Providers

Gandis Mažeika, MD, FAASM

Sleep Medicine Expert

Over 25 years in clinical practice

• Board Certification: Sleep Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry
• Clinical Focus: General Sleep Medicine, Hypersomnia, Sleep Problems after TBI
• Medical School: University of California, Davis

Residencies and Fellowships

• Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• Neurology, Duke University Medical Center
• Sleep Medicine, Duke University Medical Center

Research Experience and Publications

• Use of Clinical Questionnaires in Sleep Medicine
• Principal Investigator in multiple clinical trials

Leadership Experience

• Director and Founder of Sound Sleep Health
• Prior Medical Director at Providence Everett Sleep Center, Idaho Sleep Health and Island Hospital Sleep Center

Awards

• Multi-year Top Doctor award winner

Susan Cummings, MSN, PMHNP

Over 11 years in clinical practice

• Clinical Focus: Insomnia and Medication Management
• Education: MSN, magna cum laude, Washington State University
• Residency: PMHMP Residency, University of New Hampshire
• Leadership Experience: Adjunct Faculty, Washington State University Nursing Program

Sheila Manhas, MD

Over 10 years in clinical practice

• Board certification: Sleep Medicine, Adult Neurology
• Clinical focus:Sleep Medicine and Neurology
• Medical School:University of Alberta, Canada

Residencies and Fellowships

• Adult Neurology, University of Manitoba
• Clinical Neurophysiology, UCLA School of Medicine
• Sleep Fellowship, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena CA

Research Experience and Publications

• Research on neurobiology of Alzheimer’s Disease and Motor Neuron Disease

Leadership Experience

• Extensive experience doing volunteer medical work in British Columbia and India
• Coach, womens’ ice hockey
• Extensive teaching experience during graduate school

Birgit Weeks, MSN, ARNP

Sleep Medicine Specialist

Birgit is an adult nurse practitioner who received her Masters Degree from University of Alabama. She has extensive experience in primary care and in adult /geriatric medicine as an ARNP. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society. She has a strong interest in sleep medicine as an important component of health promotion. She strives to provide the highest level of healing, well being and quality of life in a holistic context.

She graduated with a BSN from Northeastern University in Boston with Honors. She has conducted international research on the use of music in medicine and was published in 2010. Her research is part of the evidence-based research for the European guidelines for music use in peri-operative care. She has extensive work background as a Certified Critical Care Nurse in various types of ICU's in both Denmark and in the US. Birgit has also had a special interest in use of complementary measures such as imagery, meditation, stress management, and application of music with a focus on promotion of healthy living and improved quality of sleep.

Eric Geil, MD

Over 10 years in clinical practice

• Board Certification: Sleep Medicine, Neurology
• Clinical Focus: Sleep Medicine, Neurology
• Medical School: University of Kentucky

Residencies and Fellowships

• Neurology, University of Miami/Jackson Health System
• Sleep Medicine, University of Miami/Jackson Health System

Leadership Experience

• Member, American Board of Internal Medicine Item-Writing Task Force
• Voluntary Assistant Professor, Miami Miller School of Medicine
• Former Assistant Professor, Washington State University
• Former Medical Director, Kathryn Severyns Dement Sleep Disorders Center, Walla Walla

Research, Publications, and Presentations

• Publications and presentations on REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Restless Legs Syndrome, Central Sleep Apnea, and the association of Sleep Apnea with cardiac arrhythmia.

Curtis Deloney, MD

Over 15 years in clinical practice