About the Author

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Timothy I. Mogenthaler, M.D., is a physician at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., board-certified in the fields of sleep medicine and pulmonary medicine, and a professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Dr. Morgenthaler attended medical school at Dartmouth Medical School. He obtained training in internal medicine and subspecialty training in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Morgenthaler's clinical practice focuses on the treatment of individuals with central and obstructive sleep apnea, sleep-related breathing disorders, and other sleep disorders. His research interests include outcomes analysis, novel techniques and device innovation. He also serves as a vice chair for quality at Mayo Clinic. Bhanuprakash Kolla, M.B.B.S., M.D., is a psychiatrist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., with specialty training in sleep medicine and addiction psychiatry. He works in both the Center for Sleep Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, and the division of addictive medicine. Dr. Kolla's clinical and research interests include assessment and management of sleep disorders, including insomnia and sleep apnea; assessment and management of the overlap between sleep disorders and addictions; and identification and analysis of specific sleep disturbances in developing effective treatment strategies. He's also actively involved in education and mentorship of Mayo Clinic medical students, residents and fellows. Both Drs. Morgenthaler and Kolla are frequent speakers at national and international conferences on sleep medicine.