Apnea Credits

This site is produced by WGBH Educational Foundation for the Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine (DSM) as one activity of the Sleep and Health Education Program.

Understanding Sleep (TM), Get Sleep (TM), and Got Sleep (TM) are trademarks of the President and Fellows of Harvard College.

For the Division:

Russell A. Sanna, PhD
Executive Director, Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Stuart F. Quan, MD
Editor in Chief, Sleep and Health Education Program
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Professor Emeritus of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine

Visit Dr. Quan's DSM profile page: http://sleep.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/652/Stuart+F+Quan+MD

Catherine C. Bauer
Program Administrator, Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Researchers, physicians, and sleep professionals interviewed for this site:

Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD
Dr. Czeisler is the Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Director of the Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine. Dr. Czeisler's research focuses on the neuropsychological influences of the human circadian pacemaker. His work has been instrumental in defining how the circadian system is influenced by light, how the circadian system influences sleep, and the public health consequences of sleep loss and shift work.

Visit Dr. Czeisler's DSM profile page: http://sleep.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/210/Charles+A+Czeisler+PhD+MD+FRCP

Lawrence J. Epstein, MD
Dr. Epstein is an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, an Associate Physician in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, the Program Director for the Brigham and Women's Hospital's Sleep Medicine Fellowship Training Program, and the Medical Director of Sleep HealthCenters. He is also the author of the book The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Night's Sleep.

Visit Dr. Epstein's DSM profile page: http://sleep.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/169/Lawrence+J+Epstein+MD

Geoffrey S. Gilmartin, MD
Dr. Gilmartin is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Medical Director of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Sleep Laboratory, Associate Director of Beth Israel Medical Center Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program, and Clinical Director, Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Division. His research interests are evaluating the vascular, metabolic, and sympathetic nervous system responses to hypoxia in patients with OSA.

Visit Dr. Gilmartin's DSM profile page: http://sleep.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/182/Geoffrey+S+Gilmartin+MD

Atul Malhotra, MD
Dr. Malhotra is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, an Associate Physician in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Medical Director of Brigham and Women's Hospital Sleep Disorders Program, and Clinical Chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. His research interests are the pathogenesis of sleep apnea and the metabolic/cardiovascular complications of sleep disorders.

Visit Dr. Malhotra's DSM profile page: http://sleep.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/228/Atul+Malhotra+MD

Matthew Marcom, RPSGT, CRT
Mr. Marcom is a registered polysomnographic technologist and is Regional Lab Manager for Sleep HealthCenters in Brighton, Massachusetts.

Don Ordway, CRT, RCP
Mr. Ordway is Manager of Ancillary Services and CPAP Therapist at Sleep HealthCenters in Brighton, Massachusetts.

Stuart F. Quan, MD

Dr. Quan is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Senior Physician in the Division of Sleep Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Editor in Chief of the Sleep and Health Education Program, and Director of Education at the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School. His research interests are the epidemiology of sleep disorders, particularly sleep-disordered breathing.

Visit Dr. Quan's DSM profile page: http://sleep.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/652/Stuart+F+Quan+MD

Susan Redline, MD, MPH

Dr. Redline is the Peter C. Farrell Professor of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Senior Physician in the Division of Sleep Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Physician in the Division of Pulmonary Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Her research interests are primarily focused on: 1) conducting epidemiological studies designed to elucidate the etiologies of sleep disorders, including the role of genetic and early life developmental factors, and 2) conducting epidemiological and clinical trials aimed at understanding the health outcomes, particularly the cardiovascular consequences, of sleep disorders and the role of sleep interventions in improving health.

Visit Dr. Redline's DSM profile page: http://sleep.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/1069/Susan+Redline+MD+MPH

The Sleep and Health Education Program is under the editorial direction of the Editorial Board:

Editorial Board members 2010-2011:

Arthur R. Smith
Executive Producer, WGBH Interactive, WGBH Educational Foundation

Robert Stickgold, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Thomas E. Scammell, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Atul Malhotra, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Steven W. Lockley, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Neuroscientist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Sanjiv Chopra, MB, BS
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Faculty Dean for Continuing Educatio, Harvard Medical School

Ronald E. Becker, MD
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Assistant in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston

Janis Louise Anderson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital

External review:

The entire site has been reviewed by outside content experts with no affiliation with either the Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine or WGBH Educational Foundation.

Michael H. Silber, MB, ChB
Professor of Neurology, Mayo Medical School
Rochester, MN

Clete Kushida, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA

Mark Opp, PhD
Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington
Seattle, WA

The site was produced by WGBH Interactive and WGBH Educational Productions, a production unit of the WGBH Educational Foundation.

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Executive Producers

Arthur R. Smith
Amy Tonkonogy

Video Producer

Paul Stern

Web Producer

Sarah Grafman

Interactive Producer

Steven Bedard

Production Managers

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Interactive Designer

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Tara Taylor

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Anna Fort

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Camera
Guy DeFeis

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David Williams

Video Editor
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Interns
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Scientific Illustrations

Figures 1, 2, 7: New England Journal of Medicine, "Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea," Basner, 2007.

Figures 8, 9, 10: Joanne Muller, Haderer & Muller Biomedical Art, LLC.

Interactive Video

Madeleine Grigg-Damberger, MD
Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology
University of New Mexico

New England Journal of Medicine, "Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea," Basner, 2007.

Business Operations

Amy Stahl
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Annie Valva

Special Thanks:

This work was made possible by the vision of the Faculty Executive Committee and the Executive Council of the Division of Sleep Medicine.

The production team wishes to thank all of the researchers, physicians, individuals, and families who shared their expertise and stories.

Additional Thanks:

Boston Celtics, Boston, Massachusetts
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Madeleine Grigg-Damberger, MD, and the University of New Mexico Department of Neurology
Lorna Preston
New England Journal of Medicine
Sleep HealthCenters, Danvers, Massachusetts

Funding for this site is provided by the Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine.