William C. Dement

Professor, Academic

1928 –

84

Who is William C. Dement?

William Charles Dement is a pioneering US sleep researcher and founder of the Sleep Research Center, the world's first sleep laboratory, at Stanford University. He is a leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy. For this pioneering work in a previously uncharted field, he is sometimes referred to as the father of sleep medicine.

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Born
1928
Also known as
  • William Dement
  • Dr. William C. Dement
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Chicago
Employment
  • Stanford University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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