2025/2026 Committees and Task Forces

The AASM relies on the volunteer efforts of numerous committees and task forces to move forward the mission of the organization. Below is a listing of their mandates and rosters for 2025-2026. Based on the AASM Conflict of Interest Policy, committee, task force and panel members are required to disclose any relevant conflicts when appointed in order to determine the appropriate management of conflicts. Any new conflicts that arise during a member’s term must also be disclosed at that time.

The annual call for volunteers opens in February 2026. To apply for other volunteer opportunities, please create a volunteer profile at engage.aasm.org. If you have questions about the volunteer process, please contact volunteer@aasm.org.

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Mandate: To assist in the planning and development of material and events to celebrate AASM’s 50th anniversary in 2025.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Develop ideas for resources, materials, or events to celebrate AASM’s 50th anniversary.
  2. Conduct interviews with or about former AASM leaders and people influential in the development of sleep medicine.
  3. Write a History of AASM special article for the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

Chair: Lawrence Epstein, MD, FAASM
Mary Carskadon, PhD
Nancy Collop, MD, FAASM
Lourdes DelRosso, MD, PhD, FAASM
Michael Grandner, PhD, MTR, FAASM
Seema Khosla, MD
Meir Kryger, MD, FAASM
Clete Kushida, MD, PhD, FAASM
Raman Malhotra, MD, FAASM
Stuart Quan, MD, FAASM
Thomas Roth, PhD, FAASM
Board Liaison: David C. Kuhlmann MD, FAASM
Staff: Steve Van Hout, Thomas Heffron, Jetaun Mallett
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The Accreditation Committee evaluates the existing accreditation programs and standards and provides recommendations related to accreditation based on the current and future needs of the field of sleep medicine and the strategic priorities of the AASM. The committee will make all accreditation status decisions.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Review and determine accreditation application status for all forms of accreditation
  2. Review and resolve accreditation related issues.
  3. Review any feedback received on the updated accreditation standards and propose recommendations to the AASM Board of Directors, if needed.
  4. Review applications received for circumstance accreditation and submit recommendations to the AASM Executive Committee for approval.

Chair: Fady G. Jamous, MD
Vice-Chair: Safia Khan, MD
Michelle L. Arp, RPSGT, CCSH
Ashura Buckley, MD
Loretta Colvin, NP, FAASM
Monisha Das Ireland, MD
Seema Khosla, MD
Patricia A. Ramos, RPGST
John D. Roehrs, MD
Sadeka Tamanna, MD, FAASM
Board Liaison: Anuja Bandopadhyay, MD, FAASM
Staff: Ray Anthonijsz, Matthew Gregus
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The AASM Advocacy Committee provides nonpartisan guidance and support for the implementation of AASM policy priorities at the local, state, and federal level in the United States. The committee helps develop strategies to engage members in local and national advocacy efforts and advance the AASM Legislative and Policy Agenda with elected officials, state and federal agencies.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Build personal relationships with elected and appointed officials at all levels of government to strengthen the AASM advocacy grassroots network.
  2. Review AASM advocacy resources and help draft resolutions, letters, fact sheets and other communication to advance the AASM Legislative and Policy Agenda.
  3. Collaborate with the AASM Board of Directors and AASM volunteer groups on setting advocacy priorities.
  4. Work with staff and AASM lobbyists to gain support in Congress and federal agencies by participating in virtual and in-person Hill visits as needed.
  5. Develop strategies to recruit other AASM members and other stakeholders and engage them in advocacy activities at the state and federal level.
  6. Work with staff and AASM lobbyists to develop strategies and identify speakers for periodic meetings of the Congressional Sleep Health Caucus.
  7. Identify and collaborate with organizations with similar advocacy priorities to amplify our voice.
  8. Explore the integration of the Patient Advocacy Roundtable into the work of the committee.

