Ed note: We’re fortunate to have Dr. Peters-Mathews return to Skyline once again. This time he’ll be talking about the common problem of insomnia. He’s one of the few sleep specialists who has an active interest in this subject. He’ll give many ideas to help us all improve the quality of our sleep–hence improvement in our physical and mental health.
Brandon R. Peters, M.D., FAASM, is a double board-certified neurologist and sleep medicine specialist and fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine who currently practices at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Seattle. He is a leading voice in sleep medicine who works at the cutting edge of medicine and technology to advance the field.
After receiving his undergraduate degree from Seattle Pacific University in biology and English, he studied medieval and Renaissance literature at Oxford University in England. Interest in sleep began when he worked as a polysomnographic technician before attending medical school at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. Having been trained as a neurologist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, he completed his sleep fellowship at Stanford University’s School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in Palo Alto, Calif., viewed internationally as the world’s leading training program for sleep disorders medicine. Unique in his qualifications is that Dr. Peters-Mathews was additionally trained at Stanford as a practitioner of cognitive behavioral therapy of insomnia (CBTI) and has served academic appointments as a consulting assistant professor, clinical affiliate, and adjunct lecturer in the department.
He is the author of Sleep Through Insomnia. He is the creator of Insomnia Solved, a self-guided online cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) program. He has written more than 1000 articles on sleep over the past decade, presently hosted at Verywell.com and read by millions of people each year. His published research includes study of the sleep habits of university students, circadian rhythm disorders, abnormal sleep behaviors called parasomnias, comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea, transgender health, and sleep ethics. He lectures extensively, frequently appears in media, and works as a scientific advisor and business consultant for sleep-related industries.
For further information or inquiries, please visit: www.BrandonPetersMD.com