Centralized Expertise, Training and Oversight

The SleepTech^® Medical Advisory Board monitors the quality, standards, and practices of all of the company's scoring, data acquisition, clinical trials, database and research projects. In addition, the Board also assists in the training of technologists and provides on-going training and education programs to SleepTech's clinicians and affiliated Hospital physicians.

The Board's members are distinguished leaders in sleep medicine — not only for their record of service, but also for their significant contributions to sleep thought and research.

Michael J. Thorpy, MD; D,ABSM

Board certified in sleep medicine and one of the premier sleep physicians in the country, Dr. Michael Thorpy is director of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York. Both a clinician and a well-published researcher, Dr. Thorpy serves as associate professor of neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and is the chairman-elect of the Sleep Section of the American Academy of Neurology. In addition, he directs the National Sleep Foundation's (NSF) National Narcolepsy Registry and co-chairs the foundation's "Towards the Cause of Narcolepsy" program. Dr. Thorpy is also a former NSF Secretary.

Born in New Zealand, Dr. Thorpy earned his medical degree from the University of Otago in 1973. Writing extensively on narcolepsy, insomnia and sleep disorders, he has over fifty published articles to his credit, including peer-reviewed publications in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Thorpy has also written numerous books, including the Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders. In addition, Dr. Thorpy's Sleep Medicine Home Page is one the most influential sleep web sites on the Internet, and his computerized textbook of sleep, Sleep Multimedia (on CD-ROM), is the only one of its kind. In 1993, he received the Nathaniel Kleitman Award — one of the sleep field's highest honors — from the American Sleep Disorders Association.

Dr. Thorpy has provided his expertise to over 100 television, radio and print outlets, including the Today Show, 20/20, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Good Housekeeping and Biography.

Charles F.P. George, MD; FRCPC; ABIM; D,ABSM

A sleep specialist and published researcher with more than 15 years experience, Dr. Charles George is an internationally recognized expert on sleep disorders and their affects on performance. He is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada and serves as SleepTech Consulting Group's Principal Investigator. His research has focused on the assessment of sleepiness and performance in patients with disorders of excessive daytime sleepiness and he has published extensively in the area of driving performance in patients with sleep apnea and narcolepsy. Dr. George's research support has been from industry and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (formerly Medical Research Council of Canada) and the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.

Jeffrey S. Nahmias, MD; ACP; FCCP; D,ABSM

Dr. Jeffery S. Nahmias is medical director of the only accredited sleep fellowship program in New Jersey and one of the foremost authorities on sleep disorders in the nation. He is a former President of the New Jersey Sleep Society and has authored over sixty articles about sleep disorders. Dr. Nahmias graduated with highest honors from The State University of New York and "Cum Laude" from S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center. He is Board Certified in Internal Pulmonary Medicine and is also a member of The American College of Chest Physicians and The American Thoracic Society.

John J. Villa, DO; FCCP; D,ABSM

As corporate Medical Director of SleepTech, LLC, Dr. John Villa is responsible for the clinical overview of the company's Policy and Procedures and for consulting with physicians affiliated with SleepTech centers.

Dr. Villa completed his medical school training at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine. He next completed a rotating internship at Union Hospital in Union, NJ. Dr. Villa completed his internal medicine training at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He completed fellowships in both pulmonary and critical care medicine at New Jersey Medical School.

Dr. Villa is currently an associate at Northern New Jersey Pulmonary Associates, PC in Hackensack, NJ. He is on staff at Hackensack University Medical Center and Holy Name Hospital, both in northern New Jersey. He maintains both clinical and academic responsibilities — treating pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine patients as well as teaching medical students, residents and fellows from New Jersey Medical School.

Federico Cerrone, MD; D,ABSM

Dr. Fred Cerrone is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Georgetown University and an AOA graduate of Georgetown University Medical School. He is Board Certified in Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Cerrone serves as Medical Director of the Overlook Center for Sleep Medicine and Co-Medical Director of the Overlook Hospital Intensive Care Unit. He has been practicing as a Sleep Disorder Specialist for ten years and has been involved in over forty clinical research trials.

Recently, Dr. Cerrone was voted by his peers as one of the top Sleep and Pulmonary specialists in the State of New Jersey and the New York Metropolitan Area.

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