Chair: Sally Ibrahim, MD, FAASM
Vice-Chair: Alison S. Kole, MD
Ashtaad Dalal, MD
Joanna S. Fong-Isariyawongse, MD
Joyce K. Lee-Iannotti, MD, FAASM
Beth Malow, MD, FAASM
Lindsay McCullough, MD
Mohan P. Philip, MBBS, FAASM
Steven C. Plenzler, PhD, D,ABSM
Yasaman Safarpour, MD
Bianca Stewart, MD
Sudha Tallavajhula, MD
Kunwar P. Vohra, MD, MBA, FAASM
Kin M. Yuen, MD, MS, FAASM
Board Liaison: Emerson Wickwire, PhD, FAASM
Staff: Eric Albrecht
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The APSS Program Committee is a joint committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Sleep Research Society (SRS). The committee shapes the annual SLEEP meeting and its content – everything from cutting-edge science to engaging speakers to beneficial education opportunities.

AASM Chair: Romy Hoque, MD, FAASM
Psychologist Reviewer: Elaine M. Boland, PhD
John G. Park, MD, FAASM
Iris Perez, MD
Robert Stansbury, MD
AASM Board Liaison: Vishesh Kapur, MD, MPH, FAASM
SRS Board Liaison: Suzanne Bertisch, MD
SRS Co-Chair: Elda Arrigoni, PhD
Candice Alfano, PhD
Fiona Baker, PhD
Omonigho Michael Bubu, MD, PhD
Staff: Jordana Money, Thomas Heffron
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee reviews advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) within the sleep medicine field. The committee provides educational information based on technological advances and AASM’s strategic priorities to prepare our members for the clinical integration of AI. The committee works to advance the autoscoring certification program.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Remain informed on the impact of evolving AI technologies on members and their practice.
  2. Monitor the autoscoring certification program and provide suggestions for improvements.
  3. Develop educational content (e.g., AASM website blog posts, Montage article, Sleep Medicine Trends lecture, podcast episode) to continue to inform members about advances in AI and the role of AI in sleep medicine.
  4. Provide recommendations to the AASM Board of Directors on opportunities to further standardize the integration of AI technologies in sleep medicine.
  5. Develop two webinars for the 2025-2026 webinar series.

Chair: Margarita Oks, MD
Vice-Chair: Ramesh Sachdeva, MD, PhD
Mattina Davenport, PhD
Aatif M. Husain, MD
Maninder Kalra, MD, FAASM
Vidya Krishnan, MD MHS, FAASM
Trung Le, PhD
Ankit A. Parekh, PhD
Hyung U. Park, MD
Daniel Rongo, MD
Scott M. Ryals, MD, FAASM
Abhay Sharma, MD
Subaila Zia, MD, MBA, FCCP
Board Liaison: Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH, FAASM
Staff: Matthew Anastasi, Andrew Sampson
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, MBA, CAE, Ex officio

Lawrence Epstein, MD
Vikas Jain, MD

Patrick Strollo, Jr., MD
Sam Fleishman, MD

Charles Bae, MD, FAASM
Jeremy A. Weingarten, MD, MBA, MS

Jessica Cho, MD

Mandate: The Awards Advisory Panel assists the AASM Board of Directors with the annual process of selecting AASM Award recipients in a fair, equitable, and transparent process.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Select nominees for each AASM award category and provide their recommendations to the AASM Board of Directors.
  2. Discuss and propose new ideas for recognizing important contributions to the field of sleep medicine.
  3. Identify barriers preventing award nominations and recommend strategies to address those barriers.

Chair: Raman Malhotra, MD, FAASM
Eric J. Olson, MD, FAASM
Subhendu Rath, MBBS
Carol L. Rosen, MD, FAASM
James A. Rowley, MD, FAASM
Anita Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, FAASM
Lara Wittine, MD, FAASM
Staff: Christen Whittington

Mandate: The coalition organizes groups and individuals to advocate for the passage of federal legislation implementing permanent standard time in the United States.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Meet periodically to plan advocacy strategies that engage the coalition members in promoting permanent standard time.
  2. Identify and recruit additional coalition members.
  3. Provide feedback on campaign messaging and advocacy materials.
  4. Provide public comments and testimony as needed for state and federal hearings.
  5. Secure the introduction in Congress of a permanent standard time bill.
  6. Advocate for a permanent standard time bill to be passed by Congress and signed into law.

