Board of Directors
2024 ~ 2026
RAYLEIGH PING-YING CHIANG, M.D., M.M.S.
PRESIDENT
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Deputy Superintendent, Kang-Ning General Hospital
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Vice-President, University of Kang Ning, Taipei, Taiwan
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Director, Sleep Technology Special Interest Group (SIG), INSIGHT (Innovation and Synergy for Intelligent Home and Living Technology) Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei
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Director, Sleep Technology Consortium (STC, https://www.isstasleep.org/stc) under Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
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Contributing physician, Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Advisory Committee of tFDA, Minister of Health & Welfare, Executive Yuan, Taiwan Government
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President, International Sleep Science and Technology Association (ISSTA), Berlin, Germany and Taiwan Chapter
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Visiting Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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ESRS (EU) Board Certificated "Grandparent" Somnologist
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Board of Director, Stanford Taiwan Club
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Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (Official Publication of American Academy of Sleep Medicine. SCI, IF = 3.926)
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Editorial board, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (SCI IF = 3.634) a prestigious academic journal on neuroscience based in U.K..ESRS (European Sleep Research Society) Board Certificated “Grandparent Somnologist”
Patrick J. Strollo, Jr. MD
VICE - PRESIDENT
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Professor ,Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, USA
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Medical Director, UPMC Sleep Medicine Center , Montefiore University Hospital, Pittsburg, USA
OFER JACOBOWITZ, M.D., Ph.D. FAASM FAAOA
SECRETARY GENERAL
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Partner, ENT and Allergy Associates, Manhattan and Middletown, NY.
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Sleep Medicine and Sleep Surgery for obstructive sleep apnea
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Perform diagnosis and multimodal management of OSA using CPAP, Oral appliances, and sleep surgery.
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Perform advanced surgical procedures including palatal advancement pharyngoplasty, lateral pharyngoplasty, UPPP, genioglossus advancement, hyoid suspension, partial glossectomy
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Treat Adult and Pediatric OSA, and other sleep disorders.
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Associate Director, the Orange Regional Medical Center for Sleep Disorders.
Prof. Dr. Murat Özgören
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
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Vice-Rector, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey
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Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biophysics, Brain Dynamics Research Center, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir 35340, Turkey
Dr. Niels Wessel
TREASURER
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Heading the Cardiovascular Physics group at the Department of Physics of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
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He has been working in nonlinear time series analysis and modelling with regard to their applications to medical data and risk stratification since 1993.
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Guest scientist at Charité Berlin.
Chair of Advisory Board
Chair of Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. rer. Physiol. THOMAS PENZEL
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Research director, Sleep Medicine Center at the Charité, University Hospital Berlin
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Senior researcher in cardiovascular sleep research, St. Anne’s University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
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Treasurer, World Association on Sleep Medicine (WASM)
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Chair ,European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), sleep medicine committee,
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Co-chair, European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), examination committee,
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Chair, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, TC Cardiopulmonary
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Member, European Respiratory Society (ERS), harmonising education for respiratory medicine of European specialists (HERMES) for respiratory sleep
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Co-chair, World Association on Sleep Medicine, examination committee,
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Treasurer, World Sleep Society
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Chair of the board, German Sleep Foundation (charitable foundation)
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Shareholder, Somnico GmbH (a medical education and consulting company)
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Scientific director and shareholder, Advanced Sleep Research GmbH (a clinical research organization)
Advisory Board
MICHAEL V. VITIELLO, PhD.
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Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Bio-behavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Washington
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Research Affiliate, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington
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Member, Institute for Translational Health Sciences, UW
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Investigator, INSIGHT Center, National Taiwan University
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Consulting Professor, Division of Public Mental Health and Population Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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Chair, UWMC Psychiatry Space Committee, UW
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Co-Director, Northwest Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Center (NW GWEC), UW
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Chair, UWMC Psychiatry Space Committee, UW
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Co-Director, Northwest Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Center (NW GWEC), UW.
