Gab With The Gurus With Connie Bennett

In today's show, we'll chat about the sleep deprivation-obesity connection with Thomas Roth, Ph.D., is one of the leading authorities on sleep and sleep medicine in the world. He currently serves as the Director of Research and Chief of Sleep Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He is also a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University Of Michigan College Of Medicine. Dr. Roth's research has examined sleep loss, sleep fragmentation, sleep pathologies, and the effects of pharmacologic agents on sleep-wake function. He is co-editor of Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, the primary educational text for sleep medicine. He has published more than 315 manuscripts, 12 edited volumes, 160 chapters, and 490 abstracts. He has additionally held multiple leadership positions in the field of sleep medicine. Dr. Roth has been a past President of the National Sleep Foundation, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the Sleep Research Society. He is the former Chair of th