He also holds an academic appointment with the University of Alberta as an active researcher in pediatric sleep, and serves as co-president of Alberta Dental Sleep Medicine study club.

Clinically he practices at Verve Orthodontics and The Snore Centre, where he serves as clinical director of pediatrics in Canada’s first community based, multi-disciplinary, dental sleep medicine clinic.

He is currently pursuing his certificate in pain management through the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta and is also a graduate student at the University of Alberta’s School of Dentistry with his thesis in dental sleep medicine.

He graduated from medical school at the University of Alberta and completed a sleep and mood disorders fellowship at the University of Toronto, as well as additional sleep medicine training at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Khullar is board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine in both Canada and the United States. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Alberta.

He is the medical director at the Northern Alberta Sleep Clinic and MedSleep Edmonton South. He also consults at the Grey Nuns Hospital as well as MedSleep clinics across the country on a wide variety of topics related to the interactions between mood, anxiety and sleep.

Actively involved in research, Dr. Khullar has given more than 200 invited presentations to public and professional audiences worldwide. He also has provided sleep, anxiety and mood management strategies to organizations such as the Canadian Winter Olympic Team and the Edmonton Oilers.

He returned to the University of Alberta to accept a position with the stand-alone division of anatomy in the Faculty of Medicine. He is now an associate professor and director of the Division of Anatomy.

The main focus of his research has been on brain development. This has included an examination of factors influencing axon pathway formation within the brain and how drugs of abuse affect brain and behavioral development. Dr. Livy's current research is focused on the effect of seizure activity on the neuronal and axonal structure within the brain.

The Division of Anatomy has the responsibility of providing anatomy instruction across the entire University of Alberta campus, so teaching is a major portion of our academic commitment. They are known for our teaching excellence and strive to maintain this level of excellence by providing high quality instructors with a passion for teaching. Their goal is to make anatomy come alive and they do this by delivering our material in a context-appropriate manner, incorporating functional and clinical references and marrying topics in embryology, physiology, histology, neuroanatomy with gross anatomy.

In 2019, Dr. Mulholland was the first Canadian surgeon to complete an ACGME accredited Sleep Medicine Fellowship. As a result, he became a leader on a national and international level for the surgical treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

His specialized training gives unique skills in the evaluation, counselling and treatment of patients with sleep disorders, including narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, restless leg syndrome, parasomnia, insomnia and sleep apnea. His specific focus is on the surgical treatment of patients that have OSA - creating individualized treatment plans for each patient which can include advanced surgical procedures directed towards a patient’s specific needs.

He has been involved in the research and development of 3-D facial imaging devices, intra-oral scanners, CAD/CAM applications in dentistry and cone-beam CT scanners.

He obtained his doctorate of dental surgery, master of science degrees and his certificate of specialization in orthodontics from the University of Alberta. Following he graduated from Harvard Medical School with a doctorate of medical science degree and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the department of orthopaedics at Children's Hospital, Boston.

Dr. Mah has authored numerous publications, textbooks, and book chapters and regularly presents nationally and internationally. In addition, his work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, The National Post, Tech TV and Men's Health. He also reviews for the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, the American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics and other dental journals.

She brings experience from previous roles at College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, MRG Sleep Solutions, RHS Canada and Zephyr Sleep Technologies Inc./ZST Holdings Inc. Fordyce holds a master of science in psychology from the University of Phoenix. With a robust skill set that includes medical devices, sleep apnea, patient education, sleep disorders, medical education and more, Laree Fordyce contributes valuable insights to the industry.

Originally from Slave Lake, Alberta, Witmans completed her medical training at the University of Saskatchewan, her residency in pediatrics and her fellowship in pediatric respirology at the University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital. She subsequently completed additional fellowship training in pulmonology and sleep medicine at the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, California.

After returning to Alberta, she developed the pediatric sleep program at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton. Currently, she is an associate clinical professor at the University of Alberta and has a busy private practice office in Sherwood Park, Alberta. Her expertise in sleep medicine has enabled her to play an integral part in the development of the current international guidelines on the use of polysomnography in pediatric respiratory and non-respiratory sleep disorders.

She has several publications and collaborations to her name and is a sought-after journal and grant reviewer. She is involved with numerous committees to help address sleep problems in children nationally and internationally. Witmans is also involved in various research projects involving pediatric sleep medicine.

He holds a position as professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Antwerp. Dr. Vanderveken received his medical degree from University of Antwerp in 2001. He completed an ENT, head and neck surgery residency at the Antwerp University Hospitals. In 2007, he obtained a PhD in medical sciences on the topic of the fundamental and multidisciplinary approach to upper airway collapse during sleep-disordered breathing.

His main research is in the area of sleep-disordered breathing, in particular pathophysiological assessment of upper airway collapse including phenotyping, drug-induced sedation endoscopy, treatment of sleep apnea with mandibular advancement devices and upper airway surgery including hypoglossal nerve stimulation and transoral robotic surgery. His other research topic is in the area of the microbiota of the upper respiratory tract.

Dr. Vanderveken has co-authored several professional scientific publications in high-impact peer reviewed journals. He is an associate editor of the journal Sleep and Breathing and the deputy editor of the ‘Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine’.

In the past, Dr. Vanderveken has been awarded several national and international scientific awards including the “American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) Clinical Research Award” in 2011, the “AADSM Clinical Excellence Award” in 2011 and the “Pierre Robin Academic Award” of AADSM in 2012.

He holds a senior clinical investigator fellowship at the Research Foundation Flanders in Belgium supporting him to pursue a full-fledged career in translational research. Dr. Vanderveken is the founding president of the interdisciplinary Belgian Dental Sleep Medicine Academy (iBEDSMA), is a member of the board of the Royal Belgian Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and is currently appointed as the vice-president of the Medical Board at Antwerp University Hospital.