Summary: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has appointed Safwan Badr, MD, as the next editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, with his five-year term beginning on Jan 1, 2025. Badr, a former AASM president, brings experience in sleep medicine and research. He will focus on elevating the journal’s standing as a source of sleep and circadian science and enhancing its relevance within the academic and clinical communities. The journal has been the AASM’s flagship publication for sleep-related clinical guidance and research since its inception in 2005.
Three Key Takeaways:
- New Editor-in-Chief Appointment: The AASM board of directors has appointed a new editor-in-chief to lead the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, starting in January 2025.
- Strategic Vision: The new editor will focus on growing the journal’s influence in both academic and clinical medicine, aligning with the AASM’s recently approved strategic plan.
- Legacy of Leadership: Badr will build upon the foundation laid by previous editors, Dr Stuart Quan and Dr Nancy Collop, who have each contributed to the journal’s growth, according to the AASM.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) board of directors has appointed Safwan Badr, MD, as the third editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. His five-year term will begin Jan 1, 2025.
The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is the exclusive source of AASM clinical practice guidelines, position statements, and other guidance, as well as peer-reviewed sleep and circadian research, systematic reviews, commentaries, and editorials.
Earlier this year, the AASM board of directors approved a new strategic plan for the journal. Badr will be responsible for elevating the journal’s position as a premier scientific publication for human sleep and circadian science, growing the journal’s influence within academic and clinical medicine, and ensuring its relevance to the community of sleep and circadian clinicians and scientists.
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“We are excited to begin the next phase in the growth and development of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, and we are confident that Dr Badr will implement strategies to advance a bold vision for the journal’s future,” says AASM president Eric J. Olson in a release. “I am thrilled that Dr Badr will lead our journal, and I know that he will successfully build upon the foundation established by his predecessors, Dr Stuart Quan and Dr Nancy Collop.”
Background and Experience
Badr, who served as president of the AASM from 2013 to 2014, is the chair of the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine in Detroit, Mich. He is also a professor of internal medicine and physiology, a staff physician at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, and the chief clinical officer of the Wayne State University Physician Group.
As a physician-scientist and research mentor, Badr has expertise in sleep-disordered breathing, central sleep apnea, and spinal cord injury. He has current funding from the US Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Institutes of Health, and his research publications have been cited more than 31,000 times. He has developed editorial expertise as an associate editor of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Respirology, and the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.
“I am honored to be selected as the next editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, and I will strive to ensure that it is the premier scientific publication in our field,” says Badr in a release. “As the leading professional society in sleep medicine, the AASM and its members deserve a world-class journal, and it will be my duty to meet that expectation.”
The AASM began publishing the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine in 2005 under the leadership of Quan, who served as founding editor-in-chief for 10 years. He was succeeded in 2015 by Collop, who will complete her tenure as editor-in-chief in December.
The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is published monthly at jcsm.aasm.org.
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