Co-Chair: Karin Johnson, MD, FAAN, FAASM
Co-Chair: Jay Pea
AASM Member: Erin Flynn-Evans, PhD, MPH
SRBR Member: Karen Gamble, PhD
SRS Member: Beth Malow, MD, FAASM
NSF Member: Joseph Dzierzewski, PhD
Board Liaison: Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH, FAASM
Staff: Eric Albrecht

Mandate: The Coding and Reimbursement Advisory Committee prioritizes and provides guidance on advocacy and education initiatives related to coding and reimbursement issues and policies.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Based on member feedback and staff analyses, provide recommendations to the AASM Board of Directors which coding and reimbursement issues affecting groups of clinicians should be prioritized and addressed through advocacy or education initiatives by the AASM.
  2. Provide input during the development and updating of coding and reimbursement educational resources for AASM members and payers (e.g., coding FAQs, webinars).
  3. Review and provide feedback on payer requests for feedback on new or updated coverage policies and AASM payer communications used to advocate on behalf of members.
  4. Provide guidance regarding strategies to encourage payer alignment with AASM clinical practice guideline recommendations and to advocate for appropriate reimbursement.
  5. Provide feedback to AMA CPT Editorial Panel and RVS Update Committee (RUC) Advisors on maintenance or changes to the sleep medicine code set or other codes relevant to sleep clinicians.
  6. Provide feedback on AASM responses to relevant Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) public comment periods (e.g., Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program, Prior Authorization, Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, etc.) and requests for reconsideration.
  7. Provide input on member inquiries, as requested.
  8. Develop a webinar for the 2025-2026 webinar series.

Chair/RUC Advisor: Charles Bae, MD, FAASM
Vice-Chair: Paul Raymond, MD
Consultant/CPT Alternate Advisor: Vikas Jain MD, FAASM, CPE
Consultant/RUC Alternate Advisor: Jeremy A. Weingarten, MD
Pranshu Adavadkar, MD
Keziah Aibangbee, MD
Ann Augustine, MD
Gabriela De Bruin, MD
Kelly C. Byars, PsyD, ABPP, DBSM
David Cohen, MD
Susheela Hadigal, MD
Narayan Neupane, MD
Sarah Patel, MD
Adrian Salmon, MD MBA MPH
Kaung H. San, DO
Shannon S. Sullivan, MD, FAASM
Maria P. Tovar Torres, MD, FAASM
Roxanne M. Valentino, MD, FAASM
Christopher Williams, MD
Board Liaison: Alexandre R. Abreu, MD, FAASM
Staff: Diedra Gray, MPH, Tracy Bunge, CPC
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The Conflict of Interest (COI) Advisory Panel assists the AASM Board of Directors with the annual review and implementation of the AASM COI policy in order to maintain integrity, credibility and transparency across all volunteer and elected positions of the AASM.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Impartially assess potential conflicts of interest for all individuals in volunteer and elected positions within the AASM with judiciousness and consistency as outlined in the current version of the AASM COI policy.
  2. Review the COI policy and recommend changes to the Board of Directors, if any.

Chair: James A. Rowley, MD, FAASM
Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg MD, FAASM
Lois E. Krahn, MD
David C. Kuhlmann, MD, FAASM
Eric Olson, MD, FAASM
Alcibiades J. Rodriguez, MD, FAASM
James A. Rowley MD, FAASM
Staff: Steve Van Hout, Sherene Thomas PhD, Christen Whittington

Mandate: The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee works to promote a welcoming environment and improve diversity, equity and inclusion within the AASM and the field of sleep medicine.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Assess AASM’s membership and leadership to identify underrepresented groups and recommend strategies to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion within the AASM.
  2. Make recommendations to improve engagement with underrepresented groups based on the DEI annual report.
  3. Develop resources that will educate AASM members and leaders on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  4. Evaluate and select recipients for the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Travel and Registration Grant.
  5. Review AASM’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion statement on an annual basis and recommend updates to the AASM Board of Directors, if needed.
  6. Identify practices within sleep medicine that contribute to health care disparities and provide strategies for members to reduce inequities.
  7. Develop a webinar for the 2025-2026 webinar series.

