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About Kentucky Sleep Society

Mission Statement

The Kentucky Sleep Society is an organization of medical professionals and patient advocates committed to promoting quality in the practice of sleep medicine and educating the public, health care professionals and community leaders in the importance of sleep and related disorders.

History
KSS is one of eight state level sleep societies in the United States. KSS was first organized in 1998 and incorporated in 1999.

Purposes and Goals

To establish, update, and maintain standards for the evaluation and treatment of sleep and sleep related disorders.

To establish and continue to review a standard diagnostic classification of such disorders.

To provide a forum for the exchange of information pertaining to sleep and sleep related disorders and to increase public awareness of such disorders.

To promote education and training in sleep medicine and to foster related research.

To represent the sleep disorders discipline in relation to other healthcare professional organizations, federal and local regulatory bodies and federal and private health insurers.

KSS Organization
KSS is a non-profit corporation with tax-exempt status. Membership is open to any interested individual or corporation. Please see our membership page for further information on how to become a member.

Board of Directors

President- Ryan Wetzler, PsyD CBSM
President-Elect- Robert Pope, MD DABSM
Past President- R V Mettu, MD, DABSM
Secretary-Treasurer- Tracey Combs, MBA

At Large Board Members:

Donald Falace, DMD

Mark Sexton, RRT, RPSGT

Bryan Tudor, RRT, RPSGT

Marcia Thompson, RN, RPSGT

Ruth Thompson, RRT, RPSGT

Pell Wardrop, MD DABSM

Randall Haupt, RPSGT

Brain Hoffman, BS, RPSGT

Kathy Ohlmann, RN COHN-S

John White, MD DBSM

James Matchuny, RRT, RPSGT

Sarah Honaker, PhD

Mary O'Sullivan MS

Barndon Peters, RPSGT

Michael Zachek, MD DABSM

Tom Westerfield, MD DABSM

Membership Committee Marcia Thompson, RN, RPSGT, Brandon Peters, RPSGT
Strategic Planning Committee
Kathy Ohlmann, RN COHN-S

Insurance Committee Co-Chair

Member - at - Large

Jim Matchuny, RRT RPSGT

Executive Director- Kathryn Hansen BS, REEGT, CPC