American Academy of Sleep Medicine

American Academy of Sleep Medicine
AbbreviationAASM
Formation1975; 49 years ago (1975)
TypeProfessional Association
HeadquartersDarien, IL
Location
  • United States
Membership
11,000[1]
Official language
English
President
James A. Rowley, MD[2]
Websiteaasm.org
Formerly called
American Sleep Disorders Association
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The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is a United States professional society for the medical subspecialty of sleep medicine which includes disorders of circadian rhythms. It was established in 1975.

The organization's functions include the accreditation of sleep medicine facilities in the United States. According to the AASM, the organization issued its first accreditation to a sleep disorders center in 1977 (April 27, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Montefiore Medical Center, New York),[3] and by 2019 had accredited more than 2,600 sleep facilities across the U.S, Canada, and U.S. territories.[4]

  1. ^ "Sleep Facts and Stats". American Academy of Sleep Medicine Newsroom.
  2. ^ "Board of Directors". American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
  3. ^ John W. Shepard Jr; Daniel J. Buysse; et al. (2005). "History of the Development of Sleep Medicine in the United States". Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 1 (1): 61–82. doi:10.5664/jcsm.26298. PMC 2413168. PMID 17561617.
  4. ^ American Academy of Sleep Medicine. "Accreditation". Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 2019-06-18.