Chair: Anna Wani, MD
Vice-Chair: Spencer Dawson, PhD
Alicia Chung, Ed.D.
Stella S. Hahn, MD, FAASM
Younghoon Kwon, MD
Andrea Matsumura, MD
Mohammed S. Mollah, MD
Elizabeth Nocera, DO
Chimuanya Okoli, MD MPH
Anas Rihawi, MD
Edward Rojas, MD
Board Liaison: Eric Olson, MD, FAASM
Staff: Jetaun Mallett, Mariam Owodele, Chris Waring
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The Education Committee contributes to the development of educational programs, initiatives and products that meet the needs of the field of sleep medicine.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Review AASM education products and update, as necessary, those out of alignment with current standards and guidelines and those nearing CME credit expiration.
  2. Serve as subject matter experts in the development of educational resources for sleep clinicians, sleep team members and other sleep medicine stakeholders (e.g., other medical specialties).
  3. Evaluate questions flagged by users of AASM question-based products and replace (by editing or rewriting) poorly performing questions to ensure a high-quality learning experience.
  4. Develop a webinar for the 2025-2026 webinar series.

Chair: Alejandra C. Lastra, MD
Vice-Chair: Stephanie M. Stahl, MD
Gwynne D. Church, MD, FAASM
Alicia Faulkner, MSN
Gautam Ganguly, MD, FAASM
Giuseppe Guglielmello, DO
Karen A. Hentschel-Franks, DO, FAASM
Meena S. Khan, MD, FAASM
Edward C. Mader, MD, FAASM
Reeba Mathew, MD
Ashesha Mechineni, MD
Dionne M. Morgan, MBBS, FCCP
Sonja G. Schuetz, MD, MS
Aarti Shakkottai, MD, MS
Tina Thomas, MD
Board Liaison: Emerson Wickwire, PhD, FAASM
Staff: Garrett Spatz
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The Emerging Technology Committee monitors and evaluates emerging and evolving technologies that impact the practice of sleep medicine. This committee is responsible for developing AASM member resources that provide information and analysis on emerging consumer and clinical sleep technology and potential ways to incorporate this technology into clinical practice, when/if appropriate.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Monitor emerging trends and evolving consumer and clinical technologies and analyze their impact on sleep medicine.
  2. Develop additional new technology assessment reports while reviewing and updating existing reports on a regular basis.
  3. Develop educational resources for members that include guidance on the use of the highest-prioritized technologies (e.g., Montage content, webinars, podcast episodes, etc.).
  4. Gather more information from industry and communicate to the AASM Board of Directors about potential opportunities to advance sleep care as needed.
  5. Identify the highest priority emerging technologies that may require clinical standards and provide recommendations to the AASM Board of Directors.
  6. Develop two webinars for the 2025-2026 webinar series.

Chair: Steven Holfinger, MD, MS,
Vice-Chair: Sachin Shah, MD, MS in BME
Cameron Barber, DO
Lawrence Chan, DO
Michael Faulx, MD
Reut Gruber, PhD
Michael Mak, MD, FAASM
Shalini Paruthi, MD
Subhendu Rath, MBBS
Jennifer Y. So, MD
Mudiaga Sowho, MD, MPH
Pahnwat T. Taweesedt, MD
Sikawat Thanaviratananich, MD, MSc
Navin Verma, MD
Christine Won, MD
Rochelle S. Zak, MD
Board Liaison: Anuja Bandyopadhyay, MBBS, MD, FAASM
Staff: Kate Robards
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: Review Fellow standing applications and recommend those who should be approved and declined.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Review the Fellow standing applications and provide approval for the 2026 membership year.
  2. Evaluate and refine the application review process.

