William C. Dement [145309]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.0877
Birthplace: Wenatchee, Washington, USA
Birthday: 1928-07-29
Deathday: 2020-06-17
Age: 91 years
Movies: 3
Links: Homepage, IMDB
Biography: William Charles Dement was a pioneering US sleep researcher and founder of the Sleep Research Center, the world's first sleep laboratory, at Stanford University. He is a leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy. For this pioneering work in a previously uncharted field, he is sometimes referred to as the father of sleep medicine.