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Visiting Professor, Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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Invited Participant, 9th Annual Trans-NIH Pain Consortium Symposium, Bethesda, MD
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Invited Participant Trans-NIH Sleep/Pain Workshop, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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Consulting Professor, Division of Public Mental Health and Population Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University.
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Executive Council Member, Specialty Committee of Sleep Medicine, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS)
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Executive Council Member, Specialty Committee of TCM Psychology, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS)
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Editorial Board, Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
Advisory Board
Yu-che, Jerry, Wang,Ph.D.
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Director, Chung-hua University, HSINCHU, TAIWAN
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Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Chung-hua University, HSINCHU, TAIWAN
Advisory Board
MICHAEL SARTE, M.D.
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CHAIRMAN, DEPT. OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD & NECK SURGERY, RIZAL MEDICAL CENTER, Pasig Blvd., Pasig City, Philippines
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CONSULTANT DIRECTOR,CENTER FOR SNORING AND SLEEP DISORDERS ,THE MEDICAL CITY, Manila, Philippines
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CHAIRMAN,FELLOWSHIP TRAINING ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE ,PHILIPPINE SOCIETY OF SLEEP MEDICINE (PSSM), Manila, Philippines
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PAST PRESIDENT, PHILIPPINE SOCIETY OF SLEEP MEDICINE (PSSM), Manila, Philippines
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PAST CHAIRMAN,MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE, INTERNATIONAL SLEEP SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (ISSTA-BERLIN), Berlin, Germany
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PAST CHAIRMAN, PHILIPPINE SOCIETY OF SLEEP SURGEONS (PASS) under the PHILIPPINE SOCIETY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD AND NECK SURGER (PSOHNS), Pasig City, Philippines
Advisory Board
Prof Dr Zhaochen Ding
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Director of New Media Department
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Director of International Office, School of Art & Design
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Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology
Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Christoph Schwöbel
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Sleep Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Advisory Board
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Research associate, Somnologist (German Sleep Society)
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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Interdisciplinary Center of Sleep Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Adile Oniz
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Head of Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University
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Board member and secretary general of Dokuz Eylul University Sleep and Conscious States Research and Application Center
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The academic coordinator of Dokuz Eylul Technology Development Zone
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The editor of Dokuz Eylul University Journal of Research and Innovation (DERIN)
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The project coordinator of International Health Technologies Development & Accelerator Center (BioIzmir) within the scope of Izmir Development Agency’s (IZKA) Guided Project Support
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The project coordinator of Dokuz Eylul University Technology Transfer Office within the scope of Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) 1513 Project and deputy project coordinator of Dokuzgen Information Platform
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Provider of trainings for Entrepreneurship Certificate Program at Dokuz Eylul University Entrepreneurship Academy
Advisory Board
Dr.med. Helmut Frohnhofen
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Director, Kliniken Essen-Mitte (Clinic for Geriatrics and center for old age medicine), Essen, Germany
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Specialist in internal medicine, Knappschafts hospital,
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teaching hospital of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
Executive Secretary
MARIA-CECILIA LOPES, M.D., PH.D.
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Neuropediatrician and Sleep Specialist, Institute for Children and Adolescents, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo.
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PhD in Sciences in the area of Sleep Medicine and Biology, Unifesp.
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Post doctoral Fellowship in Sleep Medicine, Stanford University (2004-2005).
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Awardee, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine with Young Investigator Pediatrics Section Award and Young Investigator Honorable Mention Award in 2005 and 2006
JOSEF CHIANG, M.S.
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CEO, Inter best Asia limited, British virgin islands
PO-HAN CHIU, M.D.
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Chief Doctor, Keelung Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, R.O.C, Keelung,Taiwan.
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Member, American Academy of Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Virginia,America.
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Specialist & Member, Taiwan society of sleep medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Adjunct Professor, Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health, Keelung, Taiwan
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Member, Taiwan Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Taipei, Taiwan