Sleep Medicine / Disorders
Capital Region Sleep /Wake Disorders Group
- Aaron Sher MD
- Howard Weiss DO
- Michael Dailey MD
- Barbara Smith BA, MS, FNP.
CROG Sleep/Wake Disorders Group represents a comprehensive diagnostic, treatment, and research program specializing in sleep medicine and surgery. The members of the team reflect the multidisciplinary nature of sleep medicine. Dr. Sher is board certified in sleep medicine and otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and Dr. Weiss is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and sleep medicine.
Dr. Sher is Medical Director of St. Peter’s Sleep Center: Capital Region Sleep/Wake Disorders Center, and Dr. Weiss is its Associate Medical Director.
Dr. Sher proposed and helped to establish Capital Region Sleep Wake Disorders Center (Albany Medical Center and St. Peter’s Hospital) in 1990. The program was accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in 1991. This became St. Peter’s Sleep Center: Capital Region Sleep Wake Disorders Center in 1995. It is the oldest accredited sleep medicine program in the Capital Region.
The clinical team headed by Drs. Sher and Weiss includes specialists representing the following disciplines:
- Clinical psychology
- Pediatrics
- Maxillo-facial surgery
- Dentistry
- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery
- Respiratory Therapy
- Clinical nutrition
- Adult and Family nurse practitioner
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