Interview with Richard B. Berry, MD

How has Fundamentals of Sleep Medicine, 2nd Edition evolved since the first edition?

The first edition was published in 2012, and so the second edition is completely updated to include new diagnostic criteria in the International Classification of Sleep Disorders, 3rd edition, text revision. It is also updated to include new sleep study scoring criteria consistent with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Scoring Manual 3.0, and the most current AASM practice parameters and clinical practice guidelines are included.

Who will find the greatest value from Fundamentals of Sleep Medicine, 2nd Edition and why? Has the audience changed since the book was first published?

The audience has not changed. This book will be most useful to any physician who treats patients with sleep disorders and to those in sleep medicine fellowships.

What new ideas, practices, or procedures would you like to highlight for the new edition? 

The latest edition of the book includes a new chapter on advanced positive airway pressure devices and separate chapters discussing sleep disorders in children. The book is concise, and the most important concepts are repeated in the chapter Key Points and in the review questions.

Is there anything else about the book you’d like to say? 

The new edition contains many figures and tables to illustrate points in the text. At the end of each chapter, we include a Key Points summary as well as review questions and answers to further support learning and reinforce important concepts. The goal is to provide information relevant to the daily practice of sleep medicine.

About the Author

Richard B. Berry, MD, is a professor of medicine in the division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He practiced sleep medicine for 35 years, serving as medical director of the UF Sleep Disorders Center from 1999 to 2023. He is board certified in Sleep Medicine and served on the first ABIM Sleep Board Writing Committee. He also served as President of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Foundation and received the 2010 AASM Excellence in Education Award and the 2020 AASM Nathaniel Kleitman Distinguished Service Award. He was a Chairman of the AASM Scoring Manual Committee for 10 years. He is also the coauthor of Sleep Medicine Pearls, a popular sleep medicine book also published by Elsevier; and he authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications, books, and book chapters.

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