SPEAKER PROFILE
Dr Linda M Schachter
MB BS (Melb), FRACP, Sleep and Respiratory Physician
Other
AUSTRALIA
Dr Linda Schachter, Medical Director of Sleep Services of Australia, has been a sleep and respiratory specialist for 16 years with an interest in the diagnosis and treatment of all sleep disorders.
Linda is involved in training programs for dentists and provides support for diagnosis and general management of their patients.
Linda has a long-term research interest in the effects of obesity on sleep apnoea, lung function, asthma and the effects of weight-loss on these conditions.
Linda has just finishing a trial in conjunction with Monash University, the Alfred hospital and Baker Institute looking at surgical versus medical weight loss in obese patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea.
She is a member of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Australasian Sleep Association, American Sleep Association, American Thoracic Society and the Obesity Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Professional Biography
Dr Linda Schachter, Medical Director of Sleep Services of Australia, has been a sleep and respiratory specialist for 16 years with an interest in the diagnosis and treatment of all sleep disorders.
Linda is involved in training programs for dentists and provides support for diagnosis and general management of their patients.
Linda has a long-term research interest in the effects of obesity on sleep apnoea, lung function, asthma and the effects of weight-loss on these conditions.
Linda has just finishing a trial in conjunction with Monash University, the Alfred hospital and Baker Institute looking at surgical versus medical weight loss in obese patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea.
She is a member of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Australasian Sleep Association, American Sleep Association, American Thoracic Society and the Obesity Society of Australia and New Zealand.
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