The Metz Center is pleased to welcome these featured speakers on April 7 & 8, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio
Sleep Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center
Dr. Yung-Chuan Liu joined the Stanford University School of Medicine faculty as an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology in 2014. He currently serves as co-director of the Stanford Sleep Surgery Fellowship Program. He practices the full scope of sleep apnea surgery. In addition, he has expertise in orthognathic surgery, facial bone contouring, and repair of complex primary and secondary facial trauma.
Dr. Yung-Chuan Liu lectures extensively in the U.S. and internationally on sleep apnea surgery. His active areas of research include dynamic airway examination in sleep apnea, virtual surgical planning in facial skeletal surgery, and neuromodulation of the head and neck.
Director of Education and Training, Clinical Director of the Buteyko Clinic International and Chairman of its Advisory Board.
Mr. McKeown is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin. In 2002, Patrick completed his clinical training in the Buteyko Breathing Method at the Buteyko Clinic, Moscow, Russia. Having suffered from asthma, rhinitis and sleep-disordered breathing for over 20 years, Mr. McKeown is able to offer both theoretical knowledge and his own experiences to help clients to overcome similar challenges. He has written seven books and produced two DVD sets on the Buteyko Method. His latest book is titled "The Oxygen Advantage" and improves sports performance by addressing dysfunctional breathing patterns and simulating high altitude training.
Mr. McKeown recently collaborated in a clinical trial investigating the Buteyko Method as a treatment for rhinosinusitus in asthma patients with the University of Limerick, Ireland. Results from a three-month follow-up with participants showed a 72% reduction of nasal symptoms including snoring, inability to get a satisfying breath, nasal congestion and more. An abstract of the trial was published in the April 2013 issue of the Journal Clinical Otolaryngology.
David White, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine at Harvard
Chief Scientific Officer for ApniCure™
Dr. White has firm roots in the academic world, he brings clinical expertise and business acumen to any discussion about the past, present, and future of sleep medicine. In 1996, Dr. White began the clinical side of the sleep disorders program at Harvard-affiliated Brigham & Women's Hospital (BWH).
His primary research interest over his career has been the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). He has studied many aspects of OSA including upper airway motor control, the control of breathing during wakefulness and sleep and pharyngeal anatomy. Dr. White is a widely published researcher and a frequent lecturer on the pathophysiology, monitoring, diagnosing and treatment of sleep disorders.
Dr. White is board-certified in sleep disorders medicine, internal medicine, and pulmonary disease. He has served as editor-in-chief of the journal SLEEP, and is the author of more than 180 papers. He has also held many leadership roles in organizations such as the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Thoracic Society.
