AACSM leadership is composed of a Director, an Advisory Board, and a Leadership Team. The Director is CEO for all operations, responsible for carrying out the educational mission of the organization by developing content for the web site, newsletter, and other educational offerings. The Advisory Board is made up of respected thought leaders in the fields of Cardiology and Sleep Medicine. Advisory Board members are invited to articles, seminars and to speak at the annual meetings. The Development Team advises and assists the Director in developing all AACSM operations.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Our Advisory Board and Development Team
A Yale educated, triple board-certified physician with a Masters in Nutrition, and practices integrative cardiology, sleep medicine and bariatric medicine. He focuses on the best of traditional and modern scientific medicine to help prevent, diagnose, and treat heart disease, sleep disorders and obesity. He balances optimal treatment with cost effective care for the best patient outcome.…
Christopher J. Lettieri, MD, FCCP, FAASM is a Professor of Medicine at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and currently serves as a Medical Expert, US Medical Affairs, Respiratory Division for GlaxoSmithKline. Dr. Lettieri retired as a Colonel in the U.S. Army, where his previous assignments included the Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Consultant…
Dr. Javaheri is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and sleep physician at the Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. He is internationally known for his research on various sleep disorders including sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease, with emphasis on heart failure, opioids-associated sleep apnea, and complex sleep apnea. He completed…
Barbara Hutchinson, M.D., Ph.D., FACC is currently the President of Chesapeake Cardiac Care in Annapolis, Maryland. She is Board Certified in both Cardiovascular Disease and Sleep Medicine. Born in Trinidad & Tobago, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at the University of the West Indies, a Ph.D. in Cardiovascular Pharmacology from Howard University…
Snigdhasmrithi Pusalavidyasagar (“Sagar”), MD, FAASM is an Associate Professor of Sleep Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine within the Department of Medicine. She is a graduate of Osmania Medical College (Hyderabad, India), completed her internal medicine residency at Howard University (Washington, D.C.), and a sleep medicine fellowship at the…
Dr. Scott S. De Rossi is a nationally recognized healthcare executive, educator, and strategic innovator known for transforming organizations at the intersection of dentistry, medicine, technology, and leadership development. A two-time dental school dean and former academic health system CEO, he currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer of Nexus Integrated Health, Vice President for Strategy…
Jatin Tekchandani, MSBME, R. EEG T., RPSGT is an engineer and sleep medicine professional whose career unites clinical practice with advanced technology. He began his professional journey as a nocturnal pediatric polysomnographic technologist, an experience that grounded his technical expertise in the realities of frontline patient care while concurrently earning both a Bachelor of Science…
Kathryn is the owner of Integration Consultants, LLC, a Healthcare Consulting firm working with hospitals and medical practices to grow revenue and maintain compliance with Federal and State regulatory standards. Her current positions include Executive Director of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Her past experiences include serving as Executive Director of the Kentucky Sleep…
Bob is the managing Partner for HME Professional, a consulting firm working with home care organizations to develop business, manage human resources, and comply with accreditation standards, and federal and State regulatory standards. He has over forty years of experience in health care, and a strong background in respiratory care and the durable medical equipment…
Our Mission
Guiding the work of the AACSM is the awareness of negative impact of sleep disorders on cardiovascular health. The Academy educates healthcare practitioners in cardiology and sleep medicine on the interrelationship between heart disease and poor sleep.
