to talk to you about REM Behavior disorder, which is one of the "other" sleep disorders and how you can recognize it when you see it.

Fraser Willsey, RPSGT

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Fraser Willsey is an RPSGT, practicing out of Ottawa, Canada at the Sleep Disorders Clinic at The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. Having an undergraduate degree in psychology, Fraser feels privileged to get to continue his education, honing his skills in a sleep lab nestled within a world renowned clinical and research mental health facility. A devoted husband and father of three, Fraser does what most Canadians do; he’s also a part-time hockey coach, an outdoor enthusiast and a connoisseur of ‘groaner dad jokes’.

Kunal Agarwal, MD

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Dr. Kunal Agarwal, MD, FAAFP, FAASM, DipABOM, is board certified in family medicine, sleep medicine, and obesity medicine. He practices at TidalHealth in Lewes, Delaware, where he also serves as Medical Director of Sleep Medicine. Dr. Agarwal has extensive clinical experience managing complex sleep-disordered breathing, including the use of phrenic nerve stimulation.

Christopher Gouveia, MD

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Chris Gouveia is a board-certified otolaryngologist (Ear, nose throat surgeon) who specializes in obstructive sleep apnea care. After completing his ENT residency at Northwestern, he did a year of sleep surgery fellowship at Stanford University, and since then has practiced at Kaiser Permanente - Santa Clara, CA. He believes strongly in nuanced discussions with patients about OSA: reviewing diagnostic metrics, patient goals, and multidisciplinary treatment options.

Richard Berry, MD

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Dr Berry is a professor emeritus at the University of Florida and served as president of the AASM Foundation and a member of the Board of Directors. He participated in several AASM treatment guideline task forces and was editor of the AASM Scoring Manual Committee for many years. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters, including the Sleep Medicine Pearls, a popular introduction to sleep medicine.

James Cardell, RPSGT

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James Cardell is a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist with over 20+ years of experience in sleep medicine, including 15 years as the principal pediatric sleep scorer for Stanford Children’s Health Hospital Sleep Clinic. He currently serves as a scoring Sleep Technologist at Sutter Health and Technical Director for Stanford University’s ASTEP program. James earned his Master of Fine Arts from the Art Center College of Design, where his thesis compared visual perceptions of fear among teenagers in China, Switzerland, and the United States. He has also been an art director for Traditional Medicinal Teas and New Mexico State University. Originally from a wheat farm in England. An avid beekeeper for more than 35 years. Please join me in welcoming James Cardell.

Kelly Gladden, BS, RRT, RPSGT, CCSH, RST

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Kelly Gladden is a respiratory therapist and a leader in sleep medicine, with over 20 years of service. She currently leads sleep navigation at WellStar Health System, where her focus is simple yet powerful: advocating for patients and ensuring that sleep is treated as a true clinical priority.

Matthew Uhles, MS, RPSGT

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As the Chief Science and Operations Officer for Clayton Sleep Institute, Matt has been been conducting clinical trials with both Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals for over 30 years.

Jasmine Steele

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Please welcome Jasmine Steele, a passionate voice in holistic health and healing. Today, she shares her personal journey through sleep apnea, mental health challenges, chronic inflammation, and stress. Her story highlights the deep connections between these conditions and their impact on overall well-being. Jasmine offers a unique and inspiring perspective on resilience and recovery.

Peter Allen, BSRC, RRT, NPS, SDS, RST, RPSGT, FAAST

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Ok, Everyone, time to welcome our next & last speaker of the morning before Today's Lunch/Break!!! Our next speaker brings over 40 years of past and current experiences in health care as a patient advocate, staff advocate and "Medical Technology Change Agent". 😊 From home care to hospital settings, from neonates to geriatrics, he has embraced changes in technology and hopes that with today's lecture, you will embrace technology change also. With that said, I,d like to give a warm welcome to a familiar face and friend, Peter Allen >>😁

Subaila Zia, MD, MBA, FCCP

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Dr. Subaila Zia is a board-certified Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep physician and founder and CEO of digital health startup called Telemedora. She is on a mission to make quality sleep care accessible to patients in the comfort of their own homes. She's a trailblazer in the realm of healthcare innovation, a tireless advocate for accessible patient care, and a powerhouse in the fight against sleep disorders. She has done certification in AI in Healthcare from MIT Sloan Management and serves as a member of AASM AI in Sleep committee.

Cecile Martin, MS, FNP-BC

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Cecile serves on the advisory board and speakers bureau for Avadel Pharmaceutical and Axome Pharmaceutical. She also serves on the advisory board for Harmony and Takeda pharmaceuticals

Lisa Medalie, PsyD, RPSGT, DBSM

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Our speaker is a Board‑Certified Adult and Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist and an RPSGT who trained at Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and the University of California San Diego. She spent many nights in the sleep lab early in her career and loved scoring studies as the lead technician at Johns Hopkins. She later spent ten years directing the Insomnia Program at the University of Chicago and has co‑authored a textbook on training in Behavioral Sleep Medicine, along with multiple journal articles and book chapters. She is also the co‑author of Putting Sleep Problems to Bed. In addition to her academic and clinical work, she is the founder of DrLullaby, an insurance‑covered behavioral sleep medicine service available virtually across the United States. Please join me in welcoming Dr. Lisa…

Jatin Tekchandani, MSBME, R. EEG T., RPSGT

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This presentation is a narrative journey through what we think we know about narcolepsy and what we are still missing. Described is how current tools routinely underestimate disease burden and leave clinicians treating blind, with little objective feedback on medication efficacy or cardiovascular risk. The presentation points toward a future built on continuous, EEG‑based monitoring, automated spectral analysis, and patient‑acceptable in‑ear devices, illustrating how these technologies could finally let clinicians see real‑time sleep‑wake architecture, optimize therapy dose, and truly track the long‑term course of narcolepsy.

Nnamdi Orakpo, MD, PhD

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From the basketball courts of Australia to the halls of Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Nnamdi Orakpo’s unique journey was sparked by his father’s guidance and a discovered passion for gerontology and brain science. A dual-trained Sleep Medicine and Interventional Psychiatrist, he has pioneered research into cutting-edge treatments like VR-based neurofeedback for chronic pain and insomnia. Dr. Orakpo’s extensive clinical training spans from medical school at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, in Mexico, to Sinai Chicago, to a residency in New York affiliated with NYMC/Touro, to a prestigious sleep fellowship at Stanford, where he now serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Sleep Medicine. Today, he is a prolific physician-scientist and textbook author dedicated to advancing the field through his leadership in sleep neuroscience and interventional psychiatry.

Lourdes DelRosso, MD, PhD, MS

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Lourdes DelRosso is a sleep physician and researcher whose work focuses on RLS, restless sleep, and global approaches to sleep health. She has contributed extensively to the clinical and scientific understanding of movement disorders during sleep and is actively involved in international collaborations to improve education and research in the field. Today she will be presenting on the comorbidity of Restless Legs Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, an underrecognized and clinically relevant topic with important implications for diagnosis and treatment.