Board of Directors

2024 ~ 2026

RAYLEIGH PING-YING CHIANG, M.D., M.M.S.

PRESIDENT

Deputy Superintendent, Kang-Ning General Hospital
Vice-President, University of Kang Ning, Taipei, Taiwan
Director, Sleep Technology Special Interest Group (SIG), INSIGHT (Innovation and Synergy for Intelligent Home and Living Technology) Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei
Director, Sleep Technology Consortium (STC, https://www.isstasleep.org/stc) under Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Contributing physician, Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Advisory Committee of tFDA, Minister of Health & Welfare, Executive Yuan, Taiwan Government
President, International Sleep Science and Technology Association (ISSTA), Berlin, Germany and Taiwan Chapter
Visiting Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
ESRS (EU) Board Certificated "Grandparent" Somnologist
Board of Director, Stanford Taiwan Club
Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (Official Publication of American Academy of Sleep Medicine. SCI, IF = 3.926)
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

Professor ,Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, USA
Medical Director, UPMC Sleep Medicine Center , Montefiore University Hospital, Pittsburg, USA

OFER JACOBOWITZ, M.D., Ph.D. FAASM FAAOA

SECRETARY GENERAL

Partner, ENT and Allergy Associates, Manhattan and Middletown, NY.
Sleep Medicine and Sleep Surgery for obstructive sleep apnea
Perform diagnosis and multimodal management of OSA using CPAP, Oral appliances, and sleep surgery.
Perform advanced surgical procedures including palatal advancement pharyngoplasty, lateral pharyngoplasty, UPPP, genioglossus advancement, hyoid suspension, partial glossectomy
Treat Adult and Pediatric OSA, and other sleep disorders.
Associate Director, the Orange Regional Medical Center for Sleep Disorders.

Prof. Dr. Murat Özgören

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

Vice-Rector, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biophysics, Brain Dynamics Research Center, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir 35340, Turkey

Dr. Niels Wessel

TREASURER

Heading the Cardiovascular Physics group at the Department of Physics of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
He has been working in nonlinear time series analysis and modelling with regard to their applications to medical data and risk stratification since 1993.
Guest scientist at Charité Berlin.

Chair of Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. rer. Physiol. THOMAS PENZEL

Research director, Sleep Medicine Center at the Charité, University Hospital Berlin
Senior researcher in cardiovascular sleep research, St. Anne’s University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
Treasurer, World Association on Sleep Medicine (WASM)
Chair ,European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), sleep medicine committee,
Co-chair, European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), examination committee,
Chair, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, TC Cardiopulmonary
Member, European Respiratory Society (ERS), harmonising education for respiratory medicine of European specialists (HERMES) for respiratory sleep
Co-chair, World Association on Sleep Medicine, examination committee,
Treasurer, World Sleep Society
Chair of the board, German Sleep Foundation (charitable foundation)
Shareholder, Somnico GmbH (a medical education and consulting company)
Scientific director and shareholder, Advanced Sleep Research GmbH (a clinical research organization)

Advisory Board

MICHAEL V. VITIELLO, PhD.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Adjunct Professor, Department of Bio-behavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington
Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Washington
Research Affiliate, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington
Member, Institute for Translational Health Sciences, UW
Investigator, INSIGHT Center, National Taiwan University
Consulting Professor, Division of Public Mental Health and Population Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
Chair, UWMC Psychiatry Space Committee, UW
Co-Director, Northwest Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Center (NW GWEC), UW
Chair, UWMC Psychiatry Space Committee, UW
Co-Director, Northwest Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Center (NW GWEC), UW.
Visiting Professor, Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Invited Participant, 9th Annual Trans-NIH Pain Consortium Symposium, Bethesda, MD
Invited Participant Trans-NIH Sleep/Pain Workshop, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Consulting Professor, Division of Public Mental Health and Population Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University.
Executive Council Member, Specialty Committee of Sleep Medicine, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS)
Executive Council Member, Specialty Committee of TCM Psychology, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS)
Editorial Board, Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

Advisory Board

Yu-che, Jerry, Wang,Ph.D.

Director, Chung-hua University, HSINCHU, TAIWAN
Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Chung-hua University, HSINCHU, TAIWAN

Advisory Board

MICHAEL SARTE, M.D.

CHAIRMAN, DEPT. OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD & NECK SURGERY, RIZAL MEDICAL CENTER, Pasig Blvd., Pasig City, Philippines
CONSULTANT DIRECTOR,CENTER FOR SNORING AND SLEEP DISORDERS ,THE MEDICAL CITY, Manila, Philippines
CHAIRMAN,FELLOWSHIP TRAINING ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE ,PHILIPPINE SOCIETY OF SLEEP MEDICINE (PSSM), Manila, Philippines
PAST PRESIDENT, PHILIPPINE SOCIETY OF SLEEP MEDICINE (PSSM), Manila, Philippines
PAST CHAIRMAN,MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE, INTERNATIONAL SLEEP SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (ISSTA-BERLIN), Berlin, Germany
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

Director of New Media Department
Director of International Office, School of Art & Design
Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. Christoph Schwöbel

Sleep Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Advisory Board

Dr. rer. medic. Martin Glos

Research associate, Somnologist (German Sleep Society)
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Interdisciplinary Center of Sleep Medicine, Berlin, Germany.

Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. Adile Oniz

Head of Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University
Board member and secretary general of Dokuz Eylul University Sleep and Conscious States Research and Application Center
The academic coordinator of Dokuz Eylul Technology Development Zone
The editor of Dokuz Eylul University Journal of Research and Innovation (DERIN)
The project coordinator of International Health Technologies Development & Accelerator Center (BioIzmir) within the scope of Izmir Development Agency’s (IZKA) Guided Project Support
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
Provider of trainings for Entrepreneurship Certificate Program at Dokuz Eylul University Entrepreneurship Academy

Advisory Board

Dr.med. Helmut Frohnhofen

Director, Kliniken Essen-Mitte (Clinic for Geriatrics and center for old age medicine), Essen, Germany
Specialist in internal medicine, Knappschafts hospital,
teaching hospital of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Executive Secretary

MARIA-CECILIA LOPES, M.D., PH.D.

Neuropediatrician and Sleep Specialist, Institute for Children and Adolescents, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo.
PhD in Sciences in the area of Sleep Medicine and Biology, Unifesp.
Post doctoral Fellowship in Sleep Medicine, Stanford University (2004-2005).
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.

CEO, Inter best Asia limited, British virgin islands

PO-HAN CHIU, M.D.

Chief Doctor, Keelung Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, R.O.C, Keelung,Taiwan.
Member, American Academy of Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Virginia,America.
Specialist & Member, Taiwan society of sleep medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Adjunct Professor, Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health, Keelung, Taiwan
Member, Taiwan Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Taipei, Taiwan

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE

Chair

MIGNONNE CHAN, PH.D.

Chairperson, Global Strength Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science & History, Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, USA (1990/09 – 1991/06)
Associate-in-Research, Harvard Business School, USA

Co-Chair

GINO YU, Ph.D

Director, Digital Entertainment and Game Development, Hong Kong
Associate Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Co-Chair

Dr. MURALI MAHADEVAN, MBCHB, FRACS

Clinical Director / Surgeon, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Senior Lecturer, the Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Operator, Ascot and Mercy hospitals, Auckland, New Zealand

PUBLIC ADVOCACY COMMITTEE

Chair

Rita Carter

Medical writer, contributing to, among others, the Independent, New Scientist, Daily Mail and Telegraph.
Twice awarded the Medical Journalists' Association prize for outstanding contribution to medical journalism.

Co-Chair

EMILIA HSIEH, M.S.

INTERNATIONAL CHANNEL, PUBLIC TELEVISION SERVICE TAIWAN

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Co-Chair

JOSE HABA-RUBIO, M.D.

Neurologist, somnologist, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, European Sleep Research Society, Lausanne, Switzerland
Neurologist, Center for Investigation and Research in Sleep, Lausanne UniversityHospital, Lausanne, Switzerland

Co-Chair

CHIH-TING TIM LIN, PH.D.

Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Principal Investigator

YAO-JEN LIANG D.V.M, PH.D

Associate Dean, College of Science and Engineering, Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan
Director of Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan
Professor , Department & Institute of Life Science, Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan

INDUSTRIALIZATION COMMITTEE

ADVISORY BOARD

JOSDAVID WHITE, M.D

Member, Association of American Physicians
Board of Directors, Sleep Research Society
Chief Medical Officer, Apnicure Inc.
Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Part time Professor of Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Ad hoc Reviewer SLEEP, Chest, New Enland Journal of Medicine Journal of Applied Physiology PLOS One

Chair

GOW-JIUMN HUANG, PH.D.

Fellow, Institute for Information Industry, Taipei, Taiwan

Co-chair

XIANGYU WANG, PH.D.

Professor, Woodside Chair, Faculty of Humanities,
School of Built Environment, Department of Construction Management, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Education Committee

Co-chair

Sharon A. Keenan, R EEG T, R PSG T, Ph.D., D, ABSM

Founder, director and one of the principal lecturers at The School of Sleep Medicine, Inc. Palo Alto CA, California, USA.

Co-Chair

Hsin-Chien Lee, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Chair, Sleep Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Specialist in Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine

Co-chair

SUNG-WAN KIM, M.D., PH.D.

Kyung Hee University
Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

GLOBAL REGULATION & POLICY COMMITTEE

Co-chair

KENNETH P. WRIGHT JR., PH.D.

Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Director, Administrative research Center (ARC), Sleep and Cronobiology Labortatory, Boulder, CO, USA

Co-Chair

Patrick J. Strollo, Jr. MD

Professor ,Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, USA
Medical Director, UPMC Sleep Medicine Center , Montefiore University Hospital, Pittsburg, USA

Co-chair

Prof. Dr. iur. Ulrich M. Gassner, Mag. rer. publ., M. Jur. (Oxon.)

Founding director, research centers for medical product law “FORSCHUNGSSTELLE FÜR MEDIZINPRODUKTERECHT (FMPR)” and e-health law “E-Health-Recht” (FEHR), Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany

Board of Directors

RAYLEIGH PING-YING CHIANG, M.D., M.M.S.

Patrick J. Strollo, Jr. MD

OFER JACOBOWITZ, M.D., Ph.D. FAASM FAAOA

Prof. Dr. Murat Özgören

Vice-Rector, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey

Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biophysics, Brain Dynamics Research Center, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir 35340, Turkey

Dr. Niels Wessel

Chair of Advisory Board

Director, Chung-hua University, HSINCHU, TAIWAN

Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Chung-hua University, HSINCHU, TAIWAN

Executive Secretary

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE

PUBLIC ADVOCACY COMMITTEE

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

INDUSTRIALIZATION COMMITTEE

Education Committee

GLOBAL REGULATION & POLICY COMMITTEE

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