William Charles DementĀ was a pioneeringĀ USĀ sleepĀ researcher and founder of theĀ Sleep Research Center, the world's first sleep laboratory, atĀ Stanford University. He is a leading authority on sleep,Ā sleep deprivationĀ and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordersĀ such asĀ sleep apneaĀ andĀ narcolepsy. For this pioneering work in a previously uncharted field, he is sometimes referred to as the father ofĀ sleep medicine.