Chair: Nancy Collop, MD, FAASM
Kunal Agarwal, MD, FAASM
Michael G. Bonacum, DO, FACP, FAASM
Swapan A. Dholakia, MD, FAASM
Zeyad Morcos, MD, FAASM
Gilbert Seda, Jr., MD, PhD, FAASM
Andrew Spector, MD, FAASM
Board Liaison: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, FAASM
Staff: Nicole Casas, Mariam Owodele
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The Guidelines Advisory Panel (GAP) oversees the clinical practice guideline (CPG) and clinical guidance statement (CGS) development processes, ensures there is consistency across AASM documents, approves key steps in the development of these documents, and makes recommendations to the AASM Board of Directors about approval to post these documents for public comment period and to publish.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Serve as liaisons to all of the CPG and CGS task forces in order to facilitate communication between the task forces and the GAP and ensure consistency across projects.
  2. Work with staff in identifying potential Chairs and task force members for all CPG and CGS projects.
  3. Implement the guideline development process outlined in the AASM Practice Guideline Development Handbook (e.g., approvals of project charters, progress reports, providing feedback at key steps) Ensure that guideline task forces adhere to the scope and timeline for the project.
  4. Provide recommendations to the AASM Board of Directors for criteria that should be used when reviewing endorsement requests from external organizations.
  5. Review and make recommendations to the AASM Board of Directors or Executive Committee for requests submitted to the AASM for endorsement of or collaboration on practice standards documents.
  6. Provide feedback on the guideline development process and make recommendations for updates to the AASM Practice Guideline Handbook to ensure current best practices in guideline development are implemented. .
  7. Provide recommendations to the AASM Board of Directors for the prioritization of guideline projects.

Chair: Lynn Marie Trotti, MD, MSc
Vishesh Kapur, MD, MPH FAASM
Susheel P. Patil, MD, PhD, FAASM
Carol L. Rosen, MD, FAASM
James A. Rowley, MD, FAASM
Mandeep Singh, MBBS, MD
Staff: Sherene Thomas PhD, Gerard Carandang
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The Innovative Fellowship Models Task Force oversees implementation of the ACGME Advancing Innovation in Residency Education (AIRE) proposals until completion of the pilot program.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Monitor the progress of the ACGME AIRE proposals and work with the ACGME during the pilot period.
  2. Oversee implementation of approved AIRE proposals.
  3. Act as the review committee for the pilot programs.
  4. Review outcomes of the pilot and provide recommendations to the AASM Board regarding transition from the innovative fellowship models pilot to an established and utilized program.
  5. Identify strategies that will be needed for the sustainability of innovative models and make recommendation to the AASM Board of Directors.

Chair: David T. Plante, MD, PhD, FAASM
Barry G. Fields, MD, FAASM
Divya Gupta, MD, FAASM
Meena S. Khan, MD
Ilene M. Rosen, MD, FAASM
Ian D. Weir DO, FAASM
Board Liaison: Alexandre R. Abreu, MD, FAASM
Staff: Jenny Bogda, M.S.Ed, Lawrence J Epstein, MD, FAASM
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: To understand the leadership needs of AASM and to help identify, develop, and recommend future leaders within AASM.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Identify leadership skills, perspectives, and backgrounds necessary to effectively advance AASM’s strategic priorities, and work with the Board, Committee on Committees, and staff to identify potential future leaders.
  2. Analyze the results of the annual Board self-assessment and determine gaps within the Board’s demographics and skills.
  3. Oversee the Board of Directors nomination process and determine the candidates to appear on the election ballot, with the goal of strengthening the Board and enhancing the diversity of leadership within AASM.
  4. Determine reimbursement and stipend amounts for AASM leadership positions.
  5. Assist in the creation of a formal leadership development curriculum to develop leadership skills in volunteers who could become future leaders of AASM.

Chair: Eric Olson, MD, FAASM
Anita Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, FAASM
Emerson Wickwire, PhD, FAASM
Fauziya Hassan, MD, MS
Michelle Zeidler, MD, MS, FAASM
Staff: Christen Whittington
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The Lifelong Learning Development Committee writes exam questions for the sleep medicine in-training examination and AASM educational products.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Update the sleep medicine in-training examination to ensure that it accurately reflects the content areas of the sleep medicine certification examination.
  2. Oversee the process that ensures the sleep medicine in-training examination is valid and reliable with the goal of using performance on it to predict performance on the initial sleep medicine certification exam.
  3. Develop and update MOC self-assessment exams to ensure they align with current standards and guidelines.

