Each year, a selection of Distinguished Activities are chosen by our World Sleep Day Committee. Winners receive one complimentary registration to attend the next World Sleep Congress to receive a trophy at the Opening Ceremony. Honorable Mentions will be invited on stage to receive a certificate of achievement.
2022
Congratulations to the 2022 Distinguished Activity Awardees
Prof M A Komolafe | Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Roxana Marisol Carrillo Solano MD | Clinica y Laboratoria del Sueno del Instituto Salvadoreno del Seguro Social
Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of the University of Coimbra and Portuguese Sleep Association | University of Coimbra, Portuguese Sleep Association
Dr. Bingqian Zhu and Dr. Yan Li | Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Nursing; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Nursing
Pornprapa Chindamporn MD | Sleep Society of Thailand
Brazilian Sleep Association, Brazilian Sleep Medicine Association and Brazilian Association of Sleep Dentistry
Amal Satte | Moroccan Society of Sleep and Wakefulness
Lew Mun Yee | AM Life International Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia
Montserrat Resendiz Garcia | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvado Zubiran
National French Institute of Sleep and Vigilance | INSV, SFRMS
2022 Honorable Mentions
Dr. Fernando Alberto Ceballos Fuentes | Guatemalan Association of Sleep Medicine
Teresa Rebelo Pinto | Teresa Rebelo Pinto – Sleep & Psychology Clinic
Dr. Chandimani Undugodage | MBBS, MD (medicine), MRCP (UK), FRCP (Lon), Consultant Respiratory Physician & Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenapura
Leslie Katherine Vargas Ramirez | Instituto Neumológico del Oriente
Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia (Portuguese Society of Pneumology)
2021
Congratulations to the 2021 Distinguished Activity Awardees
Dr. Fernando Alberto Ceballos Fuentes | Guatemalan Association of Sleep Medicine
Dr. Chawanont Pimolsri | Sleep Society of Thailand
Canadian Sleep Society (CSS) and Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network (CSCN) Trainee Task Force
Lew Mun Yee | Am Life International Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia
Zhi-Li Huang | Chinese Sleep Research Society
Dr. Priscilla Johnson, Dr. D.C. Mathangi, Dr. Sathiyanathan | Sri Ramachandra Institute Of Higher Education And Research (SRIHER), Chennai
Brazilian Sleep Association, Brazilian Sleep Medicine Association and Brazilian Association of Sleep Dentistry
Dr. Bingqian Zhu | Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Nursing
Romanian Society of Pneumology
Laura Palagini | Italian Association of Sleep Medicine (AIMS)
2021 Honorable Mentions
Portuguese Sleep Association, University of Coimbra: CNC – UC and CINEICC
Zan Wang | The First Hospital of Jilin University
Dr N. Ramakrishnan
Dr Sudipta Chandra
Roxana Marisol Carrillo Solano, MD | Sleep disorders clinic of the Salvadoran Social Security Institute
Elena Maricela Majano, MD | Bernes Medical Sleep and Neurological Private Center
Dr. Manvir Bhatia | Neurology & Sleep Centre
Jitka Bušková | National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany
Luca Roberti | Associazione Apnoici Italiani (APS)
Elina Kivinukk | Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
National French Institute of Sleep and Vigilance | INSV, SFRMS
2020
Congratulations to the 2020 Distinguished Activity Awardees
Brazilian Sleep Association, Brazilian Sleep Medicine Association, and Brazilian Association of Sleep Dentistry
Dr N. Ramakrishnan | Nithra Institute of Sleep Sciences
Dr. D.C. Mathangi | Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
Dr. Fernando Alberto Ceballos Fuentes MD MsC | Guatemalan Association of Sleep Medicine
Lyudmila Korostovtseva and Mikhail Bochkarev | Russian Society of Somnologists; Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Museum of Health
Portuguese Sleep Association | Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of the University of Coimbra
Prof. Dr. Forin Mihălțan | Romanian Society of Sleep and Non-Invasive Ventilation, Romanian Society of Pulmonology, Romanian Association for Pediatric Sleep Disorder
Samson Khachatryan | Armenian Sleep Disorders Association, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Armenian National Institute of Health
2020 Honorable Mentions
Arturo Garay and Stella Valiensi | Argentinean Association of Sleep Medicine; Federation of Latin American Sleep Societies
Christiane Cavalcante Feitoza | Federal University of Alagoas
Elena Maricela Majano MD | Bernes Medical Sleep and Neurological Private Center
Fabiana Fernández, DDS | E.I.S.S. Team Esquel Chubut
György G. Németh | Hungarian Sleep Association
Laura Palagini | Italian Association of Sleep Medicine AIMS
Montida Veeravigrom, MD | Sleep Society of Thailand
Zan Wang | The First Hospital of Jilin University
2019
Congratulations to the 2019 Distinguished Activity Awardees
Portuguese Sleep Association | APS, ANSS, ESRS
Fernando Alberto Ceballos Fuentes, MD, MsC | Guatemalan Association of Sleep Medicine
Miguel Meira e Cruz | Portuguese Association of Chronobiology and Sleep Medicine; Sleep Unit of Cardiovascular Center, University of Lisbon, School of Medicine
Dr. Prerana Garg & Dr. Himanshu Garg | Sleep Cure Solutions
Montida Veeravigrom, MD | Sleep Society of Thailand
Dr N. Ramakrishnan | Nithra Institute of Sleep Sciences
2019 Honorable Mention
Lew Mun Yee | Am Life International
Rayleigh Ping Ying Chiang | International Sleep Science Technology Association
Elena Maricela Majano, MD | Bernes Medical Sleep and Neurological Private Center
Dr. Manvir Bhatia | Neurology Sleep Centre
György G. Németh | Hungarian Sleep Association
Ximena Alvarado | Hospital de Clínicas La Paz Bolivia
Dr. Laura Palagini | AIMS
2018
Congratulations to the 2018 Distinguished Activity Awardees
Dr. Nagarajan Ramakrishnan (India) | Nithra Instiute of Sleep Sciences
Dr. Montida Veeravigrom (Thailand) | Sleep Society of Thailand
Dr Himanshu Garg & Dr Prerana Chopra (India) | Aviss Health, Centre for Sleep Disorders
Dr. Elena Majano (El Salvador) | Bernes Medical Sleep and Neurological Center
Mr. Lew Mun Yee (Multicountry) | AM LIFE INTERNATIONAL
Paula Araujo (Brazil) | Brazilian Sleep Society
2018 Honorable Mention
Dr. Petar Chipev, Prof. Ivan Staykov (Bulgaria) | Bulgarian Society of Somnology
Dr. Reut Gruber, Debbie Will-Dryden (Canada) | Canadian Sleep Society & Sleeping Children Around the World
Matilde Valencia-Flores & Montserrat Reséndiz-García (Mexico) | Sleep Disorders Clinic, UNAM and INCMNSZ
Dr. Laura Palagini (Italy) | AIMS
David Lira (Peru) | Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias – IPN
Dr. Antonio Culebras (United States) | Upstate Sleep Center
Luca Roberti (Italy) | Associazione Apnoici Italiani Onlus
Melissa Lipford, MD (United States) | Westin Hotels & Resorts
Jitka Bušková (Czech Republic) | NIMH
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