2025 Speakers
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David Plante, MD, PhD
Keynote Speaker
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Medical Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness/Wisconsin Sleep, and Program Director of the clinical sleep medicine fellowship
David Plante, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He also serves as the Medical Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness/Wisconsin Sleep and as the Program Director for the Clinical Sleep Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Plante has held leadership roles including Chair of the ICSD-3 Text Revision Hypersomnolence Section Working Group. A clinician-scientist, his research focuses on central nervous system disorders of hypersomnolence and the intersection of sleep and neuropsychiatric conditions.
Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD
Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD, is the Benjamin and Virginia T. Boshes Professor of Neurology and Professor of Neurobiology at Northwestern University. She serves as Director of the Center for Circadian and Sleep Medicine (CCSM) and Chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. A leader in circadian medicine, Dr. Zee founded the first circadian medicine clinic in the U.S. and leads groundbreaking research to advance sleep and circadian health.
She has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications and mentored more than 50 pre- and post-doctoral trainees. Dr. Zee has held numerous leadership roles, including past president of the Sleep Research Society and World Sleep Society, and has received multiple honors, including the Sleep Research Society Distinguished Scientist Award and the National Sleep Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.
John C. Carter, MD
John C. Carter, MD, is a board-certified neurosomnologist and Director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at The MetroHealth System, affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He has served as a principal investigator in numerous clinical trials focused on treatments for narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, and sleep apnea. Dr. Carter is dedicated to advancing care and removing barriers for individuals living with sleep-wake disorders.