Douglas Kirsch

Dr. Kirsch is the Medical Director for Atrium Health Sleep Medicine, where he maintains an active clinical sleep practice and oversees sleep medicine for the health system. He is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Neurology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He was the 2018-19 President of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and was the Program Chair for the SLEEP Meeting in 2012-14. He has educated sleep clinicians across the country, speaking at many national meetings and major universities. He has authored many book chapters and peer-reviewed publications, edited several books, and has been interviewed on sleep medicine topics by CNN, the New York Times, NPR and other national news sources. He is board-certified in neurology and sleep medicine and is a Fellow of both the AAN and AASM.