Fernanda Almeida, is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, who’s research is focused on Dental Sleep Medicine. As a recognition of her work in the field of Dental sleep medicine, she was the recipient of the Pierre Robin Award from the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (2011) and the Meier-Ewert Award from the German Dental Sleep Society (2012) for significant, original and sustained contributions evidenced by publications, and academic appointments and other efforts. Dr Almeida treats sleep apnea patients for more than 20 years and has over 100 articles published.