Chair: Rachel S. Darken, MD, PhD, FAASM
Vice-Chair: Glen P. Greenough, MD
Michelle Caraballo, MD
Lawrence Chan, DO
Anupama Devara, MD
Ronald R. Gavidia Romero, MD, MS
David Ingram, MD, MHPE
Camilla K. Matthews, MD
Seema Rani, MD
Harish S. Rao, MD, MRCPCH
James W. Roy, MD, PhD
Alok Sachdeva, MD
Virginia Skiba, MD
Harry C. Yuan, DO, MPH, MBA, FACOP, FCCP, FAASM
Board Liaison: James A. Rowley, MD, FAASM
Staff: Alyssa Ebersole
President: Eric J. Olson, MD, FAASM, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: To develop short-term guidance and long-term strategies for AASM members on obesity management.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Discover best practices from sleep medicine clinicians on incorporating obesity management into their existing practices.
  2. Develop resources (e.g., webinars) that provide practical implementation guidance for AASM members on obesity management and/or obesity medications (e.g., GLP-1).
  3. Propose to the AASM Board of Directors a long-term strategy for the sleep medicine field on managing obesity and/or partnering with obesity medicine specialists.

Chair: Timothy Morgenthaler, MD
Staff: Kathleen Fitzgerald, Matt Anastasi
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The OSA Assessment Tool Development Advisory Panel will work with a research firm to develop a validated, easily administrable patient-reported outcomes (PRO) monitoring tool for obstructive sleep apnea in adults.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Provide input on the issues with existing OSA questionnaires, goals for developing a new OSA PRO monitoring tool and the process used to develop it. (COMPLETE)
  2. Provide input on the questions in and online format of the OSA PRO monitoring tool during and after Phase I (concept elicitation and cognitive interviewing) and Phase II (pilot testing). (COMPLETE)
  3. Assist in identifying a diverse number of sites to participate in testing. (COMPLETE)
  4. Provide input on the OSA PRO monitoring tool before beginning validation phase and finalize the OSA PRO monitoring tool. (COMPLETE)
  5. Draft and publish and/or present (e.g., JCSM article, SLEEP meeting abstract) about the development of the OSA PRO monitoring tool and provide recommendations of other dissemination strategies.

Chair: Douglas Kirsch, MD, FAASM
Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg, MD, FAASM
Charles Davies, MD, FAASM
Charlene Gamaldo, MD, FAASM
Carol Rosen, MD, FAASM
Staff: Sherene Thomas, PhD
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The AASM Political Action Committee (PAC) Advisory Panel leaders serve as ambassadors for the PAC by encouraging member engagement, providing strategic counsel to guide fundraising activities, and supporting AASM advocacy initiatives.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Represent the PAC at AASM events (e.g., SLEEP, Sleep Medicine Trends), educate members about the importance of legislative advocacy, and urge them to make contributions to the PAC.
  2. Assist staff in the development of a comprehensive fundraising and communications strategy that expands member engagement and grows contributions to the PAC.
  3. Review staff recommendations for PAC distributions to legislative campaigns.

Chair: Rafael Pelayo, MD, FAASM
Vice-Chair: Sameh Morkous, MD,FAAP, FAAN,FAASM
Anuj Chandra, MD, FAASM
Jocelyn Cheng, MD
Innessa M. Donskoy, MD
Umesh Goswami, MD
Neeraj Kaplish, MD
Colleen G. Lance, MD
Jennifer A. Liebenthal, MD
Sonia Malik, MD
Feby Maria Puravath, MD
Subhendu Rath, MD
Christina Rios, MD
Arveity R. Setty, MD, FAASM
Michael E. Yurcheshen, MD, FAASM
Board Liaison: Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH, FAASM
Staff: Eric Albrecht
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The Public Awareness Campaign Advisory Panel provides feedback to Hager Sharp on the development and implementation of a national public awareness campaign supporting the AASM vision.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Serve as subject matter experts, providing Hager Sharp with insight about sleep, sleep disorders, and the practice of sleep medicine.
  2. Review concepts and materials developed by Hager Sharp and provide feedback as needed.
  3. Review progress reports shared by Hager Sharp to monitor the impact of the campaign.

Chair: Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg, MD, FAASM
David Kuhlmann, MD, FAASM
Andrea Matsumura, MD
Jack Peltz, PhD
Candice Watkins Robinson, MA
Staff: Melissa Clark, Thomas Heffron
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The Public Safety Committee identifies safety risks related to sleep, fatigue and circadian misalignment and develops strategies to advocate for and promote improved regulatory oversight, awareness, alertness, and overall safety.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Monitor regulatory agencies’ actions, state and federal legislation, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigations, new research publications, Food and Drug Administration actions, and news reports for safety updates related to sleep and fatigue.
  2. Draft responses from the AASM when federal agencies or other organizations issue safety notices requesting public comments on issues related to sleep and fatigue.
  3. Help shape public opinion on safety issues related to sleep and fatigue by drafting letters, letters to the editor, editorials, commentaries and/or position statements.
  4. Develop resources to educate members about safety topics such as drowsy driving, school start times, burnout, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and fatigue in the transportation industry.
  5. Represent the AASM at relevant conferences and events related to sleep, fatigue, and public safety.
  6. Develop a webinar for the 2025-2026 webinar series.
  7. Advocate for stricter melatonin regulation.

Chair: Muhammad Rishi, MD
Vice-Chair: Jocelyn Cheng, MD
Consultant: Erin E. Flynn-Evans, PhD, MPH
Mouhannad Azzouz, MD
Jeremy Landvater, MD
Amy Licis, MD
William F. Martin, PsyD, MPH , MSc
Charles Mounts, DO
Andrew M. Namen, MD, FAASM, FCCP
Phillip A. Nye, MD
Vani S. Vallabhaneni, MD
Tammy Wong, MD
April Wright, MD
Board Liaison: Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH, FAASM
Staff: Sarah Hashmi
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: To advance AASM’s strategic goal of “Practice Success” by improving practice management resources for AASM members.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Identify the key domains of “practice management” for sleep medicine.
  2. Identify gaps in education in the area of practice management.
  3. Develop the outline for a book on practice management and recommend an editor.
  4. Provide recommendations on improving the Practice Management Course and other educational offerings from AASM on the topic.

Chair: Sam Fleishman, MD, FAASM
Zachary Adams, MD, FAASM
Michelle Cao, DO
Sarah Patel, MD
Pamela Hamilton Stubbs, MD, FAASM
Robert Thomas, MD, FAASM
Board Liaison:Eric J. Olson, MD, FAASM
Staff: Matt Anastasi, RST, RPSGT
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: Oversee research and development phase of an updated framework for the characterization of OSA.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Determine number and composition of the content expert workgroup(s).
  2. Determine whether other types of advisory groups are needed (e.g., industry, government agencies, patients/patient advocacy groups) and when each group should be included in the process.
  3. Determine what deliverables will be developed and submitted to the Board of Directors for review/approval.
  4. Monitor progress of workgroup(s) and involvement of advisory group(s).
  5. Report back periodically to the AASM Board of Directors.

Chair: Kannan Ramar, MD, FAASM
Vice Chair: Daniel Gottlieb, MD, MPH
Erna S. Arnardóttir, PhD
Maria R. Bonsignore, MD
Danny Eckert, PhD
Yuanming Luo, PhD
Board Liaison: Vishesh Kapur, MD, MPH
Staff: Sherene Thomas, PhD
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Matthew M Troester DO, FAASM
David T. Plante, MD, PhD, FAASM
Richard B Berry, MD, FAASM

Mandate: The Sleep Medicine Fellowship Directors Council (SMFDC) Steering Committee recommends and develops resources to support sleep medicine fellowship programs and program directors.

