workplaces birth_date residence article_title alma_mater
stanford university 1928 united states william c. dement
 university of chicago
william c. dement

william charles dement -lrb- born 1928 -rrb- is a pioneering us sleep researcher and founder of the sleep research center , 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 in the united states , he is sometimes referred to as the american father of sleep medicine .
