The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the members who were elected to positions of leadership during the 2023 AASM leadership election, including Eric Olson, MD, who was elected as the 2023 – 2024 president-elect, and Anita Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, who was elected as secretary/treasurer.

Members who were elected to serve as a director are:

  • Alexandre Abreu, MD
  • Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH
  • Susheel Patil, MD, PhD

Directors elected for reappointment for another term are:

  • Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg, MD
  • Vishesh Kapur, MD, MPH
  • David Kuhlmann, MD

Vidya Krishnan, MD, MHS, was elected as an at-large member of the Nominating Committee.

These leaders were nominated by the board of directors following their recommendation by the Nominating Committee, and they were elected by voting members. Their terms will commence Monday, June 5, during the AASM annual membership meeting, when the current president-elect, James Rowley, MD, will become the 2023 – 2024 AASM president.

The AASM thanks all members who participated in the leadership election.

Election Results

President-Elect

Eric J. Olson, MD, FAASM, professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and chair of the division of pulmonary/critical care medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Secretary/Treasurer

Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, FAASM, professor of neurology at the University of Michigan, where she serves as program director for the sleep medicine fellowship

Director

Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg, MD, FAASM, medical director of sleep medicine at Millennium Physician Group in Fort Myers, Florida

Alexandre R. Abreu, MD, FAASM, clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Miami, where he serves as program director for the sleep medicine fellowship and medical director of the UHealth Sleep Program

Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH, FAASM, associate professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, where she serves as program director for the sleep medicine fellowship

Vishesh K. Kapur, MD, MPH, FAASM, professor of medicine at the University of Washington, where he directs the sleep medicine program for the division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and serves as program director for the sleep medicine fellowship

David C. Kuhlmann, MD, FAASM, medical director of sleep medicine at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, Missouri

Susheel P. Patil, MD, PhD, FAASM, system director and section chief for sleep medicine at the University Hospitals of Cleveland and a clinical associate professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University

Nominating Committee At-Large Member

Vidya Krishnan, MD, MHS, FAASM, professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University and faculty of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at The MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio

View the roster of the current AASM board of directors on the about page of the AASM website.