Goals for 2025/2026:

    1. Develop and facilitate an annual forum and two to three Faculty Development Workshops for Program Directors.
    2. Strategize ways to strengthen the sleep medicine fellowships pipeline and bring recommendations to the AASM Board of Directors.
    3. Support the Sleep Medicine Match and ensure that all programs adhere to the All-In Policy.
    4. Develop and distribute materials that assist programs in meeting ACGME requirements, including facilitating monthly webinars for sleep medicine fellows (September-May).
    5. Develop and facilitate educational course content for the next year’s incoming sleep medicine fellows.

Chair: Michael E. Yurcheshen, MD, FAASM
Sabra Abbott, MD, PhD
Aarti Grover, MD
Giuseppe Guglielmello, DO
Bharati Prasad, MD, MS, FAASM
Armand Ryden, MD
Lauren A. Tobias, MD
Board Liaison: Alexandre R. Abreu, MD, FAASM
Staff: Jenny Bogda, M.S.Ed
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The Sleep Technologist and Respiratory Therapist Education Committee contributes to the development of educational content that is critical for sleep technologists, respiratory therapists and other technical staff

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Serve as consultants to the AAST for the development of sleep technologist and respiratory therapist educational content for their annual meeting.
  2. Serve as subject matter experts in the development of educational resources for sleep technologists, respiratory therapists and other technical staff, focusing on the intersection of clinical sleep medicine and sleep technology, sleep center leadership, and practice management.
  3. Review relevant technologist ASTEP modules (e.g., Introduction to Sleep Medicine for Technologists, Advanced Forms of PAP Therapy, Advanced Clinical Sleep Health for Technologists) as needed to ensure content remains current.
  4. Develop content for the AASM website to help recruit new sleep technologists to join the field.
  5. Develop a webinar for the 2025-2026 webinar series.

Chair: Christopher R. Hope, MD, MHA, FAASM
Vice-Chair: Michael G. Bonacum, DO, FACP, FAASM
Amber Allen, BA, AAS, RPSGT, RST, CCSH (BRPT Representative)
Claudio C. Cardenas, MD, FAASM
John Cunningham, RPSGT
Lisa M. Endee, MPH, RRT-SDS, RPSGT
Patricia Fair, RPSGT
Deborah Holderman, RPSGT
Umakanth A. Katwa, MD
Katie Kellenberger, REEG, EPT, CNIM, RPSGT, AAS, BSS
Amy Korn-Reavis, RRT, RPSGT, CCSH (AAST Representative)
Ashesha Mechineni, MD
Dionne M. Morgan, MBBS, FCCP
Mary L. Moysard, RPGST
Subham Sahoo, MD, DM
Ninotchka Sigua, MD, FAASM
Colton Wiggins, MSML, BBA-HCM, RRT-SDS, RPSGT
Board Liaison: David C. Kuhlmann, MD, FAASM
Staff: Kathleen Fitzgerald, Kristin Cuzzone
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio

Mandate: The Women’s Sleep Health Task Force provides guidance on efforts focused on understanding and advancing sleep health in women.

Goals for 2025/2026:

  1. Develop and hold a Women’s Sleep Health summit (deliverables could include a summit paper and/or women’s sleep health toolkit).
  2. Submit a session proposal for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical & Scientific meeting
  3. Provide input on speakers, topics, and format for a 3-part series on women’s sleep health with each webinar highlighting different sleep disorder(s).
  4. Provide input on an AASM Foundation Strategic Research Grant request for applications focused on women’s sleep health.

Chair: Suzanne Bertisch, MD
Vice-Chair: Jennifer Marsella, MD
Mihaela Bazalakova, MD, PhD
Michelle Jonelis, MD
Gonzalo Labarca Trucios, MD, MS
Monica Mallampalli, PhD
Snigdhasmrithi Pusalavidyasagar, MBBS
Audrey Wells, MD
Board Liaison: Anita Shelgikar, MD, MHPE
Staff: Sherene Thomas, PhD, Melissa Clark, Sarah Hashmi, MPH
President: Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, Ex officio
Executive Director: Steve Van Hout, Ex officio