DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine board of directors has appointed Dr. Safwan Badr as the third editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. His five-year term will begin Jan. 1, 2025.
The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is the exclusive source of AASM clinical practice guidelines, position statements, and other guidance, as well as peer-reviewed sleep and circadian research, systematic reviews, commentaries, and editorials. Earlier this year, the AASM board of directors approved a new strategic plan for the journal. Badr will be responsible for elevating the journal’s position as the premier scientific publication for human sleep and circadian science, growing the journal’s influence within academic and clinical medicine, and ensuring its relevance to the community of sleep and circadian clinicians and scientists.
“We are excited to begin the next phase in the growth and development of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, and we are confident that Dr. Badr will implement strategies to advance a bold vision for the journal’s future,” said AASM President Dr. Eric J. Olson. “I am thrilled that Dr. Badr will lead our journal, and I know that he will successfully build upon the foundation established by his predecessors, Dr. Stuart Quan and Dr. Nancy Collop.”
Badr, who served as president of the AASM from 2013 – 2014, is the chair of the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. He is also a professor of internal medicine and physiology, a staff physician at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, and the chief clinical officer of the Wayne State University Physician Group.
As a renowned physician-scientist and research mentor, Badr has expertise in sleep-disordered breathing, central sleep apnea, and spinal cord injury. He has current funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Institutes of Health, and his research publications have been cited more than 31,000 times. He has developed editorial expertise as an associate editor of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Respirology, and the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.
“I am honored to be selected as the next editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, and I will strive to ensure that it is the premier scientific publication in our field,” said Badr. “As the leading professional society in sleep medicine, the AASM and its members deserve a world-class journal, and it will be my duty to meet that expectation.”
The AASM began publishing the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine in 2005 under the leadership of Dr. Stuart Quan, who served as founding editor-in-chief for 10 years. He was succeeded in 2015 by Dr. Nancy Collop, who will complete her tenure as editor-in-chief in December.
The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is published monthly at jcsm.aasm.org.
About the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Established in 1975, the AASM advances sleep care and enhances sleep health to improve lives. The AASM has a combined membership of 12,000 accredited sleep centers and individuals, including physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who care for patients with sleep disorders. As the leader in the sleep field, the AASM sets standards and promotes excellence in sleep medicine health care, education and research.
