Education

 

 

 

 From Left to Right; Dr. Elghazi, Dr. Spinweber, Dr. Dement and Mike Asaly

 

 

 

 

ima Sleep Disorder Center, Inc. was proud to sponsor an accredited symposium.

 

The distinguished guest speakers were:

 

Dr. William Dement, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Cheryl Spinweber, Ph.D.

Dr. Fares Elghazi, M.D.

 

Dr. William Dement, M.D., Ph.D. is the world’s leading authority on sleep, sleep disorders, and the dangers of sleep deprivation.  He is the director and founder of the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic and Research Center, the world’s first sleep disorder center.

 

Cheryl Spinweber, Ph.D. is the clinical Director and Sleep Specialist of the Scripps Mercy Sleep Disorders Center in San Diego.  She also has a private practice in Sleep Disorders Medicine in La Jolla.  Dr. Spinweber is a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.  She is a Board Certified Sleep Specialist, a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine.  She is also certified by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist.

 

Fares Elghazi, M.D. is a highly qualified physician who is certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.  Dr. Elghazi has almost thirty years of medical experience, including a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at Georgetown University Medical Center.